Invicta Players Selected in Regional Squads for Nationals

27 April 2025

Several Invicta Touch players have been selected to represent the South East region at the Touch Nationals in Nottingham over the May Day bank holiday weekend plus a few will be appearing for other regions.

The Nationals features regional teams from around the country competing in open, seniors, and masters divisions over three days at the University of Nottingham. The South East is represented by the Sharks and the Taipans. These teams combine the best players from clubs in London, Kent, Sussex, and Surrey.

The full schedule of matches is here and games on pitch 1 will be live-streamed on the England Touch Youtube channel. The following Invicta players will be involved and their live-streamed games have been highlighted below (the finals for each division will also be live-streamed on Monday afternoon):

🦈 South East Sharks - Women’s Open
Lydia Ticehurst

📺 Saturday 10:00 vs. South East Taipans


🦈 South East Sharks - Mixed Open
Eliot Nye

📺 Saturday 17:40 vs. South West Saxons
📺 Sunday 10:40 vs. Midland Tigers
📺 Sunday 15:40 vs. South East Taipans


🦈 South East Sharks - Men’s 50s
Eddie French, Martin Reynard

📺 Saturday 16:50 vs. South West Saxons


🐍 South East Taipans - Men’s Open
Gus Lister, Vaughn Meredith

📺 Saturday 14:20 vs. South West Saxons
📺 Sunday 9:00 vs. Scotland


🐍 South East Taipans - Men’s 40s
Mike Bailey, Dan Dyer

📺 Saturday 15:10 vs. Midlands Tigers
📺 Sunday 14:00 vs. North West Touch


The Invicta influence extends beyond our home region with some of our more distant members also having been selected to represent the Midlands Tigers and South West Saxons.

🐯 Midland Tigers - Men’s Open
Matt Mayall
🐯 Midland Tigers - Women’s Open
Alice Summers
🛡️ South West Saxons - Mixed Open
Toby Lister