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Following on from the successful 2015 Tag World Cup (TWC) in the Sunshine Coast, Australia, the conference was to instigate detailed strategic planning for the 2018 TWC, the restructuring of the ITF and the future growth and protection of the sport worldwide. 

An intensive four day programme of meetings led to the following outcomes being achieved; 

• Current chairman Bill Harrigan, (Oztag Australia), resigned after a 5 year term being replaced by Stuart McConnell, (South Africa Tag).
• Updated the ITF constitution
• Strategic planning for the growth and protection of the sport
• Detailed on going planning for the 2018 TWC
• Identifying and formalaizing criteria for full membership, associate membership and heritage association membership of the ITF

The ITF has never received any funding to govern or grow the sport in the past. Part of this strategic planning was to establish funding for the ITF to enable the administration, protection and growth of the sport.

Representatives from the five executive member nations (Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa) brain stormed on all areas of sports administration and the game itself.

Simon Bewley from Tag Rugby Ireland said “Host nation South Africa were amazing hosts and it was fantastic to pass on knowledge to the local staff working for Tag in South Africa".