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Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance for Clubs, Coaches, Leagues, Tournaments and Community Sessions

Specialist Insurance Support for Tag Rugby and Touch Rugby Organisations

From local tag rugby clubs and independent touch rugby coaches to junior programmes, leagues and larger tournaments, insurance requirements can depend on participant numbers, age groups, venues, coaching, volunteers, employees, equipment and event responsibilities.

Quote Monkey can introduce suitable enquiries to a specialist broker who can consider tag and touch rugby clubs, coaches, organisers, public liability, volunteers, employees, equipment and other declared rugby activities.

Clubs & Teams • Coaches & Instructors
Leagues & Tournaments • Junior & Community Sessions

Insurance for Tag and Touch Rugby Clubs

Tag and touch rugby organisations can range from small volunteer-led clubs to larger coaching businesses and league-based organisations.

The specialist broker should understand whether the organisation provides recreational sessions, competitive training, junior programmes, leagues, tournaments or a combination of these activities.

Tag Rugby Clubs

Tag rugby clubs may organise:

weekly training

skills sessions

Touch Rugby Clubs

Touch rugby clubs may operate recreationally or competitively.

Mixed Teams

Mixed teams may train and compete in social or organised leagues.

Adult Teams

Adult sessions may be:

recreational

competitive

Junior Clubs

Junior tag or touch rugby programmes should declare the age groups involved.

Community Clubs

Local clubs may operate through:

sports centres

schools

Tag Rugby Coaches

Coaches may teach:

passing

movement

Touch Rugby Coaches

Touch rugby coaching may include:

attack structure

defensive organisation

One-to-One Coaching

Individual coaching may be provided for players seeking focused skills development.

Small Group Coaching

Small-group sessions may focus on particular skills or fitness.

Team Coaching

Established teams may use structured coaching throughout a season.

Mobile Coaches

Mobile coaches may work across several venues each week.

Freelance Coaches

Clubs may engage freelance coaches for specialist or temporary programmes.

Training Sessions

Training may take place on:

grass pitches

artificial pitches

Skills Sessions

Coaches may use:

cones

balls

Match Preparation

Teams may train specifically for league fixtures or tournaments.

Volunteers

Volunteer roles may include:

coaching assistance

team administration

Employees

Larger organisations may employ:

coaches

administrators

Professional Indemnity

Professional Indemnity may be relevant where paid coaches provide professional instruction, training plans or advice.

Insurance for Tag and Touch Rugby Leagues and Tournaments

League and tournament organisation can create wider responsibilities than routine club training.

League Organisers

League organisers may be responsible for:

team registration

fixtures

Seasonal Leagues

Leagues may operate over several weeks or months.

Social Leagues

Social leagues may prioritise recreational participation.

Competitive Leagues

Competitive formats may use:

scheduled fixtures

formal scoring

Tournament Organisers

Tournaments may involve:

multiple teams

several pitches

One-Day Tournaments

Single-day events may use one venue with multiple pitches.

Multi-Pitch Events

Larger tournaments may run several matches simultaneously.

Team Registration

Organisers may register:

clubs

teams

Fixture Management

League administrators may schedule multiple matches across a season.

Referees

Referees may be:

employees

freelancers

Match Officials

Other officials may help with:

scoring

timekeeping

Scorekeepers

Tournament organisers may use manual or digital scoring systems.

Results

Results may be recorded and published digitally.

Event Staff

Larger events may use dedicated:

event managers

registration staff

Volunteers

Volunteers may help with:

setup

registration

Spectators

Some tournaments attract friends, families or other spectators.

Temporary Facilities

Larger events may use:

gazebos

signage

Subcontractors

Organisers may subcontract:

medical provision

catering

Touch rugby teams playing in an organised tournament with referee volunteers and event signage

Looking for Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance?

Whether you run a tag rugby club, touch rugby team, coaching business, league or tournament, tell us how the whole organisation works.

Include participant age groups, team numbers, venues, coaches, referees, volunteers, employees, equipment, school or community activity, online registrations and any other sports provided.

Insurance for Junior and Community Tag and Touch Rugby

Tag and touch rugby can be delivered through many different youth, school and community settings.

