University of Bath-based Dan Bethell won a fifth continental men’s singles title at the VICTOR European Para Badminton Championships in Istanbul. The double Paralympic medallist needed just 37 minutes to record a 21-9 21-8 victory over second seed Oleksandr Chyrkov of Ukraine in the SL3 final. “I’m delighted to have retained my European title for a fifth time,” said Bethell, who trains at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. “I felt really confident going into...
A classic South West derby provides extra spice for the 2025 Anniversary Game as the University of Bath’s annual student rugby showpiece returns to The Rec. The men’s 1st XV will take on their Exeter counterparts at the city-centre home of Premiership champions Bath Rugby on Wednesday 15th October (kick-off 6.30pm) in a big BUCS Super Rugby match that is once again sponsored by Colour Studios. A 7,000-strong crowd enjoyed a thrilling 31-31 draw with...
Aspiring LA 2028 Olympians Matthew Ward and James Hulme are the latest winners of the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month Award after capping breakthrough seasons with standout performances. Sports Performance student Hulme, part of the Pentathlon GB squad based at the University of Bath, took the honours for August after placing a fantastic fourth in the men’s final at his first senior UIPM Pentathlon World Championships in Lithuania. That came at the end...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV marked the first BUCS Super Rugby match on their new home 3G Pitch by beating Leeds Beckett 42-14 after a strong start and finish. The teams were locked at 14-14 at the interval but the hosts, sponsored by Bath Building Society, took full advantage of the fast-paced, World Rugby-standard surface to run in four second-half tries in front of an appreciative crowd. [caption id="attachment_72353" align="alignright" width="292"] Full-back Jack...
University of Bath sporting scholars Sophie Kelly, Jayda Pechova and Alanna Pullen helped England win bronze at the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar. Business student Kelly, a Bill Whiteley Scholar, and Sports Performance duo Pechova and Pullen, supported by Trendell and Alumni Fund Scholarships respectively, were part of a 12-strong squad that matched the Roses’ achievement from the last World Youth Cup in 2017. England made smooth progress through the round-robin stage, topping...
University of Bath alumna Natasha Hunt said she was "so overwhelmed" to win the second Women’s Rugby World Cup title of her outstanding career on home soil after helping England to a 33-13 victory over Canada. A record-breaking crowd of 81,885 spectators at Twickenham Stadium roared Hunt and her Red Roses team-mates to glory at the end of a memorable month of competition. [caption id="attachment_72348" align="alignright" width="292"] Natasha Hunt is all smiles during the World...
University of Bath alumni Becky Wilde and Cedol Daffyd won debut World Rowing Championship silver medals within an hour of each other on an excellent morning for Great Britain in Shanghai. Olympic medallist Wilde teamed up with Sarah McKay, Hannah Scott and Lola Anderson to finish runners-up to the Netherlands in a fast-paced women’s quadruple sculls final. The men’s quad of Dafydd, Callum Dixon, Matt Haywood and Rory Harris then battled with Italy throughout an...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV kicked off their 2025-26 BUCS Super Rugby campaign with an eye-catching eight-try away win against defending champions Hartpury. The visitors, sponsored by Bath Building Society, hit the ground running as they rattled up an impressive 54-21 victory in their opening fixture. Max Pearce, one of the try scorers on the evening, said: “The boys have put down a marker. To come to here and score 50 points is...
The University of Bath has been named The Times and The Sunday Times Sport University of the Year 2026, while also climbing from 8th to 7th place in the main academic rankings. The institution is also awarded University of the Year in the Southwest 2026, a new category acknowledging the rise in undergraduates choosing to stay at home and commute to University, and Bath is one of two Universities highly commended for the University of...
Six University of Bath freshers have been awarded Bath Rugby Scholarships for the 2025-26 season. Lock Rory McKnight will combine his burgeoning rugby career with studying Economics with Politics, while hooker Evan Gallagher, back row Fred Kempton, scrum-half Isaac Mears, centre Cameron Ward and full-back/wing Harry Walker are all beginning Sport Management and Coaching courses. Alongside their studies, the players will train with both Bath Rugby Academy and the University’s Student Performance Sport rugby programme,...
