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NRL League Touch 2025 – Join the Excitement: South East Melbourne’s Ultimate Non-Contact Rugby League Competition!

June 6, 2025
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NRL League Touch 2025 – Team Nominations Open

NRL League Touch 2025 returns with the Pakenham Eels Rugby League Club and Touch Association delivering this exciting format of Rugby League for the third consecutive season. The Pakenham Eels NRL League Touch 2025 competition kicks off on Friday 12th of September, with three grades – Mixed Social (6:30 pm), Open Mixed (7:20 pm), and Open Men’s (8:10 pm).

NRL League Touch 2025 – Open Men’s

The NRL League Touch 2025 – Open Men’s grade is for all male competitors aged 13 plus, and has a $3000 prize pool for first ($2000) and second place ($1000). This season sees 10 regular rounds with a 6 team/3 week finals series. This 10-round competition will also feature two washout rounds meaning the season consists of 10 scheduled matches per team, but two additional rounds are set aside in case of cancellations due to weather or other disruptions.

If a match is affected by a washout, it can be rescheduled into one of these washout rounds, ensuring teams still get their full competition experience. If there are no washouts, these rounds will be used as additional fixtures making 12 rounds in total. All matches in this grade are scheduled for 8:10 pm.

Team registration is free and individual players will register to their team, with individual players competition fees $120, plus VIC State Annual Membership Fee of $20, and a National TFA Annual Membership Fee of $22. Players must register before taking to the field and must play a minimum of 6 matches to qualify for finals. All teams must have numbered and matching team shirts prior to the commencement of round 5.

To register your team and guarantee your spot in the NRL League Touch 2025 – Open Men’s grade please register by clicking HERE.

NRL League Touch 2025 – Open Mixed

The NRL League Touch 2025 – Open Mixed grade is for all male and female competitors aged 13 plus, and has a $3000 prize pool for first ($2000) and second place ($1000). This season sees 10 regular rounds with a 6 team/3 week finals series. This 10-round competition will also feature two washout rounds meaning the season consists of 10 scheduled matches per team, but two additional rounds are set aside in case of cancellations due to weather or other disruptions.

If a match is affected by a washout, it can be rescheduled into one of these washout rounds, ensuring teams still get their full competition experience. If there are no washouts, these rounds will be used as additional fixtures making 12 rounds in total. All matches in this grade are scheduled for 7:20 pm.

Team registration is free and individual players will register to their team with individual players competition fees $120, plus VIC State Annual Membership Fee of $20, and a National TFA Annual Membership Fee of $22. Players must register before taking to the field and must play a minimum of 6 matches to qualify for finals. All teams must have numbered and matching team shirts prior to the commencement of round 5. Open Mixed must have a minimum of 3 female players on the field at any given time in the game.

To register your team and guarantee your spot in the NRL League Touch 2025 – Open Mixed grade please register by clicking HERE.

*Players wishing to play in more than one competition must contact the competition manager to request a discount code before registering to the second team. Players will receive a 40% discount off the registration for the second team, only after being registered for the first team.

NRL League Touch 2025 – Mixed Social

The NRL League Touch 2025 – Mixed Social grade is for all male and female competitors aged 11 plus, and is a less competitive social grade, with no prize pool. Families, friends and work colleagues are encouraged to register to teams to play for fun and fitness. This season sees 10 regular rounds with a 6 team/3 week finals series. This 10-round competition will also feature two washout rounds meaning the season consists of 10 scheduled matches per team, but two additional rounds are set aside in case of cancellations due to weather or other disruptions.

If a match is affected by a washout, it can be rescheduled into one of these washout rounds, ensuring teams still get their full competition experience. If there are no washouts, these rounds will be used as additional fixtures making 12 rounds in total. All matches in this grade are scheduled for 6:30 pm.

Team registration is free and individual players will register to their team with individual players competition fees $120, plus VIC State Annual Membership Fee of $20, and a National TFA Annual Membership Fee of $22. Players must register before taking to the field and must play a minimum of 6 matches to qualify for finals. All teams must have numbered and matching team shirts prior to the commencement of round 5. Mixed Social must have a minimum of 2 female players on the field at any given time in the game.

To register your team and guarantee your spot in the NRL League Touch 2025 – Mixed social grade please register by clicking HERE.

**Teams deemed ‘too competitive’ for the social grade will be regraded after round 2 if it is determined that the skill level and competitiveness is better suited to the Open Mixed grade.


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