Junior Tag Rugby

Junior programmes may run through:

sports clubs

schools

Junior Touch Rugby

Youth touch rugby may be run as a dedicated club or part of a wider sports programme.

Age Groups

The actual participant ages should be declared accurately.

School Tag Rugby

Coaches may deliver tag rugby during:

PE lessons

after-school clubs

School Touch Rugby

Touch rugby may also be provided in schools where the format and age group are declared.

After-School Clubs

Commercial coaches or sports providers may run weekly sessions on school premises.

Holiday Clubs

Tag rugby may form part of school-holiday activity programmes.

If other sports are also offered, these should be declared separately.

Community Programmes

Community sports organisations may use tag or touch rugby to provide regular recreational sessions.

Youth Groups

Youth organisations may incorporate tag or touch rugby into wider activity programmes.

Corporate Tag Rugby

Corporate event businesses may provide tag rugby sessions as part of staff activity days.

Corporate Touch Rugby

Touch rugby may also form part of company sports events.

Team-Building Sessions

Where tag or touch rugby is used within a wider team-building programme, the full range of activities should be declared.

One-Off Sessions

Coaches may deliver one-off sessions for:

schools

companies

Multi-Sport Providers

Businesses offering several sports should declare the whole activity list.

Do not assume other sports automatically form part of Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

Where organisations work with children or young people, their operational responsibilities should be described accurately.

Avoid making guarantees about any particular safeguarding arrangement or insurance response.

Coaches and Assistants

Junior sessions may use:

lead coaches

assistant coaches

Portable Equipment

Mobile youth programmes may carry equipment between schools and sports venues.

Premises and Working Locations for Tag and Touch Rugby Organisations

Many clubs and coaches operate across several venues rather than one permanent site.

Grass Pitches

Clubs may hire or use:

council pitches

school fields

Artificial Pitches

All-weather pitches may be used for:

training

leagues

Sports Halls

Some sessions may be adapted for indoor use.

School Facilities

Schools may provide:

playing fields

sports halls

Community Sports Centres

Sports centres may be used for recurring club sessions.

Private Sports Grounds

Leagues and tournaments may hire dedicated private venues.

Clubhouses

Clubs may use clubhouse facilities for:

meetings

registration

Hired Halls

Indoor spaces may be used for:

registration

presentations

Multiple Venues

A league may use several sports facilities during the season.

Mobile Coaching

Independent coaches may operate almost entirely at third-party venues.

Working From Home

Coaches and organisers may handle:

accounts

fixtures

Home Offices

A home office may contain:

computers

participant records

Commercial Offices

Larger league or event organisers may use dedicated office space.

Websites

Websites may be used for:

membership

team registration

Online Registration

Players and teams may register digitally.

Online Payments

Membership, league and tournament fees may be collected online.

Club Databases

Organisations may store:

player details

team records

Cyber Insurance

Cyber Insurance may be relevant where organisations rely on:

online entries

payments

Social Media

Social media may be used for:

fixtures

results

Insurance for Tag and Touch Rugby Equipment

Clubs, coaches and tournament organisers can accumulate substantial portable equipment.

Rugby Balls

Businesses and clubs may own match and training balls.

Tag Belts

Tag rugby clubs may hold large sets of tag belts.

Replacement Tags

Replacement tags may form part of equipment stock.

Bibs

Bibs may identify:

teams

coaches

Cones and Markers

Portable markers may be used for:

pitch layout

training drills

Agility Equipment

Coaches may own ladders, hurdles or other training aids.

Portable Goals

Where portable goals or posts are owned or used, this should be declared accurately.

Scoreboards

Tournaments may use:

manual scoreboards

electronic scoreboards

Timing Equipment

Timers and electronic devices may be used for matches or tournaments.

Laptops and Tablets

Organisers may use digital equipment for:

fixtures

scoring

Event Signs

Directional signs and team information boards may form part of tournament equipment.

Banners

Clubs may own promotional or event banners.

Gazebos

Gazebos may be used for:

registration

officials

Tables and Chairs

Portable furniture may be used during tournaments.

