Students learn from the best as they help England Rugby’s Six Nations preparations

Players from the University of Bath rugby team got to take on some of the best in the game when they took part in an England training session. Eddie Jones and his England team used the Sports Training Village facilities to prepare for their RBS Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday, March 12 at Twickenham. And as part of their on-pitch training, they invited nine rugby-playing students to help with the drills. Sports &...

07 March 2016

Early taster of Rio 2016 Olympic Games as Pentathlon GB squad head to Brazil World Cup

University of Bath students Joe Choong and Tom Toolis are part of an eight-strong Pentathlon GB squad flying out to Brazil this week to compete in a Rio 2016 Olympic Games test event. The second UIPM World Cup of the season, taking place from March 10-13, is being staged at all of the venues being used for this summer’s Games – the Youth Arena, Deodoro Aquatics Centre and Deodoro Stadium. Athletes will also experience the adjusted...

07 March 2016

Important win sees Team Bath Netball open up six-point gap over Loughborough Lightning

Team Bath Netball moved level on points with Manchester Thunder and Hertfordshire Mavericks at the top of the Vitality Netball Superleague table with a convincing 60-44 win over fellow play-off contenders Loughborough Lightning on Friday. As snow fell outside the University of Bath Sports Training Village, Team Bath turned up the heat inside it with a confident performance thoroughly enjoyed by another capacity crowd. The result leaves Team Bath six points clear of fifth-placed Lightning...

04 March 2016

Olympic rowing champion Heather Stanning inducted into Hall of Fame for Sport

Reigning Olympic, World and European rowing champion Heather Stanning today became the latest inductee into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. Stanning first took up rowing while studying Sports Technology at the University and developed her talent with the GB Rowing Team Start Programme based at the Sports Training Village (STV) and Minerva Bath Rowing Club. Aspiring Olympians currently on the Start Programme joined members of Minerva and the University’s Boat Club...

04 March 2016

VIDEO: Watch England men’s rugby team in Six Nations training at University of Bath

Head Coach Eddie Jones has praised the “fantastic facilities” at the University of Bath as the England men’s rugby team conclude their training week. Speaking exclusively to England Rugby TV, Jones also welcomed the tremendous reception his squad received from students and customers at the Sports Training Village. “We are training in the fantastic facilities here at the University of Bath,” he said. “The students see the players working hard and the players get to...

03 March 2016

England Women name four University of Bath students in match-day squad to face France

University of Bath sporting scholar Sydney Gregson has been named in the England Women U20 starting XV for Saturday’s rugby international against France. The Sport Performance student, who is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, will start at full-back for the match at Esher RFC (2pm). Three of Gregson’s University of Bath team-mates are on the bench for England – Jessie Hood, Chantelle Miell and Lottie Holland. All four, who play their club rugby for...

02 March 2016

PICTURES: England men’s rugby team stage first training session at University of Bath

The England men’s rugby team have completed their first training session at the University of Bath as they begin their preparations for the RBS Six Nations match against Wales on Saturday, March 12 at Twickenham Stadium. Eddie Jones and his coaching team, including University of Bath graduate Steve Borthwick, put the players in the 33-man squad through their paces at the Sports Training Village on Tuesday morning. England were officially welcomed by Professor Dame Glynis Breakwell, Vice Chancellor...

01 March 2016

Andy Robertson and Lawrence Clarke selected for IAAF World Indoor Championships in USA

University of Bath-based sprinter Andy Robertson has been rewarded for his medal-winning performance at the Indoor British Championships by being selected for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, USA. Robertson, coached by Dan Cossins at the Sports Training Village, set a new personal best of 6.54 as he took men’s 60m silver in Sheffield on Saturday, just one-hundredth of a second behind James Dasaulo. With defending World Indoor 60m champion Richard Kilty withdrawing himself...

01 March 2016

University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham selected for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

University of Bath graduate Alexandra Rickham says she “couldn’t be happier” after being named in the ParalympicsGB sailing squad for this summer’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. It will be a third appearance at the Games for Rickham and SKUD 18 partner Niki Birrell, who made their debuts at Beijing 2008 and won bronze at London 2012. Rickham is the first athlete with University of Bath connections to be officially selected for Rio 2016. “I couldn’t...

01 March 2016

Top-five finishes and valuable Rio 2016 points for Team Bath judo duo at European Open

Team Bath judoka Jan Gosiewski and Gary Hall (pictured left) gained valuable Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification points with fifth-placed finishes at last weekend’s Prague European Open. University of Bath PhD student Gosiewski’s strong run in the -73kg competition was only ended in the quarter-finals by a golden-score ippon from reigning Olympic champion Mansur Isaev of Russia. Gosiewski, who had beaten former European Championship medallist Hasan Vanlioglu of Turkey in the opening rounds, dropped into the...

01 March 2016