Phoebe Maslen is a proud captain as Team Bath netballers win gold and silver with England and Wales at Europe Netball U21 Champs

Team Bath Netball Super League player Phoebe Maslen captained England to victory at the Europe Netball U21 Championship in Sheffield. She was joined in the winning squad by fellow Blue & Gold star Sophie Kelly, NPL player Daisy Harrison and University of Bath Sports Performance fresher Alanna Pullen. Captain Deni Agnew and fellow Sport Management and Coaching student Charlotte Jenning Evans helped Wales secure silver medals. Mid-courter Maslen said: “We went in with high expectations...

08 October 2023

Pentathlon GB set to launch the UK’s ‘home of obstacle course racing’ at the University of Bath

Pentathlon GB, the governing body of Modern Pentathlon, is launching the UK’s first permanent sprint obstacle course based at the University of Bath, enabling both athletes and the public to challenge themselves on a world-class course. The new facility, due to open early 2024, will showcase eight obstacles which are currently used in International Junior Pentathlon competitions and include steps, a big wheel, a 1.5m climbing wall, rings, a balance beam, wheels, monkey bars and...

06 October 2023

Bath leave Loughborough with hard-earned bonus point after 11-try BUCS Super Rugby clash with defending champions

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were beaten 43-30 in a high-scoring BUCS Super Rugby match against old rivals and defending champions Loughborough. Eleven tries were scored in a fiercely competitive match, with Ted Johnson and Zak Giannini touching down for the Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors in the latter stages of the first half. Both were converted by Iwan Price-Thomas, who also scored a 10th-minute penalty, as Bath took a 17-12 lead into the...

05 October 2023

Hard-fought defeat for Bath men’s 1st XV in BUCS Super Rugby season opener at Durham

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV started their 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season with a narrow 16-12 defeat at Durham. The visitors, sponsored by Bath Building Society, outscored their opponents by two tries to one but couldn’t quite force what would have been a decisive third touchdown in the closing stages. Captain Ludo Kolade scored the opening try, sandwiched between two Durham penalties, and Bath were on the attack again when an error led...

28 September 2023

VIDEO: Co-captains Tom Cowan and Ludo Kolade aiming high as University of Bath men’s 1st XV return to BUCS Super Rugby action

Tom Cowan and Ludo Kolade are setting their sights high for the 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season after being named as co-captains of the University of Bath men’s 1st XV. Back-row Cowan, from nearby Chippenham, and centre Kolade helped the Bath Building Society-sponsored squad claim a top-four league finish last season and go within a point of reaching the cup final before being denied at the death by eventual double winners Loughborough. Both believe that...

20 September 2023

Team Bath players named in England squad for Europe Netball U21 Championships in Sheffield

Phoebe Maslen will captain her country at the Europe Netball U21 Championships after being named among four Team Bath players selected by England for October’s tournament in Sheffield. Maslen, fresh from being elevated from Training Partner to the full Blue & Gold Super League squad for the 2024 season, is joined in the 12-strong squad by Sophie Kelly, Daisy Harrison and Alanna Pullen. Super League goal-attack Kelly studies Management at the University of Bath, where...

12 September 2023

Olympic Champion Amy Williams named as Team Bath Tribe Ambassador as new term of youth sports activities begins

Olympic gold-medallist Amy Williams says it is important for children to enjoy sport and get active from a young age after becoming the first-ever Ambassador for Team Bath Tribe. Amy has a close personal connection to the youth sport programme, whose new term of activities start today (11th September), with her two young sons among the hundreds of children who take part in a wide range of sporting activities each week in the inspirational surroundings...

11 September 2023

Young people under care of Bristol Children’s Hospital enjoy fun day of sporting activities as Make a Move! returns to University of Bath

Young people under the care of Bristol Children’s Hospital got to try out a wide range of accessible sports and fun activities when ‘Make a Move!’ returned to the University of Bath for a second successive year. The Team Bath Sports Training Village was buzzing as youngsters and their families had a go at archery, boxing, climbing, dance, golf, judo, rowing, wheelchair basketball and much more. Gold-medallist Amelia Coltman was on hand to help people...

09 September 2023

First international title for Chloe Robyns-Landricombe as Team Bath Judo duo secure podium places at Gaia European Cup in Portugal

Team Bath Judo’s Chloe Robyns-Landricombe and Sidney Tancock won gold and bronze respectively with brilliant performances at the Gaia Senior European Cup in Portugal. University of Bath graduate Robyns-Landricombe overcame Germany’s Soraya Guenther and Paula Lanza Chacoris of Spain on her way to the -52kg final. She saved her best performance until last, needing just 12 seconds to defeat Kazakhstan’s Tolganay Abeuova – ranked 59 in the world – by Ippon and claim the first...

08 September 2023

Forwards and fearless – new faces, returning stars and pathway prodigies ready to shine for Team Bath Netball in 2024 Super League

Team Bath Netball have today announced an exhilarating blend of returning stars, pathway prodigies and inspirational new faces in their squad for the 2024 Netball Super League season. New to the Blue & Gold are shooters Sloan Burton and Emma Barrie, from Australia and Scotland respectively; Lisa Putt, a dynamic defender from New Zealand; and tenacious mid-courter Ellie Ervine, the latest player to progress from Team Bath’s Academy to Super League. Tash Pavelin makes a...

05 September 2023