By
Maj Michelle Breen
ADF
Touch Association is in the process of organising two tours for
its national open teams, one to the NSW Country Championships
and one to the Arafura Games.
ADFTA
will send the national women’s and men’s open teams
(as selected at the ADFTA National Championships last December)
to the NSW Country Championships to be conducted in Dubbo at the
end of May.
Participants
would need release for the period May 27 to June 2 inclusive (including
travel days).
ADFTA
will consider nominating a mixed team dependent upon player nominations.
Likely cost of the tour is $200 plus uniforms (approx $90 for
males and $110 for females).
POC
for this tour is SGT Sharon Smith, tel 03-5735 6875 or email sharon.smith@defence.gov.au.
ADFTA
also plans to send three teams (women’s, men’s and mixed
opens) to the Arafura Games in Darwin from May 17-24.
The
exact dates for the touch component of the games are to be confirmed.
Priority
for player nominations will be given to NT and NQ-based players
and then to players from other regions further south. Likely costs
for the tour are uniforms only.
POC
for this tour is SGT Sharon Butt, 08-8973 6322 or email sharon.butt@defence.gov.au
or LACW Michele Cronin, 08-8973 7820 or email michele.cronin@defence.gov.au.
Players
named in the national squads or others who are interested in the
tours should contact the nominated POCs.
ADFTA
is also seeking nominations for team managers and medical support
staff for both tours.
Further
information regarding both tours will be provided via the ADFTA
DEFWEB site at http://defweb.cbr.defence.gov.au/adfta/.
Catch
the next edition for a wrap-up of the National Touch League Championships
in Coffs Harbour.
