Team Bath showed tremendous character to battle through a fiercely-contested BUCS Rugby Championship quarter-final against local rivals Hartpury on a wet and windy night at the Sports Training Village. The Bath Building Society-sponsored men’s 1st XV were trailing for much of the night against the three-times knockout champions but dug deep to come away with a 21-16 win thanks to tries from Jasper Spandler, Alfie Garside and Austin Emens, all converted by Luca Mignot. The...
Team Bath have named a strong match-day squad for tonight’s BUCS Rugby Championship quarter-final with local rivals Hartpury at the Team Bath Sports Training Village (6.30pm kick-off, free to watch). England U20 Six Nations squad members Josh Dingley and Mackenzie Graham return to the starting XV along with prop Ollie Tack, flanker Tom Cowan, centre Sam Kennaugh and full-back Alex Clayton, while France 7s international Luca Mignot switches to fly-half. Louie Hennessey, fresh from representing...
Following the success of Bath-based triathletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games, British Triathlon and the University of Bath have enhanced their partnership to deliver a British Triathlon Pathway Centre. The University of Bath has a rich history of triathlon, with it being the location of the UK’s first National Governing Body (NGB) endorsed triathlon performance centre back in the 90s, supporting triathletes to perform on the world stage. More recently two Bath-based...
Team Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby squad start their bid for National Championship glory at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday (29th March) as they face local rivals Hartpury in the quarter-finals (6.30pm kick-off, free to watch). It is only the second time Team Bath have been at home in the last eight of the national knockout competition, having achieved their first goal of a top-four finish in the league table. Both the Bath...
A frustrating finish saw Team Bath Netball lead Saracens Mavericks for nearly 50 minutes before their opponents made a late push to secure a 66-62 victory in the first of five successive Super League matches at the Team Bath Arena. The Blue & Gold, sponsored by Haines Watts, treated a 1,300-strong home crowd to some excellent netball and were good value for their 35-31 lead at half-time. Mavericks, inspired by a Most Valuable Player performance...
The University of Bath’s student tennis teams capped an outstanding 2022-23 season by winning two national titles on BUCS Big Wednesday. There were also silver medals for teams in badminton, hockey and netball as students proudly represented the Blue & Gold of The SU Bath in national finals in Nottingham on Wednesday. The Bath Tennis women’s 1sts, sponsored by Bath Building Society, wrapped up a league and cup double as they completed their unbeaten season...
Seven University of Bath student sports teams will be bidding for silverware when they compete in national finals this week at BUCS Big Wednesday in Nottingham. Bidding for three titles are the Bath Building Society-sponsored University’s tennis squad, who are enjoying an outstanding season under the guidance of lead coach Craig Procter. Both the men’s and women’s 1st teams have qualified for the Championship final, where they will each face Stirling in matches starting at...
Team Bath Netball will once again take plenty of positives from Friday's contest against defending Netball Super League champions Manchester Thunder, despite the 76-57 final scoreline in the home team's favour. A high-energy start from both teams set the tone and it was end to end for the first 10 goals but a key interception from goal-keeper Josie Huckle changed the flow and gave Thunder the chance to score seven goals without reply. The gap...
Team Bath had to settle for fourth spot in the BUCS Super Rugby table following a final day defeat to an impressive Exeter side. The Bath Building Society-sponsored men’s 1st XV knew a point would secure a top-four finish, but were looking to match their best finish of third from 2018/19. However, a below par display in tough conditions at the Team Bath Sports Training Village meant they missed out on a bonus point while...
Congratulations to the Men’s 1st Badminton Team who won the semi-final of the National Championships 5-3 overall against the University of Nottingham, winning against top 10 singles and doubles players. They now go on to play at the National Championship Final - the pinnacle of the university team sports programme, British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 'Big Wednesday'. This will take place on Wednesday 22nd March at the University of Nottingham. Good luck Team Bath!...
