Tense but deserved victory gets Team Bath off the mark ahead of big BUCS Super Rugby Anniversary Game

Team Bath men’s 1st XV will go into next week’s big Anniversary Game at The Rec on the back of their first BUCS Super Rugby win of the season after edging a high-scoring encounter against Nottingham Trent tonight. Captain Tom Doughty scored a hat-trick of tries in the first half which, along with an Ed Rimmer touchdown, gave the Blue & Gold – proudly wearing the logo of new sponsors Fulkers and also supported by...

10 October 2018

Team Bath seeking home win as they take on Nottingham Trent in BUCS Super Rugby

Team Bath men’s 1st XV are determined to register their first victory of the 2018-19 BUCS Super Rugby campaign when they welcome Nottingham Trent University to the University of Bath Sports Training Village tonight (Wednesday, 6.30pm). The Fulkers-sponsored Blue & Gold, who are also supported by MJ Church, have suffered narrow six-point defeats in their first two matches, at home to Northumbria and away to Durham, but have shown plenty of promise in those performances....

10 October 2018

Team Bath judoka Adam Hall and Rhys Thompson both bag bronze for GB at 2018 European Judo Open

Team Bath judoka Adam Hall and Rhys Thompson both won bronze medals when they competed at the 2018 European Judo Open in Glasgow. Hall (pictured right), who is in his last year of competition as he transitions into his role as assistant coach to Juergen Klinger at the University of Bath, beat fellow Brits Neil Schofield and Wesley Greenidge in the repechage of the +100kg category to earn his podium place after an opening defeat to...

08 October 2018

University of Bath students Chartie Curtis and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis help England U21 retain Netball Europe title

Team Bath Netball’s Chartie Curtis and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis will go into Saturday’s British Fast5 All-Stars Championship as newly-crowned continental champions after helping England U21 retain the Netball Europe title. The University of Bath students, who are supported by Santander and Whiteley Sports Scholarships respectively, were joined by alumna Paige Reed in a 12-strong Roses squad that impressed throughout the three-day competition in Antrim, Northern Ireland. After beating the host nation 68-19 in their opening fixture,...

07 October 2018

Captain Tom Doughty sets new BUCS Super Rugby try record during narrow Team Bath defeat to Durham

Captain Tom Doughty became the all-time BUCS Super Rugby leading try-scorer as the Team Bath men’s 1st XV suffered a second narrow defeat of the 2018-19 season at the hands of Durham in London on Friday. Sports Performance student Doughty burrowed over from a trademark lineout catch-and-drive to notch his 17th try in the league competition and Team Bath’s second of the game after fellow Bath Rugby Academy player Jack Davies had forced his way...

06 October 2018

Team Bath hoping for capital gains as they head to London for BUCS Super Rugby match against Durham

Team Bath men’s 1st XV will be looking to bounce back from their narrow defeat to Northumbria when they head to London to play Durham University at Rosslyn Park FC. Durham, who are yet to play this season, will be looking to get their new BUCS Super Rugby campaign off to a winning start in what is being dubbed as ‘The Big Match’ tonight (Friday). It is expected to be an entertaining encounter under the...

05 October 2018

University of Bath-based athletes dominate 2018 Bath Sports Awards shortlists after stellar year

Team Bath and sportspeople who train at the University of Bath are well represented on the shortlist of finalists in the 2018 Bath Sports Awards. Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold is in contention for the Sports Personality of the Year award, a title she previously won in 2015, along with Team Bath Netball captain Eboni Beckford-Chambers and fellow England Netball team-mate Kadeen Corbin – they helped the Roses to a historic gold at the Gold Coast...

04 October 2018

Team Bath Buccaneers duo excited to represent GB Hockey U21 at prestigious Sultan of Johor Cup

University of Bath sporting scholar Tim Nurse is looking forward to showing how much he has developed as a hockey player during the past year when he makes his second appearance for Great Britain U21 at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia. The Sports Performance student is joined in the squad for next week’s eight-team tournament in Malaysia by fellow Team Bath Buccaneers player Stuart Rushmere, with both having also been selected in the...

04 October 2018

LTA names University of Bath as Fed Cup host venue for February 2019 ties

The nation’s leading female tennis players look set to descend on the University of Bath next February as the Sports Training Village has been named by British Tennis as a host venue for February’s Fed Cup, by BNP Paribas. Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Anna Smith, Jocelyn Rae and others have all appeared in recent Europe/Africa zone Fed Cup ties for Great Britain as the country strives to gain that elusive promotion to World Group II...

03 October 2018

Never a better time to show your Blue & Gold as 2019 Vitality Netball Superleague tickets go on sale

Team Bath Netball’s top coaching duo – Jess Thirlby and Anna Stembridge - say there is “never a better time” for fans to show their Blue and Gold as tickets go on sale today for the 2019 Vitality Netball Superleague season. With the return of world star and England Commonwealth Games gold medallist Serena Guthrie to her home side, fans will have a new-look line-up to get behind. “Netball as a sport is more exciting...

01 October 2018