Team Bath Netball kept their fans in almost cardiac suspense until the final seconds of Friday’s Vitality Superleague clash with Saracens Mavericks before edging the thriller by a single goal, 50-49 at the Team Bath Arena. With a continuing place in the league’s top four at stake and a long history of classic match-ups between the two sides, the crowd anticipated and received a peach of a game in which Bath came back from three...
Team Bath Netball's fans, players and coaches had chance to celebrate the incredible career of Serena Guthrie during a special presentation following Saturday's Vitality Superleague win against Severn Stars at the Team Bath Arena. On-court tributes to the England skipper, who is retiring to focus on family life, came from current Blue & Gold captain Imogen Allison, England team-mate Layla Guscoth and Team Bath Head Coach Anna Stembridge, while video messages flooded in from around...
Team Bath Netball got back to winning ways in the 2022 Vitality Superleague on Saturday with a 50-40 victory over local rivals Severn Stars on an emotional afternoon at the Team Bath Arena. The Sky Sports cameras were on hand to capture highlights of the win, which moved the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold back into the top four. And here’s what Player of the Match Layla Guscoth and Team Bath Superleague Head Coach Anna Stembridge had to say after the...
Anna Stembridge said she felt Easter Sunday’s Spring Showdown defeat to Leeds Rhinos was “a missed opportunity” to keep building momentum in the race for the Vitality Superleague play-off places. A 64-54 reverse to Rhinos at Resorts World Birmingham ended a three-game winning run for the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold and saw them drop back to fifth in the table, three points behind Saracens Mavericks who they still have to face twice this season....
Team Bath Netball Head Coach Anna Stembridge has today announced that she is stepping away from Superleague coaching at the end of the 2022 season for personal reasons. The former England Roses coach, one of the most respected coaches in the game, is in her second spell with the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold having also been a player in the pre-Superleague Super Cup-winning squad. Her two-decade association with Team Bath meant it was not...
The Sky Sports cameras were in the Team Bath Arena on Monday to capture highlights of Team Bath Netball's impressive 62-41 victory over Superleague play-off rivals London Pulse. Wing-attack Kirsty Harris was named as player of the match after a standout performance in a fantastic all-round team display which built on Friday's big win at Surrey Storm and moved the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold into the top three on goal difference. Watch the highlights...
More than 4,000 spectators enjoyed an action-packed day of student sport at the Team Bath Sports Training Village when the University of Bath took on Cardiff Met University in the long-awaited return of Varsity. And the hosts made it five wins in a row as they beat their opposition from Wales 63-27 overall after 17 matches were played across 10 sports in the first Varsity fixture since 2019. Sport Bath Cardiff Met Bath Varsity Points...
Team Bath Netball got back to winning ways in Scotland on Saturday as they picked up three valuable Vitality Superleague points with a 57-40 victory over Strathclyde Sirens. [caption id="attachment_67130" align="alignright" width="292"] Hannah Passmore made her return from injury. PICTURES: Ross Wardrop[/caption] The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold were looking for a strong performance after the frustration of recent weeks and quickly stamped their authority on what has traditionally been a tricky away fixture, taking...
Anna Stembridge praised the “incredible strength of character” shown by her extended playing squad after Covid provided the latest challenge for Team Bath Netball to tackle during the 2022 Vitality Superleague season. Having already negotiated injuries, visa delays and one early-season Covid outbreak that sidelined the coaching staff and some players, the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold found themselves without four regular starters – captain Imogen Allison, Layla Guscoth, Kirsty Harris and Tash Pavelin –...
Team Bath Netball are looking for a response to Monday’s last-quarter disappointment against Loughborough Lightning when they head to Coventry to face Wasps in Round 9 of the Vitality Superleague on Saturday (7pm centre-pass). Both teams faced Lightning in their last match, with the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold playing brilliantly to lead after 45 minutes before being undone by the defending champions in the final period. That match came a day after Lightning had been restricted to their narrowest win...
