2013 Annual Report v1 | Page 21

ETA Annual Report 21 Competitions & Events (Review) Touch Series This season saw an extremely successful NTS & CTS campaign, in which both series were more competitive than ever before. 2013 was, in earnest, the 1st year in which the CTS became a series in its own right, with teams now aiming for top 8 for entry to the finals and vying for promotion. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final NTS 2013 Table London Galaxy Bareback Riders Hot Custard Tumeke Sports Durka Touch Cambridge Hornets Phoenix Touch Manchester Chargers London Scorpions Thames Valley Vikings Oxford Touch Wigan Touch Warriors Bristol Fijians Nottingham Hoods Galaxy II Custard Jagers Tot 104 al 99 89 86 75 75 63 57 47 43 36 36 28 11 9 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 Final CTS 2013 Table CSSC Wookies Wigan Warriors Canterbury Cougars Portsmouth Destroyers Galaxy TV Vikings Nottingham Percy Park Pirates Halton Touch Cambridge Bees Meerkats Manchester Chargers Warwick Knights Durkas Halton Wildcats Blue Coats School Tot 99 al 99 72 72 65 63 62 58 30 27 20 20 13 10 10 8 NTS This season saw rounds in Nottingham, London, Cambridge and Manchester, with the season finale being hosted by the ETA in Bristol. The winners of the 2013 series where 4 times winners London Galaxy. Bottom place, and therefore relegated were where Hot Custards Jagers team, who will join the teams in the 2014 CTS events. CTS 4 series rounds were held around the country, and 27 teams in total made the journeys from Newcastle to Canterbury in order to gain their points. New team to the series, CSSC Wookies won the final