It’s been an impressive month on the international circuit for Team Bath judoka, with three members of the high-performance squad recording their best results. University of Bath graduate Chloe Robyns-Landricombe got the ball rolling with a brilliant bronze at the Tunisia African Open in the -52kg weight category. She secured her first Continental Open medal by defeating Chile’s Judith Gonzalez by Ippon in the fourth minute of golden score. The following week saw Sport and...
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...
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...
A big final quarter gave Super League table-toppers Surrey Storm an ultimately emphatic victory but the scoreline didn’t reflect a much-improved performance from Team Bath Netball. A 1,700-strong crowd at the Team Bath Arena saw the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold produce plenty of fight, flair and belief during the first three quarters, with just a goal or two separating the teams in a couple of periods as they made the visitors work hard for...
A bonus-point fourth try from the last move of the game in Swansea moved Team Bath a giant step closer to securing a top-four finish in the 2022-23 BUCS Super Rugby table. The touchdown from co-captain Tom Williams secured a crucial 28-7 victory for the Bath Building Society-sponsored men’s 1st XV which moved them back up to third in the table with one round of fixtures to play. They are five points clear of fifth-placed...
Malawi captain Caroline Mtukule is excited at the prospect of making her Team Bath Netball Super League debut in Friday’s sell-out home clash with early pacesetters Surrey Storm after linking up with her new club this week. The vastly-experienced goal-defence, a veteran of nine major international competitions, flew into the country on Saturday after waiting for her visa to be processed. She headed straight to Worcester to watch her new team-mates take on Severn Stars...
University of Bath student-athletes enjoyed plenty of success, including a clean sweep of the men’s U20 medals, when they competed in the Gloucester Cross-Country League. Jonny Brook, Theo Cheshire and Ryan Smith took the top-three placings in the men’s U20 rankings, while the University squad also took all three team medals. Sam Norris was top of the men’s senior rankings to help the University win that team title too. Antara Jain led the way in...
