There was plenty of success for University of Bath badminton players when they competed at the Wiltshire Senior Silver competition. [caption id="attachment_66504" align="alignright" width="292"] Cara Collins and her women's doubles partner[/caption] Physics student Kaylan Jensen won the men's singles title and Katie Scott (pictured top), who studies Psychology, came out on top in the women’s singles. [caption id="attachment_66503" align="alignleft" width="292"] Alicia Chu and her mixed doubles partner[/caption] She was also runner-up in a women’s doubles...
Aaron James praised the belief and character of his players after Team Bath produced their best performance of the season to beat BUCS Super Rugby high-fliers Loughborough at the Sports Training Village tonight. The Rengen-sponsored men’s 1st XV were outstanding in every aspect on a blustery evening, particularly during the second half as they turned a narrow 15-14 deficit at the break into an excellent bonus-point 33-20 victory thanks to some disciplined defending and expansive,...
Team Bath will be looking to end their 2021 BUCS Super Rugby home campaign on a good note when they welcome old rivals Loughborough to the Sports Training Village tonight (Wednesday). The Rengen-sponsored men's 1st XV suffered a setback against Leeds Beckett last week but had won their previous match against Northumbria and will be seeking a repeat of that form in their last home fixture before the Christmas break. It will be a tough...
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Kate Shortman is among an exciting new intake of University of Bath sporting scholars for the 2021-22 academic year. Shortman, who represented Team GB in the women’s duet event this summer, is joined among the scholars by fellow artistic swimmer Daniella Lloyd. Swimmer Cam Brooker, rower Phoebe Hayden, cricketer Gemma Lane, fencer Louise Sadler, judoka Josh Shipp and sprinter Aleeya Sibbons are the other high-performing student-athletes who have received a cash award...
Team Bath quartet Imogen Allison, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, Layla Guscoth and Serena Guthrie helped England Netball record a Vitality Roses Reunited Series victory over Jamaica. Guthrie captained the Roses and was joined in the starting seven for all three matches by Guscoth as England won 55-45 in the opening fixture at London’s Copper Box Arena and 66-47 in the second match at Nottingham’s Motorpoint Arena before the Sunshine Girls took the third contest 63-53. University of...
University of Bath swimmer Ben Proud smashed his British 50m freestyle record for the second time in a fortnight to help Energy Standard win the 2021 International Swimming League title. Proud, coached by Mark Skimming at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, has been in brilliant form throughout the ISL season and ended it on a fitting note by slicing 0.24 seconds off the time he set in the play-offs and touching the wall first...
Team Bath were out-muscled and out-fought in an exhausting 33-10 home loss to Leeds Beckett in BUCS Super Rugby at the Sports Training Village on Wednesday. “The boys know what went wrong tonight and they’re disappointed,” said coach Aaron James who pointed up the home team’s costly error count. It was a tough night for the students, sponsored by Rengen, as the Northern visitors maintained their unbeaten stretch against Bath, overcoming the bitter and windy...
Team Bath Netball have added one of the world’s most formidable goal-keepers to their stellar defensive ranks after signing South Africa star Phumza Maweni for the 2022 Vitality Superleague season. The vastly-experienced international says she cannot wait to link up with a dynamic defensive unit featuring England Roses Layla Guscoth, Imogen Allison and Serena Guthrie, rising stars Molly Hole and Tash Pavelin, and fellow newcomer Lily-May Catling after being confirmed as the Blue & Gold’s...
The second of three successive BUCS Super Rugby matches at the University of Bath sees Leeds Beckett visit the Sports Training Village tonight (6.30pm kick-off, free to watch). It is a rematch of the opening fixture of the 2021-22 season, which saw the Rengen-sponsored Team Bath men's 1st XV suffer defeat in Yorkshire. They will be looking to make amends for that result and build on last week's eight-try victory over Northumbria, which moved Team...
The Jolly Sailor Invincibles successfully defended their WIT Strength in Depth Origins title during an epic weekend of competition at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Eighty teams of 12 pushed their fitness and endurance to the limits over the course of two gruelling days but it was the 2019 champions from Cornwall who came out on top once again. #Stonehench Black, based near Stonehenge, were runners-up from the 71 qualifying teams and third place...
