92 teams will take part in the Men’s and Mixed divisions across the weekend, while 22 teams will compete in the Schools/Youth division on Friday.
It will be three big days of Touch Football as well as other entertainment, with plenty happening as part of the festival in addition to the games.
Games start at 8.30am on Saturday, before two exhibition games, an Australian Indigenous versus New Zealand Maori game followed by an invitational Papua New Guinea versus invitational Indigenous game are played, at 12.15pm and 12.45pm respectively.
Round games will continue in the afternoon, before three exhibition ‘battle of the states’ games are played on Saturday night. Queensland and New South Wales will battle it out in the schools division at 6.30pm, followed by a Mixed game at 7.15pm, and a Men’s game at 8.00pm.
Round games will continue on Sunday morning, followed by finals, with the Mixed Grand Final to be played at 4.00pm, followed by the Men’s Grand Final at 4.45pm.
The weekend is not only about sport, but also showcases the fine talent that is on offer to the public by way of a community stage with non-stop entertainment throughout the festival.
There’ll be plenty to see and do throughout the weekend, with free kids rides, cultural stalls and entertainment, while on the field the teams will be battling it out for $30,000 in prizes and trophies.
For more information please visit http://www.firstcontact.asn.au/festival.htm
