Elite Tag

Discover more about the elite side of the game

 

Elite Tag Rugby

Super Leagues are currently hosted at London, Yorkshire and Manchester weekly for the elite teams in their regions. Super League represents the highest level of Tag in the UK below representative level.

UK Tag Nationals brings together the best players from different Try Tag Rugby regions to compete for the title of national champion in one of four categories. UK Tag Nationals is the highest level domestic Tag tournament taking place in the UK and representing your region is second only in prestige to representing your country.

Great Britain Tag Rugby is the national programme for the sport of Tag in the United Kingdom. The programme selects the best Tag Rugby players from around the country to play in seven sides across different age and gender categories, united by a shared vision and set of core values.

Super League

London, Yorkshire and Manchester currently host weekly Super Leagues for the elite teams in their regions. Super League represents the highest level of Tag in the UK below representative level.

Super Leagues differ from A-Grade and intermediate Try Tag Rugby leagues in that they are played with full international rules. The main differences are the 8-a-side format, the inclusion of bonus boxes, 50:10s and any gender being allowed to kick-off.

Many of the sides playing in Super League started off in A-Grade or intermediate leagues and developed their performances over multiple seasons to the extent that they needed the greater challenge of Super League competition. Individual registration is occasionally possible for Super League but the heritage and standing of the teams means that they tend to do their own recruitment rather than requesting individuals from TTR.

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UK Tag Nationals

The UK Tag Nationals brings together the best players from different Try Tag Rugby regions to compete for the title of national champion in one of five categories. UK Tag Nationals is the highest level domestic Tag tournament taking place in the UK and representing your region is second only in prestige to representing your country.

Eligibility for the different regions is determined by the league(s) that you have played in over the preceding year. Players can express preferences for the category they wish to play in before being selected by Regional Coaches.

The current categories are Mixed Open, Women’s Open, Men’s Open, Women’s 34s and Men’s 37s.

The tournament has been held in London, Leeds and Nottingham with a return to Coventry in 2026.

Nationals Results & Footage

2027 REGIONALS

Southern & Midland Regional Tournament – TBC
Northern & Scottish Regional Tournament – TBC
London Regional Tournament – TBC

2027 UK TAG NATIONALS

Details TBC

Great Britain Tag Rugby

Great Britain Tag Rugby is the national programme for the sport of Tag in the United Kingdom. The programme selects the best Tag Rugby players from around the country to play across different age and gender categories, united by a shared vision and set of core values.

Great Britain plays annually in the British & Irish Cup in the UK and in Ireland on alternating years, and competes at the Tag World Cup every three years.

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TAG WORLD CUP 2026

The Tag World Cup 2026 will be held in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia, from 15th-18th October 2026.

The flagship event will take place from 15th-18th October 2026. Over 4,500 players and officials are expected to descend on Coffs for the tournament, and that number is expected to total around 15,000 with spectators.

Coffs previously hosted the Tag World Cup in 2018, with Great Britain sending four squads, winning bronze in Women’s Seniors, silver in Men’s 30s, and a plate final victory in Men’s Open.

Previous World Cups

2023 TAG WORLD CUP: Limerick, Ireland
The 2023 Tag World Cup took place from Tuesday 1st to Saturday 5th August at University of Limerick, Ireland with Great Britain crowned World Champions in the Women’s 30s amongst their best ever medal haul at the ITF’s flagship event.

Great Britain entered eight of the 13 World Cup categories, winning one gold, two silver and three bronze medals with all eight teams finishing in the top four of their competition. Four of the teams – Women’s Open, Women’s 35s, Mixed Seniors and Men’s 40s – medalled on their World Cup debut as the programme entered double the number of teams as in 2018. GB achieved particular success across the Women’s categories, securing a medal of each colour across the three teams.

2018 TAG WORLD CUP: Coffs Harbour, Australia
The 2018 Tag World Cup took place in Coffs Harbour, Australia, in November 2018. More than 190 teams traveled to Coffs Harbour from around the world and Australia, bringing over 3800 players with officials and over 5000 families and supporters to the region.

Great Britain travelled with four squads and enjoyed their most successful campaign to date, with two medals. Women’s Seniors won bronze with a win in their 3/4 play-off, while the Men’s 30s came away with a silver in their division. The Men’s Open won their plate final.

2015 TAG WORLD CUP: Sunshine Coast, Australia
The 2015 Tag World Cup took place on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. This was the second time that Great Britain had competed at the Tag World Cup. The decision was taken to send two teams, Mixed Open and Men’s 30’s, to ensure the depth and talent in the squads was at its peak. The Mixed Open team just missed out on the quarter finals, after two narrow losses in the pool stage. The Men’s 30s team exceeded expectations by qualifying for their first ever World Cup quarter final appearance, before losing 4-10 to the Australia Indigenous.

2012 TAG WORLD CUP: Auckland, New Zealand
The 2012 Tag World Cup took place in Auckland, New Zealand at North Harbour Stadium. Great Britain & Ireland sent Mixed Open and Men’s Open teams in their first ever appearance at a World Cup. Whilst it was a learning curve for both teams, the Mixed Open team finished with two wins. One of the highlights of their tournament was also a 5-3 loss to eventual champions New Zealand (this was closer than Australia got to New Zealand in the World Cup final).

International Tag Federation

The International Tag Federation (ITF) was conceptualised in 2009. Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, Ireland and South Africa saw a need to form an organisation that would promote and administer the game Internationally.

The goal of the ITF is to assist developing countries in growing the game of Tag / Oztag with the goal of getting their players to enjoy the game and to compete at Internationally sanctioned events.The ITF was formalised at a conference held in Cape Town, South Africa early in 2017. The ITF has hosted numerous official Tag World Cup events.

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