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...
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...
Asha Francis said she was frustrated by the lack of consistency shown by her Team Bath Netball side as they were beaten 67-70 at West Country Super League rivals Severn Stars. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold were looking to build on the positives of their first win of the season against Strathclyde Sirens and went into Saturday’s derby with three clear priorities – “making sure we have options, making sure we execute and making...
A packed Team Bath Arena enjoyed a pulsating first home game of the 2023 Netball Super League season on Friday as the Blue & Gold held on for a single-goal success against Strathclyde Sirens. Watch the highlights - and listen to the noise - below and read the match report and reaction by clicking here. Don't forget to subscribe to our TeamBathTV YouTube channel to see more highlights and live-stream links throughout the season. And...
Team Bath Netball held off a fierce comeback from Strathclyde Sirens to record their first victory of the 2023 Super League season in dramatic style at a buzzing Team Bath Arena on Friday. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold fed off the energy of a near 1,500-strong crowd to produce some excellent netball right across the court and build an 11-goal lead early in the third quarter, only for Sirens to crank up the pressure...
Asha Francis said she was happy to see more signs of progress from her Team Bath Netball squad during Monday’s Super League defeat at Celtic Dragons. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold produced some of their best netball of the season so far as they went into half-time in Cardiff with a 28-27 lead having trailed 18-10 after the first quarter. It remained a tight contest for much of the third period but Dragons were...
Aspiring Olympians in artistic swimming and rowing, a rising road-race cycling star and two Team Bath Netball Super League players have been awarded sporting scholarships by the University of Bath for the 2022-23 academic year. George Gray, Sophie Kelly, Jayda Pechova, Angus Pollock and Laura Turberville – who all combine their burgeoning sporting careers with studying at The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 University of the Year – have received a...
Team Bath Netball Head Coach Asha Francis says her new-look Super League squad will have learnt a lot from their tough Season Opener defeat to an outstanding Loughborough Lightning side. Lightning hit their stride straight away to race into a 23-13 lead after the first quarter but the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold, featuring four debutants and two returning players, played some excellent netball during the second period and were much more competitive across the...
