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...
Netball fans are being encouraged to continue showing the strength of support for their sport in the South West by getting behind Team Bath during the 2027 NXT Gen League campaign. There will once again be eight opportunities to watch the Blue & Gold in action at the Team Bath Arena during the forthcoming season, starting with a Super Saturday home fixture against AO Thunder on 13th February (3pm centre-pass). That will be part of...
The University of Bath extended their winning run to 16 matches with an impressive 68-24 away victory in their first-ever Men’s BUCS Super Rugby fixture against newcomers Brunel. The visitors notched 10 tries during Wednesday’s match at Ealing Trailfinders RFC, taking their tally for the 2026-27 season to 18 from two matches, and James Linegar (pictured) kicked nine conversions. Bath made several changes from the 15 that started the opening day win over Loughborough, with...
Para fencers based at the University of Bath will begin their LA 2028 qualification campaign on home soil when they contest the Cardiff 2026 Para Fencing European Championships from 6th to 11th October. Paralympic gold-medallists Dimitri Coutya and Piers Gilliver are among the 14-strong British Fencing squad selected for the continental competition, which is taking place at the Sport Wales National Centre. It is the first time Britain has hosted the European Championships since the...
University of Bath-based swimmer Josh Gammon helped a six-strong English Channel relay team led by triple Olympic Champion Tom Dean set a new British record and raise more than £8,000 for the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS) UK. The team, competing under the banner of Spirit of Great Britain, swam the 38,624 metres between Shakespeare Beach, near Dover, and Cap Gris-Nez in France in 6hrs 55mins – just three minutes shy of breaking a world...
The University of Bath began their Men's BUCS Super Rugby league title defence with a statement 50-33 home win over old rivals Loughborough in Wednesday’s season opener at The Yard. Man of the match Tyler Offiah – scorer of two tries when the teams met in last season’s BSR Milk Championship final – went one better with a brilliant hat-trick, while Wales U20 full-back Jack Woods bagged a brace. Captain Will Keylock, hooker Evan Gallagher...
Toby Samuel enjoyed a dream Davis Cup debut as the Team Bath Tennis ace helped the Lexus Great Britain team secure their place in the Final 8 for the first time since 2023. Samuel was handed the responsibility of opening for Great Britain in their first Davis Cup tie in London for 10 years and, after overcoming some early nerves, he recorded an excellent 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Andres Andrade. That provided the springboard...