Registration Equipment

This may include:

laptops

printers

Business Contents

Business Contents may include:

sports equipment

computers

Portable Equipment

Portable equipment is regularly used away from its main storage location.

Home Storage

Smaller clubs may keep balls, belts and cones at coaches' or committee members' homes.

Garage Storage

Bulky equipment may be kept in a garage.

Outbuilding Storage

Suitable equipment may be kept in outbuildings where declared.

Clubhouse Storage

Some clubs may have dedicated equipment rooms.

Commercial Storage

Growing organisations may use commercial units.

Self Storage

Self storage may be suitable for:

balls

tag belts

Multiple Storage Locations

Equipment may be split between several homes, venues or storage facilities.

Goods in Transit

Goods in Transit may be relevant where equipment moves between:

storage

training pitches

Cars and Vans

Coaches or organisers may use vehicles to move equipment.

Do not imply motor insurance is automatically included.

Equipment Left in Vehicles

Do not assume equipment left unattended in a vehicle is automatically covered.

Security and unattended-property conditions may apply.

Tag and touch rugby organisers preparing balls tag belts cones signage and tournament equipment

Insurance Considerations for Tag and Touch Rugby Organisations

The suitable insurance arrangement depends on whether the organisation operates as a club, coaching business, league, tournament organiser or a combination of these.

Public Liability Insurance

Public Liability can be a central consideration where:

players attend organised sessions

teams take part in leagues

Participant Injuries

A participant may allege injury during a declared session, match or tournament.

Any cover depends on the circumstances and applicable policy terms.

Third-Party Property Damage

Clubs or coaches may face allegations involving damage to:

hired sports facilities

school property

Employers' Liability Insurance

Employers' Liability may be relevant where the organisation employs:

coaches

event staff

Volunteers

Volunteer roles should be accurately declared.

These may include:

coaching assistance

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Professional Indemnity may be relevant where coaches provide:

professional instruction

training plans

Product Liability Insurance

Product Liability may become relevant where the organisation:

manufactures

imports

Business Contents Insurance

Business Contents may include:

sports equipment

computers

Portable Equipment

Sports equipment may spend most of its working life away from its storage location.

Goods in Transit Insurance

Goods in Transit may be relevant where balls, belts, scoreboards or event property move between venues.

Commercial Property Insurance

Commercial Property may be relevant where a larger organisation owns or has responsibility for:

offices

clubhouses

Business Interruption Insurance

Business Interruption may be relevant where insured damage to important premises or equipment materially affects operations.

Cyber Insurance

Cyber exposure can arise through:

online registration

membership databases

Multiple Activities

A club may combine:

tag rugby

touch rugby

Full-Contact Rugby

Full-contact rugby should be specifically declared and should not be assumed to form part of ordinary tag or touch rugby arrangements.

Other Sports

Other sports delivered alongside tag or touch rugby should also be disclosed.

Looking for Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance?

Whether you run a tag rugby club, touch rugby team, coaching business, league or tournament, tell us how the whole organisation works.

