Team Bath head to old rivals Loughborough for their latest BUCS Super Rugby match today (7pm kick-off) looking for a response to last week's home defeat to title-chasing Durham. It will be another tough test against a Loughborough side that sits third in the table but Rengen-sponsored Team Bath will be looking to channel the spirit that earned them a 33-20 success in December's reverse fixture at the Sports Training Village. Bath Rugby Academy hooker...
University of Bath graduate Lloyd Wallace said he was happy to produce “some sweet jumps” on the biggest stage when he represented Team GB in aerial skiing at the Winter Olympic Games for a second time in his career. Wallace, who studied Sports Performance, produced a brilliant quadruple-twisting triple back flip in his first jump at Beijing 2022 – something he had been unable to attempt in PyeongChang four years ago – to score 108.41...
Team Bath Netball will go into their first home Vitality Superleague match for two years this week off the back of a fantastic victory at Leeds Rhinos that proud coach Anna Stembridge says epitomises the club’s culture and ethos. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold travelled to Yorkshire on Monday without their regular coaching team due to Covid and missing several experienced players through injury and illness. The squad stepped up to the plate, though,...
Team Bath Netball today travel to Leeds Rhinos for this evening’s Vitality Superleague fixture determined to show resilience despite being hit by a mix of injury and illness. The Blue & Gold travel north without some of their experienced players while Jo Vann steps in as an emergency replacement to coach solo following a wave of Covid through the coaching and support staff which has also affected some players. Layla Guscoth, Kim Borger, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis...
Britain’s Laura Deas and Brogan Crowley finished 19th and 22nd respectively and there was a historic silver medal for former University of Bath-based athlete Jackie Narracott as the skeleton events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games drew to a close on Saturday. Both Brits – who train with the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) at the University – clocked their fastest times in their final runs, with Deas moving up from 21st overnight...
University of Bath-based skeleton athletes Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt placed 15th and 16th respectively for Team GB on their Winter Olympic Games debuts at Beijing 2022. [caption id="attachment_66843" align="alignright" width="292"] Marcus Wyatt in action at Beijing 2022. PICTURES: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Alamy Live News[/caption] The duo, who train with the British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA), both moved up a place from their overnight positions following their performances in the third and fourth runs on Friday....
BUCS Super Rugby league leaders Durham proved too strong for Team Bath men’s 1st XV as they recorded a convincing 42-6 victory at the Sports Training Village tonight. The Rengen-sponsored hosts had to rejig their pack shortly before kick-off due to injuries but fronted up well and were only trailing 13-6 at the interval. However, a well-drilled Durham outfit dominated set-pieces throughout and the pressure told in the second half as they scored five more...
The Team GB skeleton athletes who train at the University of Bath are all set to begin their Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games campaigns, with three exciting days of sliding taking place from Thursday to Saturday. It will be a first Olympic experience for Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt, who start the men’s competition overnight with Heats 1 and 2 at 1.30am and 3am GMT respectively. Their medals will be decided on Friday, with Heat...
Team Bath men's 1st XV will test themselves against title-chasing opposition for the second time in a week tonight (Wednesday) when they welcome BUCS Super Rugby leaders Durham to the Sports Training Village. The Rengen-sponsored hosts went within seconds of beating second-placed Exeter last week, only being denied victory from the last move of the game, but they will take plenty of confidence from the spirit and determination shown in that game. There are a...
Legendary swim coach David McNulty, who has guided a host of British stars to Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth success, has today been inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport. McNulty has been a hugely-popular presence around the University’s Sports Training Village (STV) for the past 14 years, during which time he has developed the British Swimming National Centre Bath into one of the world’s leading training programmes. Thirteen medals have...
