A host of exciting new faces have been revealed alongside senior internationals and returning stars in a revitalised and reinvigorated Team Bath Netball squad for the 2027 NXT Gen League season. It will be a first experience of NXT Gen in the Blue & Gold for eight members of the 18-strong squad, who have earned their selection after impressing during an intensive trials process. Among the new faces is Chloe Carchrie, a mid-court dynamo from...
Welsh winger Joseff Jones scored twice on his Men’s BUCS Super Rugby debut as the University of Bath recorded a hard-earned 38-12 away win at Nottingham. Jones, formerly of Cardiff Rugby Academy, notched the first and last tries of the game for Bath, while opposite winger Harry Walker also bagged a brace during a strong second-half performance. The opening try was cancelled out when Nottingham’s Thomas Cunningham pounced on a handling error but Bailey Cutts...
A trio of title-winning University of Bath graduates are back at the Sports Training Village this week as part of the England Rugby Men’s A squad preparing to face an Argentina XV at The Rec. Forward Jack Kenningham and backs Orlando Bailey and Max Ojomoh are among the 30 players attending a two-day training camp at Team Bath ahead of Friday’s international at the home of Bath Rugby. [caption id="attachment_73338" align="alignright" width="292"] The England Rugby...
The University of Bath recorded a 10th successive Men’s BUCS Super Rugby home win after defeating Cardiff Met 38-14 on the 3G pitch at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday. The men’s 1st XV, sponsored by Bath Building Society and Rengen, built a commanding first-half lead thanks to tries from Harry Walker, Sam Winters, Bailey Cutts and Jasper Spandler. Walker opened the scoring after 13 minutes, with Max Hooper adding the conversion, before...
University of Bath student Emma Nicholson made history by winning Great Britain’s first-ever U19 Women’s Double Sculls title at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals 2026. The Mathematics fresher and crew-mate Lexi Gill dominated their competition in Qingdao, China, as they recorded the fastest time trial and then defeated opposition from the United States and France in the knockout stages. [caption id="attachment_73320" align="alignright" width="292"] Emma Nicholson races back to the beach during the 2026 World...
The University of Bath has welcomed a £1.6million increase in funding from the LTA for British university tennis and padel programmes. The total funding support from 2026 to 2029 represents an increase of 15 per cent from the previous cycle and will be match-funded by universities, unlocking a further £1.6m of investment for university tennis programmes. The University of Bath provides opportunities for students of all abilities to get involved in tennis, from those using...
The University of Bath made an instant return to winning ways in Men’s BUCS Super Rugby as they beat South West rivals Exeter 43-21 at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. The seven-try success, which ended Exeter’s unbeaten start to the season, was the perfect response to the previous week’s narrow defeat at Hartpury and saw Bath make a ninth successful defence of the BUCS Challenge Shield on home turf. Wales U20 scrum-half Ieuan Davies...
University of Bath-based Dimitri Coutya made history at Cardiff 2026 by becoming the first Brit to win gold in all three weapons at a Para Fencing European Championships. The Paralympic Champion followed up his fourth successive continental epee triumph by securing both the Category B sabre and foil crowns during an outstanding start to the LA 2028 Paralympic Games qualification window. Gemma Collis also won women’s Category A epee bronze as the British Fencing squad...
Paralympic champion Dimitri Coutya provided the home fans with plenty to cheer at the Cardiff 2026 Para Fencing European Championships when he defended his Category B epee title on the first day of individual competition. It was a fourth successive continental triumph in the epee discipline for Coutya, who trains at the University of Bath, with his last defeat coming in the semi-finals at Torino 2016. [caption id="attachment_73287" align="alignright" width="292"] Justine Moore won bronze in...
The University of Bath’s excellent Men’s BUCS Super Rugby winning run came to an end as Hartpury kicked an 80th-minute penalty to secure a narrow 24-21 victory in a rollercoaster West Country derby. It was a frustrating evening for the defending champions, who had raced into a 14-0 lead inside the opening 10 minutes and then got back on level terms after Hartpury had turned the game around. England U20 flanker Tate Williams made his...
