Stacey Francis-Bayman, Team Bath Netball’s most decorated Superleague player, has announced she will retire from playing after representing England at this summer’s Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The goal-defence, who was inducted into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport in 2017, was the only player to be involved in all five of Team Bath’s title successes having been part of the club’s first-ever Superleague squad. [caption id="attachment_67573" align="alignright" width="292"] Stacey Francis returned to...
Fresh from their bronze-medal success in the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague season, two Team Bath netballers have today been named in the Team England squad to play at the Commonwealth Games next month. Layla Guscoth, a doctor at the RUH and originally from the host city of Birmingham, is joined by University of Bath graduate Sophie Drakeford-Lewis in the squad. Both were part of the Roses squad who completed a first away Series win against...
Team Bath Netball goal-keeper Phumza Maweni has been named in the South Africa squad for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. She is joined in the SPAR Proteas squad by former Blue & Gold stars Khanyisa Chawane, Lenize Potgieter and Zanele Vimbela. Maweni excelled for Team Bath during the 2022 season, forging an outstanding defensive partnership with England’s Layla Guscoth, and was voted into the Vitality Superleague All-Star VII by her fellow netballers. She was also...
Team Bath Netball’s players, coaches, support staff and sponsors gathered at the Apex Hotel in Bath on Tuesday to celebrate the 2022 Vitality Superleague campaign with an end-of-season dinner and awards night. As well as reflect on an eventful league season, which finished on a high with Sunday’s win in the bronze-medal match against London Pulse, it was also a chance to mark some standout achievements by Blue & Gold stars during the year. England...
Team Bath Netball finished a rollercoaster 2022 Vitality Superleague season on a high note as they beat London Pulse 36-32 in a gripping bronze-medal match on Sunday. Both teams demonstrated why they had the best defensive records in the league this season with some outstanding play at the back but the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold had the edge for much of an absorbing contest and held off a spirited fightback from a fearless young...
Team Bath Netball missed out on a place in the 2022 Vitality Superleague Grand Final but they made unbeaten Manchester Thunder work mighty hard for their spot in Sunday’s title decider. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold were the underdogs heading into Friday’s semi-final at Belle Vue but made a confident start with a strong first-quarter performance and deservedly led 16-12 heading into the closing stages. Thunder, who had won all 20 matches during the...
Team Bath Netball star defender Layla Guscoth has been named as Vitality Player of the Season in the 2022 Vitality Superleague Awards. The England Roses player was also shortlisted for the Players’ Player of the Season award and named in the Superleague’s All-Star VII alongside Blue & Gold defensive partner Phumza Maweni, the duo being selected as goal-defence and goal-keeper respectively. It is the second time that Guscoth has won the prestigious Vitality Player of...
Team Bath, the sports department for the University of Bath, is delighted to announce a new three-year partnership with Bath Building Society. The link-up between two of the city’s most recognised brands, both within the local community and nationally, will see Bath Building Society support sport and fitness at all levels within Team Bath – student, recreational and high-performance. It will also provide additional backing to the Team Bath Netball Superleague team, the University of...
Team Bath Netball finished the regular 2022 Vitality Superleague season on a high note on Saturday as they recorded an excellent 59-46 victory at Saracens Mavericks. It wasn’t the final-day fourth-placed showdown that the fixture looked like being for much of the past few weeks, with the Blue & Gold’s semi-final spot having been secured last weekend, but it was still an important match for building momentum and confidence. Haines Watts-sponsored Team Bath flew out...
She has played a prominent role in the past and present of Team Bath Netball and now Asha Francis is excited to be shaping the club’s future after being appointed as Head Coach. Francis – who won three Superleague titles with Team Bath as a player, including one as captain, and returned to the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold as Technical Coach this season – will take over the reins from the departing Anna Stembridge...
