Touch Rugby

[Marc]

I remember someone mentioning here that the have shot Touch Rugby, but I can't remember who it was.

I soot this sort for a corporate client (they have a tournament day each year in the City of London in partnership with Harlequins). The main problem I find is that it's difficult to get any emotion in the shots. All the great Rugby shots I see hear are in mid tackle but that's hard to recreate when a tackle just involves the lightest touch on the opponent.

Hears a couple of examples of the sort of thing I'm getting, anyone who's shot this sport got any tips and/or examples?

 

[Rovers_Andy]

I remember someone mentioning here that the have shot Touch Rugby, but I can't remember who it was.

I soot this sort for a corporate client (they have a tournament day each year in the City of London in partnership with Harlequins). The main problem I find is that it's difficult to get any emotion in the shots. All the great Rugby shots I see hear are in mid tackle but that's hard to recreate when a tackle just involves the lightest touch on the opponent.

Hears a couple of examples of the sort of thing I'm getting, anyone who's shot this sport got any tips and/or examples?

I think Kipax and Asterix have both shot touch rugby

 

[Marc]

Thanks Andy, will give them a shout.

 

[KIPAX]

Never seen that kinda touch rugby... The nearest I have shot (what i think Andy is thinking of) is TAG rugby for kids... around 10 yrs old... difference being that all have a bit of cloth like thing on there belts and once the opposition pulls that off you than your tagged (touched) and all the best shots are when the kids hold that tag thing in the air with glee

So nothing like yours I am afraid...never seen it... proper rugby togs might... asterix or gary coyle.. they do a lot more rugby than me.... sorry

 

[Marc]

Ok, thanks Tony.

 

[Gary Coyle]

Ive only done the Masters type of touch rugby where players can be tackled, or touched depending on their age.

http://barla.fotopic.net/c1552033.html

 

[Marc]

Thanks Gary. Looks like shots of individuals running with/passing the ball is the way to go then (pretty much what I was getting).

 

[asterix]

Hi Marc, Cant really help mate much as Ive never shot touch rugby but done it million times in training if its what I know as "tick and pass", Tag rugby is hard enough but as you say, slightest touch and your "tackled" will be very hard to capture Id imagine

 

[Marc]

No probs. I'll just have to stick close to the Harlequins photographer.

 

[pope]

Just wait for a young player to run round a older player and see the look of p!!s off person.
You do get a few diving touches, and arguments if a touch is not a touch.
There used to be a very good competition at the Acton town rugby grounds mid week, but think it was only on in the summer.

 

[duncolm]

Was thinking of giving the Touch Rugby World Cup a look in Edinburgh this June. Annoyingly, it clashes with the Swamp Soccer World Cup, also in Edinburgh....