A strong second half at Exeter’s Sandy Park saw the University of Bath men’s 1st XV collect another important four-try bonus point in their pursuit of a BUCS Super Rugby home quarter-final. The visitors found themselves trailing 24-7 at half-time of Wednesday’s South West derby, Freddy Rossigneux finishing off a wonderful flowing move to score Bath’s try. That, plus Raff Weston’s penalty, briefly cut the gap to 10-7 before Exeter struck twice in the closing...
Team Bath Gym is now an official HYROX Performance Hub, offering members the chance to both train for and compete in one of the world’s fastest-growing and accessible fitness crazes. New HYROX classes are being added to the group exercise timetable on weekdays and Team Bath will organise exclusive member competitions at the Sports Training Village, with the first being planned for this spring. More than 90,000 athletes competed in global events during 2023, with...
Young pupils at Twerton Infant School enjoyed an inspirational day of sporting fun at the University of Bath, thanks to Team Bath Netball and their partners at Bath Recreation Limited. Around 50 children in School Years 1 and 2 got the chance to run on the indoor sprint track, work on their racquet and ball skills, and made medals to celebrate their sporting achievements. [caption id="attachment_71501" align="alignright" width="292"] Pupils at Twerton Infant School enjoyed their...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV left Hartpury with a hard-earned bonus point following a tough derby against their BUCS Super Rugby West Country rivals. Bath were missing several players on U20 Six Nations and Premiership Rugby Cup duty but did welcome 2023-24 co-captain Ludo Kolade back to the starting XV following a long-term injury. The first 50 minutes were well contested and saw the visitors notch up four tries through Oli Sedgwick, Alfie...
Six University of Bath students have been selected for the 2025 U20 Men's Six Nations, with four of them being named in England’s match-day 23 for the tournament’s opening fixture against Ireland. Tighthead prop Billy Sela (Sports Performance), who helped England win the title in 2024, lines up in the front row alongside Sports Management and Coaching student Kepu Tuipulotu. The hooker will earn his first U20 cap in Thursday’s international, as will Economics with...
Dynamic defensive mid-courter Lucy Button has been added to the Team Bath Netball squad for the 2025 NXT Gen League season, which starts in early February with a sell-out home fixture against Nottingham Forest. Button, who plays wing-defence and centre, has been elevated into the U23s following her excellent performances in training with Team Bath’s U21 Player Development Programme and in BUCS competition for the title-winning University of Bath’s performance squads. The Sports Performance student,...
Team Hall saw their stellar IBSF World Cup season reach even greater heights in St Moritz as the University of Bath-based four-man bobsleigh crew won gold at the spiritual home of sliding. Brad Hall, Taylor Lawrence, Arran Gulliver and Leon Greenwood produced two stunning starts as they finished two tenths of a second clear of back-to-back Olympic Champion Francesco Friedrich. It follows on from the same quartet’s silver medal the previous week in Igls and...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV continued their winning start to 2025 as a strong first half set them up for a 38-26 BUCS Super Rugby home victory over Cardiff Met. The hosts were missing several players on U20 international duty but showed their strength in depth as they rallied from conceding an early converted try to lead 26-7 at the interval. A penalty try got them back on level terms and a Harry...
Students on the University of Bath performance netball programme are celebrating a first-ever BUCS Premier Division South title double. A wonderful Wednesday at the Team Bath Sports Training Village saw the 1st beat Exeter 68-37 to secure the Premier South 1 title, then unbeaten Bath 2nds defeat UCL 59-27 to clinch the Premier South 2 crown with a match to spare. It is the first year the student netball programme – led by Anya Le...
The University of Bath congratulates Olympic gold-medallist Kate French, who has today announced her retirement from modern pentathlon, on an outstanding sporting career. French, who competed at three Olympics and famously won the women’s title in record-breaking fashion at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in 2021, has been a valued member of the high-performance sport environment at Team Bath for the past 15 years, as both a student and Pentathlon GB athlete. Stephen Baddeley, Director of...
