Olympic Champion Kate French has been shortlisted in the prestigious Sportswoman of the Year category in The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards 2021. French, who trains at the University of Bath with Pentathlon GB, became the first British woman for 21 years to win modern pentathlon gold after producing a magnificent performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Joining her on a star-studded shortlist is weightlifter Emily Campbell, cyclist Laura Kenny, boxer Lauren...
Anna Stembridge says she cannot wait to see how her exciting Team Bath Netball Vitality Superleague squad build on the experiences of last season as they go into the 2022 campaign with ambition high. Eleven members of the squad that reached the Grand Final during 2021 have recommitted to the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold for another title challenge – Imogen Allison, Kim Borger, Betsy Creak, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, Layla Guscoth, Serena Guthrie, Kirsty Harris, Hannah...
Seven tries during a dominant first half set Team Bath men’s 1st XV on their way to an impressive first win of the 2021-22 BUCS Super Rugby season against Northumbria on Wednesday. The Rengen-sponsored side built on the promising passages of play they had shown against both Leeds Beckett and Hartpury as they raced out of the blocks at Kingston Park. A mix of turnover transition and set-piece tries saw the visitors build an imposing...
She has completed her degree course but England star Sophie Drakeford-Lewis says there was never any doubt she would continue her netball education with Team Bath after signing up for the 2022 Vitality Superleague season. The brilliant goal-attack graduated from the University of Bath – home venue for the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold – in Integrated Mechanical & Electrical Engineering this summer after four years of combining top-class study and sport. Now she is...
After seeing the Queen’s Baton Relay off on its journey around the world ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, England star Layla Guscoth has recommitted to Team Bath Netball for the new Vitality Superleague season. The doctor and defender, who is hoping to represent the Roses at next summer’s Games in her home city, was part of an official delegation at Birmingham Airport last Friday as the Baton – featuring a message to the...
England legend Serena Guthrie cannot wait to run out in front of the Team Bath Netball fans once again during 2022 after recommitting to the club she loves for the new Vitality Superleague season. The superstar centre, who last month captained the Roses to a historic series win in New Zealand, last had chance to wear the famous Blue & Gold at the Team Bath Arena in May 2019 before taking time out of the...
Another Vitality Superleague title tilt, the prospect of competing at a home Commonwealth Games and the chance to captain the club she has proudly represented since 2016 – it is shaping up to be a massive 12 months for Team Bath and England Netball star Imogen Allison. Fresh from helping the Roses to a historic series victory in New Zealand, the tenacious wing-defence is today confirmed in the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold’s Superleague squad...
Wing-attack Kirsty Harris says she is excited to keep learning from the best during 2022 after being named in the Team Bath Netball Superleague squad for a second successive season. The Academy graduate from Swindon made her Superleague debut against London Pulse earlier this year and went on to be a regular member of the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold’s match-day squad during the second half of the season as they reached the Grand Final....
After being named as Most Improved Player during the 2021 season, Welsh shooter Betsy Creak is determined to keep progressing both individually and as a team during 2022 after being confirmed in the Team Bath Netball Vitality Superleague squad for a third year. Creak produced a series of impactful performances for the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold last season, using her strength and range to provide a different focal point to the team at shooter...
After a year in which she made both her Vitality Superleague and England U21 debuts, shooting star Hannah Passmore says she is ready to push on after being named in the Team Bath Netball squad for a fourth successive season. She may only be 20 but Passmore has been part of the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold squad since 2018, gaining plenty of experience during high-intensity training sessions and two British Fast5 All-Stars appearances. In...
