Talented young tennis players from 21 countries around the world are in action at the University of Bath this week as Team Bath hosts the Tennis Europe Junior International Bath for a second successive year. The 87 players competing in the U12s tournament, running until Saturday 5th November, come from as far afield as Ecuador, South Africa, Uzbekistan, Japan, the United States and Ukraine. There are also three Team Bath Tennis players in the main...
A new, high-profile International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre has been announced to be based at the universities of Bath and Edinburgh. The Edinburgh - Bath Research Centre – named the UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) - will draw on extensive, specialist expertise at both institutions, as well as their long-standing track record for research that has helped to enhance athlete health and prevent injuries in sport. For over a decade,...
Team Bath Judo’s Chloe Robyns-Landricombe won her first senior international medal when she bagged a brilliant bronze at the Malaga European Cup in Spain. The University of Bath graduate faced three home athletes during her four -52kg bouts, winning two of those contests including the bronze-medal contest against Laura Gomez Antona by ippon in just over a minute. Two fellow Team Bath judoka made their senior debuts for Great Britain in Spain – Sidney Tancock,...
Team Bath treated a nearly 6,000-strong crowd at The Rec to one of their best-ever BUCS Super Rugby performances as they stormed to a 40-13 victory over reigning champions Durham in the Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game. The men’s 1st XV were in outstanding form throughout, feeding off the energy of a vocal crowd to dominate for much of the 80 minutes and run in five tries through Ludo Kolade, Jasper Spandler, George Doel, Archie Griffin and...
The wait is over – today’s the day when BUCS Super Rugby returns to The Rec for the first time since 2019 as Team Bath take on Durham in the Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game. The hosts have named a strong starting XV for the big match (kick-off 6.30pm), which will be enjoyed by thousands of spectators at the home of Bath Rugby and watching live on YouTube. As well as eight Bath Rugby Academy players, the...
Free tickets are still available for Wednesday’s return to The Rec for the Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game but don’t worry if you can’t make it – you can also watch live coverage on the Team Bath TV YouTube channel! It promises to be another cracking contest as Team Bath men’s 1st XV take on reigning BUCS Super Rugby champions Durham under the floodlights at the city-centre home of Bath Rugby, with both teams having recorded some...
Team Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby match ended in disappointment last night with a defeat against Cardiff Met at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. The men’s 1st XV, sponsored by Bath Building Society, started well and the game was fairly evenly matched, but it was Cardiff Met who broke the deadlock at 23 minutes, with a try by Bradley Roderick-Evans and a conversion, for a 7-0 lead. The visitors continued to apply pressure to try to...
Team Bath men's 1st XV are back on the road today as they make the short journey to Gloucester to face West Country rivals Hartpury in their latest BUCS Super Rugby match (6.30pm kick-off). Both teams have won one and lost one of their opening matches, with Bath Building Society-sponsored Team Bath recording an impressive 24-5 victory at Leeds Beckett last week while Hartpury slipped to a 29-14 home defeat against defending champions Durham. Team...
Imogen Allison co-captained England to a Test series success and new recruit Bethan Dyke was named as player of the tournament for Wales as Team Bath Netball Super League stars impressed on international duty against Uganda. Mid-courter Allison started at centre in the opening 60-51 victory and then impressed at wing-defence as the Vitality Roses wrapped up a series win by beating the She Cranes 53-45 in match two. The Blue & Gold star, who...
Fans will have nine chances to cheer on the new-look Team Bath Netball squad at home during the 2023 Netball Super League season, with tickets on sale now for the new campaign. That is one more match than was played at the Team Bath Arena during the 2022 season, which saw more than 10,000 spectators play their part in some epic contests by creating an electric, energising atmosphere. All but one of the 2023 home...