Matt Weston won his second gold of Olympic season and Tabby Stoecker claimed a superb silver as British Skeleton athletes once again excelled on the IBSF World Cup circuit, this time in Lillehammer. Stoecker also secured her second team gold with Marcus Wyatt in as many races and there was a wider podium place for Freya Tarbit as the University of Bath-based GB squad made it five medals from two events at the start of...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV head into the Christmas break joint top of the BUCS Super Rugby tree after a hard-earned 29-24 home win over Cardiff Met in their last match of 2025. That result, Bath’s fourth win in a row, means they end the year level on 45 points with Loughborough, who overcome previous leaders Exeter on Wednesday. Bath, sponsored by Bath Building Society, also retain the BUCS Challenge Shield after successfully defending...
Netballer Emily Cox and hockey player Ross Telfer have been rewarded for their resilience and dedication by being named as the latest winners of the Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month Award. Architecture student Cox received the October award in recognition of the commitment and outstanding attitude she has shown while recovering from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury she suffered during her first week of pre-season as a fresher in September 2024. [caption...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were 41-21 victors at Leeds Beckett on Wednesday to complete their first BUCS Super Rugby league double of the season. The visitors, sponsored by Bath Building Society, followed up October’s 44-14 victory in Bath with a hard-earned success in Yorkshire to extend their winning run to three matches. Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi (pictured), fresh from making his senior international debut for Italy, returned to the second row and got on...
With the 50th anniversary approaching of the UK’s first sporting scholarships being awarded at the University of Bath, beneficiaries – including Olympic medallist Kate Shortman – joined current and prospective donors for a special reception. Shortman, a Bill Whiteley Scholar who famously won artistic swimming silver for Team GB at Paris 2024, was joined by fellow Olympian Charlie Brown (modern pentathlon, Santander Scholarship) and aspiring LA 2028 stars Jack Skerry (swimming, US Foundation) and Aleeya...
Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel backed up his first ATP Challenger Tour title in fine style by winning a second just a week later. Samuel’s breakthrough success came at the Soma Bay Challenger in Egypt, where he beat second seed Ilia Simakin 6-4 6-4 in his opening match before defeating Peter Fajta 6-3 7-6(4) and Alexandr Binda 6-2 6-3. [caption id="attachment_72491" align="alignright" width="292"] (Above) Toby Samuel celebrates his Soma Bay Challenger success and (top)...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV made a successful first defence of the BUCS Super Rugby Challenge Cup as they beat Swansea 36-19 on their home 3G Pitch. The Bath Building Society-sponsored hosts, who took ownership of the cup following their record 77-14 victory at previous holders Cardiff the previous week, once again ran in four tries inside the opening 20 minutes. [caption id="attachment_72478" align="alignright" width="292"] Sam Winters runs in for one of his...
Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi became the latest University of Bath student to make his senior international rugby debut when he appeared for Italy’s men in their 2025 Quilter Nations Series victory over Chile. The Team Bath Breakthrough Programme student-athlete, who studies Sports Performance, came on as a 72nd-minute replacement during Saturday’s match at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa to become Azzuri international #752. [caption id="attachment_72471" align="alignright" width="292"] Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi won his first senior cap for Italy....
British Bobsleigh’s men made a solid start to the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games season with two wider podium placings on the opening IBSF World Cup weekend. Brakeman Olly Butterworth, making his GBR1 debut in place of the injured Taylor Lawrence, helped Brad Hall to sixth spot in the two-man on Saturday. That result on the track that will host the Olympics in three months’ time was matched the following day in the four-man by...
British Skeleton’s Matt Weston began the 2026 Winter Olympic season as he will hope to end it – on top of the podium at the Cortina d’Ampezzo sliding centre in Italy. The reigning World Champion (pictured top), who trains at the University of Bath, produced two strong runs to start the 2025-26 IBSF World Cup campaign with an excellent gold in the first race to be staged on the track that will host the Milano-Cortina...
