Eventually more and more people turned to touch for a safe social game to play and it soon became inevitable that an official competition would be held.


The first official game of touch was held in the traditionally strong rugby league area of South Sydney. The South Sydney Touch football association was founded in 1968 and ran a competition in that year. The matches were held at the aptly named Pioneer Park. Very soon after this other associations were formed and inter-district competition began in 1978.


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