Chris Wearmouth previews the Touch Rugby World Cup, taking place in Nottingham next month

WORLD Cup cycles provide a handy barometer for the wellbeing of a sport. International interest, participation, legacy planning – just three of the many outcomes which a host nation seek to capitalise on, not forgetting the advantage which comes from playing on familiar ground.
Based on this criteria, then Touch Rugby is in rude health approaching the tenth Federation of International Touch World Cup in Nottingham this July.
The tournament statistics themselves are impressive enough: l A...