Team USA para fencers stepped up their preparations for a home Paralympic Games at LA 2028 by spending a week with the world-renowned British Fencing team at their University of Bath training base. It is the first time the British team, featuring Paralympic gold-medallists Dimitri Coutya and Piers Gilliver, has opened its dedicated Wheelchair Fencing National Training Centre - based in the Team Bath Sports Training Village - up to other international squads. The camp...
Team Bath Netball are determined to get that elusive first win of the 2026 NXT Gen League season on the board when they host Manchester Thunder this week. The match on Friday 13th February (7pm centre-pass) will be a return to their home arena following Saturday’s first away trip of the season to Leeds Rhinos. The Blue & Gold were missing several players but once again produced some great passages of play during a well-contested...
James Beverley’s nerveless penalty from the last kick of the game (pictured) sealed a first BUCS Super Rugby victory at Sandy Park for the University of Bath men’s 1st XV against South West rivals Exeter. As in the reverse fixture, the memorable Anniversary Game at The Rec, Bath were trailing in the 80th minute and putting the Exeter defence under fierce pressure. However, while they couldn’t quite force a winning score back in October, the...
Bobsleigh pilot Brad Hall has been selected as one of Team GB’s two flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, taking place on Friday 6th February. Hall, who trains at the University of Bath, is heading to his third Olympic Games as the most successful men’s bobsleigh pilot in British history and will carry the Union Flag in the athlete parade in Cortina, the host venue of the sliding sports....
Eleven University of Bath students have been selected to represent their countries during the 2026 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, which is being contested from 6th February to 15th March. Connor Treacey (Sport Management and Coaching), co-captain of the University men’s 1st XV in BUCS Super Rugby, will also wear the armband for England, who begin their campaign against Wales. Joining Treacey in the England squad are fellow Bath Rugby Academy players James Linegar (Sport...
A thrilling comeback narrowly came up short as Team Bath Netball were edged out in extra-time of a pulsating, high-scoring NXT Gen League showdown against Nottingham Forest. The Team Bath Arena was rocking as a capacity crowd roared the home team back from an early deficit to finish four fantastic quarters of entertainment level at 60-60. The teams continued to trade blows during an epic extra-time but it was Forest who finally managed to open...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV stretched their BUCS Super Rugby winning run to six matches by recording a hard-fought 39-26 victory over local rivals Hartpury at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. The teams were deadlocked at 19-19 at half-time but the hosts, who are sponsored by Bath Building Society, dug deep to eventually come through with the points and successfully defend the BUCS Challenge Shield for a third time. A topsy-turvy first...
Team Bath Netball entertain Nottingham Forest this Friday (30th), determined to build on the promise shown during their 2026 NXT Gen League season opener against London Pulse. The Blue & Gold were beaten 57-47 at the Team Bath Arena but played well in defeat and gave valuable court time to 11 players, including three debutants – Lucy Herdman, Saskia Lea and Sydney Sawyers. The latter was voted as player of the match by Pulse for...
University of Bath student Vilikesa ‘Billy’ Sela has been named in the England Rugby squad for the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championships. The Bath Rugby prop, who studies Sports Performance, is one of three uncapped players selected in the 36-strong squad by Head Coach Steve Borthwick, himself a Bath graduate and Hall of Fame for Sport inductee. Sela, at 20 years old, is the youngest player in the squad but has already gained plenty...
Thirteen bobsleigh and skeleton athletes who train at the University of Bath have today been selected to represent Team GB at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt, the only athletes to win gold on this season’s IBSF World Cup circuit, will go in the men’s skeleton, while GB has three Olympic debutants in the women’s skeleton – Amelia Coltman, Tabby Stoecker and Freya Tarbit. All five will be...
