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International representative level.
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Senior Touch league: which brings together 7 teams, it is played only by men over 40 years, once a month. The league adopted the official Touch rules in 2016, being supported by referees who belong to the Federation of Chile Touch.
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USA Touch Nationals & International Club Open. This league is held annually in the United States, with the participation of several states of that nation plus other countries like Chile, which is attending since 2012.
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Touch World Cup. The last edition was 2015 in Australia. Chile participated for the first time, achieving an outstanding participation: Bronze group winners and ranked No. 13 of the FIT Open Mixed Division.
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2546:Sheffield
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2487:Rules and
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589:(Over 30)
518:(2019) .
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176:Australia
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3817:Yak polo
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3686:Rinkball
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3248:football
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4079:Matball
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