News Archive, Month: October 2025

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Debutant at the double as Bath return with well-earned bonus point from tough BUCS Super Rugby trip to Loughborough

30 October 2025

Rocky Prowse marked his BUCS Super Rugby debut with two tries as the University of Bath men’s 1st XV secured a well-earned bonus point on their visit to old rivals Loughborough. With a number of regular starters away on PREM Rugby Cup duty for their clubs, the Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors made several changes to their match-day 23 for a clash between the teams sitting second and third in the table. Bath made a strong...

Team Bath Tennis player James Story stands in front of a blue sponsors board holding a trophy. Coach Tiernan Brad stands to James's left with his arm around his shoulders. They are both smiling at the camera.

Team Bath Tennis pro James Story shows Sheffield steel to secure biggest singles success so far

27 October 2025

Team Bath Tennis professional James Story has secured the biggest success of his career to date after winning the ITF M25 Sheffield men’s singles title. The Welsh number one, who trains at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, overcame fellow Brit Anton Matusevich 6-2 3-6 7-6(4) in a hard-fought final. That was the only set he dropped in five matches during an impressive week, which included an excellent 6-3 6-2 quarter-final victory over top seed...

University of Bath rugby player Tyler Offiah, with ball in hand, smiles as he runs in for a try. Two of his team-mates, also wearing blue, are behind him.

Tyler Offiah treble helps Bath overcome Nottingham resistance and immediately get back to winning ways in BUCS Super Rugby

23 October 2025

England U20 winger Tyler Offiah scored a hat-trick of tries as the University of Bath men’s 1st XV overcame tough opposition from Nottingham to make an instant return to winning ways in BUCS Super Rugby. A week after their epic Anniversary Game clash at The Rec, the Bath Building Society-sponsored squad were back on the 3G pitch at the Team Bath Sports Training Village and got off to a flying start when Offiah went over...

The Team Bath Netball 2026 NXT Gen League squad. 10 players are standing with their arms crossed, Sienna Rutherford is in the middle holding a ball, and 6 players are sitting or kneeling at the front.

Team Bath Netball looking to build on strong foundations as returning stars are joined by exciting new faces for 2026 NXT Gen League

21 October 2025

Team Bath Netball are ready to “hit the ground running” after announcing an exciting 17-strong squad of returning stars, experienced players and emerging talent for the 2026 NXT Gen League. Twelve members of the squad that finished runners-up in the inaugural league campaign will return for the new season including the 2025 captain and vice-captain, Lily Jones and Lottie Robinson, and Welsh Feathers internationals Ellen Morgan and Poppy Tydeman. University of Bath students Lucy Button,...

Rugby players from the University of Bath, in blue, and University of Exeter, in green

Biggest Anniversary Game crowd yet sees University of Bath edged out by Exeter in BUCS Super Rugby rollercoaster at The Rec

15 October 2025

A record-breaking Anniversary Game crowd was treated to a cracking South West derby as the University of Bath men’s 1st XV were edged out 38-35 by Exeter in a BUCS Super Rugby blockbuster, sponsored by Colour Studios. More than 9,000 tickets were snapped up for the University’s annual city-centre celebration of student sport at The Rec and the match between the league’s top two more than lived up to its billing as momentum swung throughout...

Three University of Bath rugby players hugging and celebrating a try.

Bath warm up for Anniversary Game by recording another big BUCS Super Rugby win at Cardiff Met

09 October 2025

A third emphatic BUCS Super Rugby win in a row means the University of Bath men’s 1st XV will go into their big Anniversary Game showpiece match at The Rec with spirits high. The latest success came across the Severn Bridge at Cardiff Met where Bath, sponsored by Bath Building Society, effectively had the game wrapped up at half-time after scoring four unanswered converted tries. Bath Rugby Academy duo Evan Gallagher and James Linegar were...

Three men wearing red on a podium. The middle one, Dan Bethell, has a gold medal around his neck.

Turkish delight for Dan Bethell as Bath para badminton star is crowned European Champion for a fifth time

07 October 2025

University of Bath-based Dan Bethell won a fifth continental men’s singles title at the VICTOR European Para Badminton Championships in Istanbul. The double Paralympic medallist needed just 37 minutes to record a 21-9 21-8 victory over second seed Oleksandr Chyrkov of Ukraine in the SL3 final. “I’m delighted to have retained my European title for a fifth time,” said Bethell, who trains at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. “I felt really confident going into...

A group of rugby players, coaches and sponsors stand on the pitch at The Rec rugby stadium in Bath. The woman in the middle, Colour Studios Director Rowan Freeman, is holding a rugby ball with the University of Bath logo on it.

Colour Studios returns as Anniversary Game sponsor as Bath take on Exeter at The Rec

06 October 2025

A classic South West derby provides extra spice for the 2025 Anniversary Game as the University of Bath’s annual student rugby showpiece returns to The Rec. The men’s 1st XV will take on their Exeter counterparts at the city-centre home of Premiership champions Bath Rugby on Wednesday 15th October (kick-off 6.30pm) in a big BUCS Super Rugby match that is once again sponsored by Colour Studios. A 7,000-strong crowd enjoyed a thrilling 31-31 draw with...

A composite image of two athletes, Matthew Ward and James Hulme, holding Athlete of the Month certificates in front of a backdrop featuring the Team Bath and Rengen logos.

Swimming scholar Matthew Ward and pentathlete James Hulme cap breakthrough seasons with Rengen Athlete of the Month awards

04 October 2025

Aspiring LA 2028 Olympians Matthew Ward and James Hulme are the latest winners of the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month Award after capping breakthrough seasons with standout performances. Sports Performance student Hulme, part of the Pentathlon GB squad based at the University of Bath, took the honours for August after placing a fantastic fourth in the men’s final at his first senior UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Lithuania. That came at the end...

A group of University of Bath rugby players running towards the camera, under floodlights, with smiles on their faces.

Second-half surge sees six-try Bath beat Leeds Beckett to record first BUCS Super Rugby victory at new 3G Pitch home

02 October 2025

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV marked the first BUCS Super Rugby match on their new home 3G Pitch by beating Leeds Beckett 42-14 after a strong start and finish.  The teams were locked at 14-14 at the interval but the hosts, sponsored by Bath Building Society, took full advantage of the fast-paced, World Rugby-standard surface to run in four second-half tries in front of an appreciative crowd. [caption id="attachment_72353" align="alignright" width="292"] Full-back Jack...

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