Include participant age groups, team numbers, venues, coaches, referees, volunteers, employees, equipment, school or community activity, online registrations and any other sports provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance?
Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance is a broad description for insurance arranged around clubs, coaches, leagues, tournaments and related non-contact rugby activities. The suitable arrangement can depend on participant ages, venues, coaching, volunteers, employees, equipment and event responsibilities.
Can a tag rugby club get insurance?
Tag rugby clubs can be referred to a specialist broker. Explain the age groups, regular sessions, coaches, volunteers, venues, leagues and any tournaments.
Can a touch rugby club get insurance?
Touch rugby clubs may be considered where the teams, training, fixtures and wider club activities are accurately declared.
Can a club offer both tag rugby and touch rugby?
Yes. Both activities may form part of the same organisation where they are declared.
Can mixed tag rugby teams get insurance?
Mixed teams may be considered where the participant group, league format and activities are described.
Can mixed touch rugby teams get insurance?
Mixed touch rugby teams may be considered for recreational or competitive activity where declared.
Can adult tag rugby teams get insurance?
Adult teams may be considered for training, leagues, fixtures and tournaments.
Can adult touch rugby teams get insurance?
Adult touch rugby clubs or teams may be considered where their regular activities are explained.
Can social tag rugby leagues get insurance?
Social leagues may be considered where venues, team numbers, fixtures and organiser responsibilities are declared.
Can competitive touch rugby leagues get insurance?
Competitive leagues may be considered where the format, officials and participant numbers are accurately described.
Can junior tag rugby clubs get insurance?
Junior clubs may be considered where participant age groups, coaches, venues and activities are declared.
Can junior touch rugby clubs get insurance?
Junior touch rugby programmes may be considered where the full structure of the sessions is described.
Can children's tag rugby sessions get insurance?
Children's sessions may be considered where ages, supervision and coaching arrangements are declared.
Can youth touch rugby sessions get insurance?
Youth programmes may be considered where the participant ages and format are accurately disclosed.
Can tag rugby be delivered in schools?
Tag rugby coaching in schools may be considered where the provider's role, participant ages and activities are declared.
Can touch rugby be delivered in schools?
School touch rugby sessions may be considered where the coaching and venue arrangements are described.
Can tag rugby be used for PE lessons?
Commercial providers may deliver declared sessions within school PE programmes.
Can tag rugby be used for after-school clubs?
After-school programmes may form part of the organisation's activity where declared.
Can touch rugby be used for after-school clubs?
Touch rugby may also be delivered through after-school programmes where the activity is explained.
Can tag rugby be offered at holiday clubs?
Tag rugby may form part of holiday sports programmes where all other activities are also declared.
Can touch rugby be offered at holiday clubs?
Touch rugby may be provided through seasonal activity programmes where the wider sports list is disclosed.
Can community tag rugby groups get insurance?
Community groups may be considered where regular sessions, venues and participant groups are declared.
Can community touch rugby groups get insurance?
Community touch rugby organisations may be considered where their activities are accurately described.
Can youth organisations run tag rugby?
Youth organisations may include tag rugby within wider programmes where it is declared.
Can corporate activity providers run tag rugby?
Tag rugby may form part of corporate sports days or activity programmes where the complete event is disclosed.
Can corporate activity providers run touch rugby?
Touch rugby may also be used within corporate activity events where declared.
Can tag rugby be used for team building?
It may form part of a wider corporate team-building programme where all activities are declared.
Can a tag rugby coach get insurance?
Tag rugby coaches may be considered for individual, group, club and school coaching.
Can a touch rugby coach get insurance?
Touch rugby coaches may be considered where their professional services and venues are declared.
Can a tag rugby coach work independently?
Independent coaches may work directly with players, clubs, schools or community organisations.
Can a touch rugby coach operate as a mobile business?
Mobile coaches may work across multiple sports venues and customer locations.
Can tag rugby coaches provide one-to-one sessions?
Individual coaching may be considered where the service is accurately described.
Can touch rugby coaches provide one-to-one sessions?
Individual touch rugby coaching may form part of the professional service.
Can tag rugby coaches provide group sessions?
Group coaching may be considered where participant numbers and ages are declared.
Can touch rugby coaches train club teams?
Team coaching may form part of the declared business.
Can coaches provide training plans?
Professional training plans may form part of coaching where declared.
Can Professional Indemnity Insurance be relevant to tag rugby coaches?
Professional Indemnity may be relevant where paid coaches provide professional instruction, plans or advice.
