South Regional Touch Rugby Cup to be played at the Bela Vista Stadium

The South Regional Cup of Touch Rugby – Algarve 2018 will be played on the 14th of April, Saturday, on […]

The South Regional Cup of Touch Rugby – Algarve 2018 will take place on the 14th of April, Saturday, at the Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista, in Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa.

The tournament, which is part of the national circuit dedicated to touch rugby, will bring together eight teams from the southern region, including Benfica, Belenenses, CDUL, Técnico, Cascais, São Miguel and a mixed team that brings together athletes from the Universitário do Algarve and Desportivo de Lagoa .

According to the Rugby Club of the University of Algarve, which promotes the event together with the Grupo Desportivo de Lagoa and the Câmara de Lagoa, the tournament aims to «promote the practice of rugby at any age», and touch rugby has the particularity of there is no contact between players, as is usual in this sport.

This modality is played in mixed teams and, according to the organization of the tournament, is physically demanding in terms of cardio, fitness and speed of execution, «but with a great social component of socializing and family fun».

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