Another huge crowd at The Rec was treated to an epic Anniversary Game, sponsored by Colour Studios, as the University of Bath men’s 1st XV and local BUCS Super Rugby rivals Hartpury fought out a thrilling 31-31 draw. The home team found themselves trailing 21-0 midway through the first half but looked like they had completed a memorable comeback when fly-half Ieuan Davies finished off an outstanding move in the closing minutes to grab a...
The University of Bath men’s 1st XV warmed up for their huge Anniversary Game visit to The Rec in fine style as they won 33-5 at Cardiff Met on Wednesday. Cardiff Met went into the match as the early BUCS Super Rugby pacesetters but were left firmly on the back foot by a first-half hat-trick of tries from England U18 hooker Kepu Tuipulotu. They, along with two conversions from Will Roue, gave Bath a 19-5...
A late surge from the University of Bath men’s 1st XV wasn’t quite able to complete a turnaround victory at Loughborough on Wednesday but it did secure two well-earned bonus points. Buoyed by a big home win over Durham in their opening match of the 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season, Bath went toe to toe with their old rivals during a fiercely-fought contest which eventually ended 31-29 in the home side’s favour. Just two points...
Wigan Warriors visited the University of Bath for an intensive three-day training camp as their bid for a historic quadruple trophy success approaches its climax. The Cherry and Whites, the most successful club in the history of world rugby league, arrived at the Team Bath Sports Training Village fresh from retaining the Betfred Super League Leaders’ Shield to go alongside the World Club Challenge trophy and the Challenge Cup already secured this year. They are...
A brace of tries from player of the match Claudius Wheeler plus debut scores from Tyler Offiah (pictured top) and Kepu Tuipulotu helped the University of Bath to an impressive 40-27 victory over Durham in their 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season opener. [caption id="attachment_70969" align="alignright" width="292"] Prop Claudius Wheeler scored Bath's first two tries of the season. PICTURES: Bob Bradford[/caption] Durham scored the first try but, in front of a 900-strong Freshers’ Week crowd at...
Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians who train, study or studied at the University of Bath were guests of honour when Bath Rugby beat Northampton Saints 38-16 in the opening match of the 2024-25 Gallagher Premiership. Becky Wilde, who won rowing bronze on her Olympic debut, and para-badminton silver-medallist Dan Bethell, a lifelong Bath Rugby fan, took part in a half-time Q&A at The Rec along with modern pentathlete Charlie Brown, who studies Sports Management and...
When it comes to Olympians inspiring the next generation, Team GB rugby 7s player Grace Crompton is very much walking the walking – or sprinting the sprint in her case. Crompton, who studied Sports Management and Coaching at the University of Bath, is putting the knowledge she gained from her degree to good use by working with young sportspeople on the Team Bath Futures talent development programme. Renowned for her lightning pace on the rugby...
Rhino will supply performance rugby squads at the University of Bath with their elite-level Vortex Pro match ball as part of a new partnership that will also see them supply contact equipment to the 2024 BUCS Super Rugby semi-finalists. The new collaboration with the University of Bath Rugby Student Performance Sport programme means the university’s rugby teams will have access to state-of-the-art training gear including scrum machines, balls and other essential equipment. Aaron James, Head...
The Touch Rugby World Cup is being staged in England for the first time this summer and University of Bath student Louis Treays cannot wait to compete at a home championship. Nearly 200 teams representing 40 nations will compete in the biggest-ever World Cup, taking place at the University of Nottingham from 15-21 July. Treays, who graduates from his Sports Performance undergraduate degree this summer, is part of the England Open Men’s squad along with...
Team Bath Futures coach Grace Crompton and fellow University of Bath alumna Amy Wilson Hardy have been named in the Team GB women’s rugby 7s squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Sports Performance graduate Tim Nurse has also been selected as travelling reserve for a Team GB men’s hockey squad that includes former Team Bath Buccaneers defender Liam Sanford. It will be an Olympic debut for Crompton, who has been working on the Futures...
