University of Bath students past and present help Great Britain Sevens continue winning week in Canada with second Fast Four success

Student Grace Crompton and University of Bath alumni Amy Wilson Hardy and Chantelle Miell helped Great Britain Rugby 7s claim HSBC Fast Four victory in Canada for a second week running, this time taking the title in Edmonton. Rio Olympian Wilson Hardy, who studied Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, was on the scoresheet as GB beat the United States 22-5 in the final. She had also opened the scoring in a 29-19 success in the...

27 September 2021

Molly Hole to captain England U21s as she and fellow rising Team Bath Netball star Ella Williams earn Roses Academy selection

Molly Hole has been named as England captain for November’s Europe Netball U21 competition and selected in the Roses Academy squad for the 2021-22 season alongside fellow Team Bath Netball Academy player Ella Williams. The talented duo earned their places in the 36-strong squad after impressing during a two-day camp over the weekend for players who had previously caught the eye of selectors at Positional Day training sessions during August. Defender Hole (pictured top), who...

24 September 2021

Excitement and ambition levels high as Team Bath men’s 1st XV prepare to resume BUCS Super Rugby action after long wait

It may be 18 months since their last league match but ambition remains high for the University of Bath men’s 1st XV ahead of their eagerly-awaited return to action in the 2021-22 BUCS Super Rugby season. The Rengen-sponsored squad make the journey to Yorkshire to face Leeds Beckett on Wednesday 29th September (kick-off 2pm) and can’t wait to get going as the country’s leading higher-education rugby institutions resume rivalries following the postponement of the 2020-21...

23 September 2021

“A festival of netball” as nearly 200 rising stars from South West compete in first-ever Team Bath Academy tournament

Nearly 200 talented netballers aged 14-18 from across the South West of England competed in the first-ever Team Bath Netball Academy tournament at the University of Bath on Sunday. Fourteen teams, two from each of the seven regional Academy Development Centres, got to experience playing in the Team Bath Arena, home to the Blue & Gold’s Vitality Superleague squad, during the day-long competition supported by Haines Watts, Team Bath’s principal sponsor. Fifteen coaches from the...

21 September 2021

Student Grace Crompton scores six tries during debut competition to help GB Rugby Sevens win Women’s Fast Four in Vancouver

University of Bath student Grace Crompton made a big impact in her debut tournament with GB Rugby Sevens as she helped them win gold in the HSBC Sevens Women’s Fast Four competition in Vancouver, Canada. Crompton, who is about to start the second year of a Sport Management & Coaching degree course, joined University of Bath graduate Amy Wilson Hardy on the scoresheet as Great Britain beat the United States 34-12 in the final. She...

20 September 2021

Giles Hussey and Sonay Kartal take the honours after exciting week of UK Pro League tennis at Team Bath Sports Training Village

Team Bath Tennis player Giles Hussey enjoyed home success and there was a third consecutive victory for Sonay Kartal when the University of Bath hosted Round 7 of the 2021 UK Pro League tennis tournament. An exciting week of televised competition on the indoor courts at the Team Bath Sports Training Village ended with Hussey beating Round 6 winner Billy Harris 6-3 6-4 in the men’s final. [caption id="attachment_66032" align="alignright" width="292"] Giles Hussey in action...

19 September 2021

Team Bath Netball ready to get fast and furious as Fast5 All-Stars tournament returns

Fast5 All-Stars is returning this Autumn and Team Bath Netball will once again be among the eight teams bidding for success at London’s Copper Box Arena. It will be the fourth time the exciting, fast-paced tournament has been played, with the Blue & Gold looking to go one better than their best performance to date – runners-up in the inaugural competition in 2017. Also taking part are the other teams that finished in the top...

16 September 2021

Jones through to semis on UK Pro League debut

University of Bath alumnus Ben Jones won through to the semi-finals of the televised UK Pro League tennis tournament taking place this week at the Team Bath Sports Training Village but has since had to withdraw. Previously, undefeated Jones, who is making his debut in the series, came through from the groups after a tough three-set win over David Quayle on Wednesday.  He was the first man to progress this far. "It’s a fantastic event”,...

16 September 2021

UK Pro League coming to Sports Training Village as Team Bath Tennis hosts latest stage of exciting competition won by Emma Raducanu

The UK Pro League, the televised national tennis competition that helped US Open finalist Emma Raducanu develop her career last year, is coming to the Team Bath Sports Training Village from September 13-19. Team Bath Tennis will host Round 7 of the 2021 competition, which will be broadcast live and sees some of the UK’s aspiring professional players compete in a round-robin format and play-offs to secure League Ranking Points as they endeavour to qualify for...

10 September 2021

Team Bath player and coach Anya Le Monnier excited to be accepted onto England Netball Pathway Coach Development Programme

Team Bath Netball’s Anya Le Monnier is among a handful of coaches nationally to be accepted onto the England Netball Pathway Coach Development Programme for the 2021-22 season. Le Monnier was a training partner for the Blue & Gold Superleague squad last season and also assistant coach of Team Bath’s U19s in the National Performance League (NPL). She has a long-time passion for coaching, having studied Sports Performance at the University of Bath and taken...

08 September 2021