Can Professional Indemnity Insurance be relevant to touch rugby coaches?
It may be relevant where coaching services create professional-service exposures.
Can a tag rugby club employ coaches?
Yes. Coaches may be employees, freelancers or volunteers depending on the organisation.
Can a touch rugby club employ staff?
Larger organisations may employ coaches, administrators, event managers or other workers.
Can clubs use freelance coaches?
Freelance coaches may be engaged for regular or specialist sessions where their role is declared.
Can clubs use volunteer coaches?
Volunteer coaches may form part of the organisation where their duties are described.
Can tag rugby leagues get insurance?
League organisers may be considered where team registrations, venues, fixtures and officials are declared.
Can touch rugby leagues get insurance?
Touch rugby league organisers may be considered where the full competition structure is explained.
Can tag rugby tournaments get insurance?
Tournaments may be considered where team numbers, pitches, referees, equipment and organisers are declared.
Can touch rugby tournaments get insurance?
Touch rugby tournaments may be considered where the event format and responsibilities are described.
Can one-day tournaments get insurance?
One-day events may be considered where the number of teams, pitches and event activities are declared.
Can multi-pitch tournaments get insurance?
Larger events using several pitches may be considered where the event setup is clearly described.
Can tournaments have spectators?
Spectators may attend events where this forms part of the declared setup.
Can tournaments use referees?
Referees may form part of league and tournament operations.
Can referees be employees?
Referees may be employees, freelancers, volunteers or independent providers depending on the arrangement.
Can tournaments use volunteer referees?
Volunteer officials may form part of the event where their duties are declared.
Can tournaments use scorekeepers?
Scorekeepers may form part of the event operation.
Can leagues publish results online?
Fixtures, league tables and results may be published digitally.
Can tournaments take entries online?
Online team or player registration may form part of event administration.
Can league fees be paid online?
Digital payments may be used where they form part of the declared system.
Can tournament fees be paid online?
Tournament entry fees may be collected electronically.
Can tag rugby clubs use grass pitches?
Grass pitches may be used where the venue and activity are declared.
Can touch rugby clubs use grass pitches?
Grass sports fields may be used for touch rugby sessions and fixtures.
Can tag rugby be played on artificial pitches?
Suitable artificial surfaces may be used where declared.
Can touch rugby be played on artificial pitches?
Artificial pitches may be used for touch rugby where appropriate.
Can tag rugby be played indoors?
Adapted indoor tag rugby sessions may be considered where the format and venue are described.
Can touch rugby be played indoors?
Indoor touch rugby may be considered where it forms part of the declared activity.
Can tag rugby be run in sports halls?
Sports-hall sessions may be considered where the activity is suitable and declared.
Can tag rugby use school playing fields?
School playing fields may be used where the provider's arrangements are clear.
Can touch rugby use school sports facilities?
School pitches, halls and artificial surfaces may be used where declared.
Can clubs use community sports centres?
Sports centres may provide regular facilities for clubs.
Can clubs hire private sports grounds?
Private sports grounds may be used for training, leagues or tournaments where declared.
Can a league use several venues?
Yes. Leagues may operate across several pitches during a season.
Can a club use a clubhouse?
Clubhouses may be used for meetings, registration, storage and social activity.
Can tournaments hire halls?
Halls may be used for registration, briefings, presentations or award ceremonies.
Can a tag rugby coach work from home?
Coaches may handle accounts, bookings and administration from home.
Can a touch rugby coach work from home?
Home administration may form part of a mobile coaching business.
Can a league organiser work from home?
League administration, fixtures, payments and communications may be managed from home.
Can a tournament organiser work from home?
Planning, entries and event administration may be handled from a home office.
Can tag rugby clubs have websites?
Websites may provide membership information, fixtures, entries, results and club updates.
Can touch rugby clubs manage memberships online?
Membership administration may be handled digitally.
Can Cyber Insurance be relevant?
Cyber Insurance may be relevant where online registrations, payments, websites, member databases or league systems are important to the organisation.
Can player details be stored electronically?
Clubs may store participant and membership information digitally.
Can team information be held online?
League and tournament organisers may store team information electronically.
Can clubs use social media?
Social media may be used for recruitment, fixtures, results and event promotion.
Can rugby balls be insured?
Club-owned match and training balls may form part of Business Contents.
Can tag belts be insured?
Tag belts and replacement tags may form part of sports equipment.
Can bibs be insured?
Training bibs may form part of club property.
Can cones and markers be insured?
Portable training and pitch-marking equipment may form part of Business Contents or portable-equipment requirements.
