Teams & Training Times
See Competitions and Results web page for club fixtures.
A wide range of student teams
University of Bath Rugby runs seven teams (six men’s and one women’s):
- 1st XV – BUCS Premier South A, Somerset Cup
- 2nd XV – BUCS Southern conference 1A, Bath Combination Cup
- 3rd XV – BUCS Southern Conference 2A, Bath Combination Cup
- 4th XV – BUCS Southern Conference 2A
- 2 “Fresher’s” Teams – South West University Fresher’s League
- Women’s – BUCS Premier South
Further to this there are Intramural (social) teams that regularly play in organised games against each other.
Team Bath players have also represented England students.
BUCS Sevens Competition
There are also “Sevens” teams that compete in the BUCS Sevens competition as well as local and national tournaments.
There are two parts to the BUCS league season. It runs mid October-mid December and mid January to end of March.
Cup semi finals and finals in April.
Varsity matches
The 1st XV play Loughborough University in “The Varsity” match each year.
This is home or away and is played at “The Rec” (Bath Rugby Ground) or Loughborough main pitch.
There will be a “Varsity Day” versus Exeter University on 26 March 2012.
This is where a number of sports compete during the Saturday and Sunday cumulating with the rugby match played at “The Rec” (Bath Rugby Ground) - Bath vs Exeter.
On the 10th November 2011 Exeter vs Bath at Sandy Park (Exeter Chiefs).
Training times
A typical week in season for students selected for 1’s,2’s and 3’s is:
| Day | Time | Description |
| Monday | 7.30-9.00 | Backs and Forwards training |
| Tuesday | 7.30-9.00 | Team runs |
| Wednesday | Afternoon | Matches (home or away) |
| Thursday | All day | Rest and recovery |
| Friday | 7.30-9.00 | Conditioning, skills & training games |
| Saturday | All day | Free |
| Sunday | All day | Free (sometimes there is a late afternoon 1 hour session) |
There are two strength and conditioning clinics and two physiotherapy clinics programmed per week which vary based on student timetables and training work load.
Other University of Bath rugby teams train at various times during the week.
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Sponsor Us
We are thankful for the support of our Sponsors, Partners and Support Organisations. All our Sponsorship revenue is invested in the rugby programme for the students benefit. We welcome any new sponsorship opportunities. If you are interested in supporting Team Bath Rugby please contact Aaron James, Head of Rugby.
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Scholarships
As with other sports, rugby students are invited to apply for the University Scholarships.
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Alumni
We want to keep in touch with our Alumni. We plan to do this through the website and through rugby newsletters throughout the year. To ensure we can contact as many as possible we are asking Alumni to register their details on the university dedicated Alumni website.
