2024 Summer League
Finals Rescheduled
The final matches of this year's league have been postponed for a week and will now be played on Wednesday 17th July. This is to avoid a clash with the European Championships semi-final match between England and the Netherlands.
The final matches of this year's league have been postponed for a week and will now be played on Wednesday 17th July. This is to avoid a clash with the European Championships semi-final match between England and the Netherlands.
The 2024 Canterbury Summer Touch League will run weekly from Wednesday 15th May until Wednesday 10th July inclusive, with a free practice and coaching session for all teams on Wednesday 8th May.
Social League 1
| Pos | Team | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | 1 | Wombles | +27 | 25 |
| 2 | Not Trying Enough | +7 | 22 | |
| 3 | Ruck Me Till I Scrum | +6 | 19 | |
| 4 | Human Touch | 0 | 19 | |
Plate | 5 | The Pythons | -7 | 19 |
| 6 | Flankers | -3 | 16 | |
| 7 | Touching Turkeys | -2 | 13 | |
| 8 | Burgess Hodgson | -28 | 7 |
Social League 2
| Pos | Team | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cup | 1 | The REDS | +34 | 28 |
| 2 | Boys Become Men | +31 | 23 | |
| 3 | Exiles | +11 | 22 | |
| 4 | Ashford Bumblebees | +7 | 17 | |
Plate | 5 | Touched 4 the Very Third Time | -19 | 17 |
| 6 | Live and Let Try | -3 | 10 | |
| 7 | He Touched Me Here, Here & Here | -14 | 10 | |
| 8 | Faversham Kraken | -47 | 7 |
Competition Format
- Teams are divided into two divisions of eight teams.
- Each team will play each of the other teams in their division over the first seven weeks.
- Teams will earn 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a defeat, and none for a forfeit.
- In week 8 the top four in each division will contest the Cup semi-finals (1st vs. 4th & 2nd vs. 3rd) and the bottom four will contest the Plate semi-finals (5th vs. 8th & 6th vs. 7th).
- The semi-final winners will contest the Cup and Plate finals in week 9 while the losers play-off for their final positions.
Rules
- Matches will be played according to FIT rules (video summary).
- 40-minute matches with 20 minutes per half and 5 minutes for half-time.
- Mixed gender 6-a-side teams with a maximum of four male players on the field at any time.
- Teams unable to field at least two female players will have to play with fewer than six players.
- Teams are permitted up to 14 players in their squad for a game and may make unlimited substitutions.
- The minimum age for players is 13.