Can agility equipment be insured?
Portable training aids may form part of the organisation's equipment.
Can portable goals be insured?
Where portable goals or similar equipment are owned, they should be declared.
Can tournament scoreboards be insured?
Manual or electronic scoreboards may form part of event equipment.
Can timing equipment be insured?
Timers and other event devices may require equipment consideration.
Can laptops and tablets be insured?
Computers used for registrations, fixtures or scoring may form part of the business equipment.
Can signs and banners be insured?
Event signs, banners and information boards may form part of tournament property.
Can gazebos be insured?
Gazebos used for registration or officials may form part of portable equipment.
Can registration equipment be insured?
Printers, laptops, signage and other registration property may require Business Contents consideration.
Can tag rugby equipment be stored at home?
Smaller clubs may keep suitable equipment at coaches' or committee members' homes where declared.
Can touch rugby equipment be stored at home?
Home storage may be considered where the property, values and location are declared.
Can rugby equipment be stored in a garage?
Garage storage may be considered depending on values and security arrangements.
Can rugby equipment be stored in an outbuilding?
Suitable sports equipment may be stored in an outbuilding where declared.
Can equipment be stored at a clubhouse?
Dedicated clubhouse stores may form part of the organisation's premises.
Can tag rugby clubs use commercial storage?
Larger organisations may use commercial units or other dedicated storage.
Can touch rugby organisations use self storage?
Self storage may be considered for suitable sports and event equipment.
Can equipment be stored across several locations?
Yes. Equipment may be split between homes, clubhouses, venues and external storage.
Can Goods in Transit Insurance be relevant?
Goods in Transit may be relevant where balls, tag belts, scoreboards, signage and other equipment move between storage and venues.
Can equipment be transported in cars?
Sports equipment may be carried in cars where appropriate, but motor insurance should not be assumed to be included.
Can equipment be transported in vans?
Vans may be used to transport larger quantities of club or tournament equipment.
Is sports equipment automatically insured when left in a vehicle?
Do not assume so. Security and unattended-property conditions may apply.
Does a tag rugby club need Public Liability Insurance?
Public Liability can be a central consideration where players, venue owners, spectators and other third parties interact with club activities.
Does a touch rugby club need Public Liability Insurance?
Public Liability may be relevant to club sessions, fixtures and events.
Can Public Liability be relevant to player injuries?
A participant may allege injury during a declared session or match, subject to the circumstances and policy terms.
Can Public Liability be relevant to venue damage?
Allegations involving damage to hired sports facilities or school property may require Public Liability consideration.
Does a tag rugby organisation need Employers' Liability Insurance?
This depends on whether employees are engaged and the applicable requirements.
Does a touch rugby organisation need Employers' Liability Insurance?
Employers' Liability may be relevant where coaches, administrators or event staff are employed.
Can volunteers be included?
Volunteer roles may form part of the organisation's wider insurance requirements and should be described accurately.
Can Business Contents Insurance be relevant?
Business Contents may be relevant to sports equipment, computers, signage and event property.
Can portable equipment be insured?
Portable equipment may need consideration because it is frequently used away from its storage location.
Can Commercial Property Insurance be relevant?
Commercial Property may be relevant where a larger organisation owns or has responsibility for offices, clubhouses or equipment stores.
Can Business Interruption Insurance be relevant?
Business Interruption may be relevant where insured damage to important premises or equipment materially disrupts the organisation.
Can Product Liability Insurance be relevant?
Product Liability may be relevant where an organisation manufactures, imports, sells, supplies or own-brands physical equipment or merchandise.
Can tag rugby clubs sell merchandise?
Merchandise sales may form part of a club's activities where declared.
Can touch rugby clubs sell kit?
Club kit or other merchandise may be supplied where this forms part of the declared organisation.
Can a tag rugby club also provide full-contact rugby?
Full-contact rugby should be separately declared and should not be assumed to be included automatically.
Can a touch rugby club also provide rugby union?
Rugby union is a materially different activity and should be separately disclosed.
Can a touch rugby club also provide rugby league?
Rugby league activity should also be declared separately.
Can a sports provider offer tag rugby alongside other sports?
Yes, but all additional sports should be disclosed so the full activity programme can be considered.
What information is needed for a Tag and Touch Rugby Insurance enquiry?
Be ready to explain whether tag rugby, touch rugby or both are provided, participant ages, team numbers, coaching, leagues, tournaments, schools or community work, venues, employees, volunteers, referees, equipment, online registrations, storage and any full-contact rugby or other sports.