The University of Bath men’s 1st XV will go into Wednesday’s home derby against Exeter University looking to build on a dramatic first victory of the 2017-18 BUCS Super Rugby season. Will Flinn converted a Will Partington try with the last kick of a pulsating contest to give the IKON Construction-sponsored Blue and Gold a confidence-boosting 27-26 away win at Nottingham Trent University on Friday. Both teams were desperate to get their first win on...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were once again left to rue errors at crucial moments as three tries in the last 15 minutes gave BUCS Super Rugby league leaders Northumbria University the spoils on Wednesday. The IKON Construction-sponsored home side looked well placed for a first win of the season when tries from Mike Snook, Tom Doughty (pictured left) and Scott Russell plus three conversions and a penalty from Will Flinn deservedly put...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were cheered on by another big crowd at The Rec but it was rivals Loughborough University who left with the spoils after an entertaining BUCS Super Rugby Anniversary Game, sponsored by Iesis Group. Jack Davies scored the first and last tries of an absorbing first half, either side of touchdowns from Musa Yusuff and Jack Moates, but two penalties and two conversions from the impressive Owen Waters gave...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were frustratingly defeated in a tough and competitive BUCS Super Rugby Game against Cardiff Met on Wednesday. The final score of 18-10 was a result of a strong defence from the Cardiff Met side. A successful penalty kick from Bath’s Will Flinn brought the team three points in the 1st half. This, followed by a try from George Frampton and a successful conversion from Flinn after a lineout,...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were left to rue costly errors as they were beaten in a BUCS Super Rugby game of two halves at Durham University on Wednesday. There was nothing between the teams during a tight-fought first period that saw both defences stand up well to some patient attacking play, with neither side able to force a breakthrough. However, Durham finally broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half and...
The University of Bath’s rugby teams will wear black armbands in their BUCS League matches on Wednesday in memory of George Stephenson, who has lost his battle with cancer aged 24. ‘Stevo’ was a popular and respected member of the rugby family at the University, playing across a number of positions for the 1st XV from 2011 to 2015 and serving as Chairman of the rugby club in his final season. He graduated with a...
A penalty from the last kick of a pulsating game condemned the University of Bath to a frustrating defeat in their opening BUCS Super Rugby game of the 2017-18 season against Leeds Beckett University. There were 94 minutes on the clock when Harri Collier slotted over from close range to give the visitors a hard-fought 27-26 success in a hugely-entertaining contest where the lead changed hands six times. Bath, sponsored by IKON Construction, once again...
University of Bath student Chantelle Miell is in line for a place at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after being awarded a full-time contract in the England Rugby Women’s Sevens programme for the 2017-18 season. Graduates Amy Wilson Hardy and Natasha Hunt, who both represented Team GB in sevens at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, are also among the 17 players to receive either a full-time or fixed-term contract for the upcoming campaign. Miell,...
Team Bath and Bath Rugby have agreed a partnership that will connect their delivery of performance rugby and player development. The new arrangement will focus on shared coaches and a cohesive training programme for the Bath Academy and University of Bath, with a specific emphasis on the BUCS Super Rugby programme and developing the coaching and analysis provision for players within the University. Both organisations will aim to provide a coordinated training and competition environment...
The University of Bath men's rugby team will get their first run-out ahead of the 2017-18 BUCS Super Rugby season when they visit Nottingham University in a friendly on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue & Gold have been back in training for a week now, with 13 members of the squad having already taken to the field for Bath Rugby's United XV in Friday's Premiership A League match against Saracens Storm. Among them was University of...
