WTF? World Touch Festival of course!
The sportive association Stade Rugby is proud to present the “Verrückte” rugby tournament of central Europe. Join every year to experience a mix of Rugby, Petanque, Grill & Feria!
WTF Summer edition 2026
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After the success of the previous editions we are pleased to announce the WTF 5th edition.
The tournament will take place in Vienna, Austria (Hopsagasse 5, 1200 Wien) on the 27th of June 2026. Rugby tournament is planned to start at 9A.M and should be over in the beginning of the afternoon. The tournament will be followed by a convivial BBQ by our partner gasthaus next to the pitch. The afternoon will be filled with a petanque tournament, karaoke, some beach-volley or just a well-deserved chill-time, chatting about your greatest morning’s moves around a few beers. The day should end around 9 P.M at the place. But some ancient legends reveal that people were seen in the past still roaming around at 5am.
Same as last year, centered around the upcoming summer and bullfighting festivals (so-called feria), so dress code will be RED and WHITE check the pictures from last year for some inspirations…
The cost of tournament is 20€/player
It includes for each player:
– a small breakfast
– the participation to the tournament
– soft drinks during the tournament
– the BBQ lunch
To enroll a team (6 to 12 players), simply send an 100€ pre-payement to the IBAN below. The remaining playement will be done on the D-day on spot.
Name : Stade Rugby
IBAN: AT27 1200 0502 5601 6101
Reference: “WTF2026 –team name“
Individual inscription are possible, you will then be assign to an existing team or you will join a barbarian team. Simply enter your name on this google sheet!
Please find the answer to all questions you might have in the FAQ section.
Looking forward to face you on the pitch!
The WTF Organisation
Summer Edition 2025
For the 4th edition, the WTF dreamed big.
With more teams than ever before, we welcomed new players from new countries.
Well, Walt Disney once said:
“If you can dream it, you can do it.”
And this time, it just happened to be true!
With two Czech teams and a fresh new Swiss team, the tournament became even more international, and the fun level went up another notch.
This 4th edition was also the first to feature a more FIT rules–oriented format, bringing new touch experts into the mix.
The sun was shining, everything was ready for a great day of rugby.
After our traditional pain en chocolat from Paremi and warm-up the day could begin with the pool phases.
On one side :
- Gents
- Pillagers
- Benchwarmers
- The C U Monday
- and the Pink Panthers
On the other side :
- The Expendables
- The Untouchable
- The Tatra United
- The Youngsters
- And The Banden Banditos
After some very contested games we have a set-up for the afternoons finals.
The Pillagers, the Gents and the Banditos and the Expendables will play the semi finals.
After some very contested games, the Baden Banditos and the Expendables are still in for the ultimate title. And what a final that was.
The final will remains the most epic WTF final till this day, as after an extremly close game we ended up in tie.
Most of the officials were already done with their third beer, and it was time to gather the collective brains to answer the 1-million euro question :
“WTF do we do now?” – Collective thinkers
Well, there is rule for that, it’ s a golden try with extra time.
So we played it, and still both teams are tied.
Forth beers has been consumed by the Rules Congres members by now..
” Let’s remove players then “
5vs 5 for 1 minute – Still tied.
4vs 4 for 1 minute – Still tied
3 vs 3 for 1 minute – …
And finally the Expendables scores the winning try ! What a relief for everybody ! We will eat the BBQ on time..
The rest of the day was fullfilled with the BBQ, the traditional petanque tournament and some rugby watching. Classic, but still good.
See you next year !
Location
Grass field
ASKÖ Brigittenau
Hopsagasse 5
1200 Vienna
Austria
Google map:
FAQ
What: touch rugby tournament (no contact), rules here!
When: 27th of June from 9am to 9pm
Where: Hopsagasse 5, 1200 Vienna
Who: adults (no restrictions on sex, level, age)
Metallic shoes are not allowed!
Is it possible to change at the location ?
Yes there are change rooms/showers. Also you can leave your stuff in lockers with a 2€ coin deposit.
Ma family is coming, what is in for them ?
After the rugby tournament, it will be possible to play petanque & beach volley for everyone. The kids can use a playground next to the pitch. Regarding food & drinks, the gasthaus also right next to the pitch open at 10am and can serve everything you will need (the grill during the afternoon is 15€ for non-participants).
Do we need to bring something ?
Simply bring the team equipment so you can warm-up (ball, jerseys). We can also provide some if necessary. Expect a sunny day outside, so gear up accordingly!
Please dress in white and/or red!
When you say it starts at 9, is it not 10 ?
We are still working on an answer…
I wish to participate but don’t have a team ?
No worries we got you covered just use the contact page a put your name and number down, you’ll be register with the Barbarians team composed of all the lone-wolfs or mixed with others teams if needed!