The University of Bath have named a strong match-day squad for their biggest match of the BUCS Super Rugby season – the 2023 Anniversary Game at The Rec. Nearly 6,000 fans have already got their free tickets for the eagerly-anticipated match against Cardiff Met (6.30pm), sponsored by Colour Studios and Dragon Signs. Seven of the home match-day squad experienced the Anniversary Game last year, including co-captain Ludo Kolade, hooker Jasper Spandler and second-row Mackenzie Graham...
University of Bath men’s 1st XV will go into their Anniversary Game fixture looking for a big crowd to roar them to a first win of the 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season after suffering a frustrating 29-19 defeat at Leeds Beckett. The Bath Building Society-sponsored side, making their third long away trip in as many weeks, were right in an entertaining contest throughout before a try two minutes from time took the game out of...
Team Bath Student Performance Sport athletes will be able to access free and professional mental health support 24 hours a day thanks to a new partnership with the Sporting Wellness charity. Nearly 300 young people who combine study and performance sport at the University of Bath will benefit from the service, which offers a 24/7/365 support helpline and live chat. They will also be able to arrange counselling, either in person, online or over the...
This year’s Anniversary Game at The Rec will see fresh fire breathed into the rugby rivalry between the University of Bath and Cardiff Met thanks to new match sponsors, Colour Studios and Dragon Signs. The two core businesses of Dragon Group – based in Radstock, near Bath, and Cardiff respectively – are backing the annual BUCS Super Rugby fixture at the city-centre home of Bath Rugby, which this year is taking place on Wednesday 18th...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were beaten 43-30 in a high-scoring BUCS Super Rugby match against old rivals and defending champions Loughborough. Eleven tries were scored in a fiercely competitive match, with Ted Johnson and Zak Giannini touching down for the Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors in the latter stages of the first half. Both were converted by Iwan Price-Thomas, who also scored a 10th-minute penalty, as Bath took a 17-12 lead into the...
Tom Cowan and Ludo Kolade are setting their sights high for the 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season after being named as co-captains of the University of Bath men’s 1st XV. Back-row Cowan, from nearby Chippenham, and centre Kolade helped the Bath Building Society-sponsored squad claim a top-four league finish last season and go within a point of reaching the cup final before being denied at the death by eventual double winners Loughborough. Both believe that...
Former University of Bath BUCS Super Rugby player David Costa will be representing Portugal when the 2023 Rugby World Cup takes place in France from Friday 8th September. The prop, who studied Management at the University, has been named in a 33-strong squad for the tournament which will see Os Lobos line up in a strong Pool C against Wales, Australia, Fiji and Georgia. Costa played for the University men’s 1st XV during the 2017-18...
The 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby fixtures have been announced for Team Bath men's 1st XV, who are looking to build on last season's encouraging top-four finish in both the league and knockout competition. The Bath Building Society-sponsored squad begin with tough away trips to Durham and Loughborough, the league champions in 2021-22 and 2022-23 respectively, before visiting Leeds Beckett. Their first home fixture will be against Varsity rivals Cardiff Met on Wednesday 18th October, followed...
University of Bath-based Pentathlon GB athletes are heading home from the 2023 European Games in Krakow, Poland with team gold, a silver medal, three bronze and two Paris 2024 Olympic Games quota places. Olympic and World Champion Joe Choong narrowly missed out on adding the continental men’s title to his collection, crossing the finish line just three seconds behind Italy’s Giorgio Malan, but a strong sprint finish ensured he pipped Hungary’s Csaba Bohm to the...
University of Bath students Harvey Cuckson, Sam Harris and Louie Hennessey will be competing at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship, taking place in South Africa from 24th June to 14th July. Sports Performance student Cuckson and fellow Bath Rugby Academy player Harris, who studies Sport and Exercise Science, are in an England squad who start their campaign against Ireland on Saturday 24th June (12.30pm kick-off). Hennessey, who also combines his Bath Rugby Acacemy career...
