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...
The University of Bath men’s rugby club finished their season with a trophy after beating Chippenham RFC 31-25 in a top-quality Bath Combination Cup Final at The Rec. Ed Shepherdson scored two first-half tries, both converted by James Beverley who also kicked a penalty as Bath – who led 7-0 and then trailed 15-10 – went into the break with a narrow 17-15 lead. Beverley converted two further tries from Elliott Powell and Jon Taylor-Anton...
University of Bath Rugby Club duo Will Jeanes and Iwan Price-Thomas both started for England Students in their annual fixture against France Universities. Second-row forward Jeanes, who studies Sports Performance, and full-back Price-Thomas, who graduates in Sport Management & Coaching this summer, played their part in a thrilling 13-try contest at Coventry RFC that more than lived up to its Le Crunch title. France eventually came out on top 48-43 thanks to a last-gasp try...
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Blues Awards, the annual celebration of student sport at the University of Bath, with the 2024 presentation evening once again taking place at the historic Roman Baths and Pump Room in Bath city centre. The Blues Awards is a University of Bath event, sponsored by Team Bath Gym suppliers Matrix Fitness, which The SU Bath [Students Union] and Department for Sports Development and Recreation (DSDR) support together....
Five more exciting young talents will be combining their burgeoning rugby careers with studying at the University of Bath from the 2024-25 season and academic year. Connor Treacey, Charlie Griffin, Tyler Offiah, Kepu Tuipulotu and Jack Woods have all signed Senior Academy contracts with Bath Rugby. They will study at the University of Bath, subject to receiving their conditional offers, and will follow in the footsteps of current Bath Rugby 1st XV players such as...
Iwan Price-Thomas and Will Jeanes have continued an excellent season of international representation for the University of Bath Rugby Club by being named in the England Students squad for their annual match against France Universities. The 2024 edition of Le Crunch is taking place at Coventry Rugby Club on Saturday 4th May (4pm) and England will be looking to secure a third consecutive victory in the fixture that marks the end of the university rugby season. Both Price-Thomas, who...
Austin Emens’ outstanding progression through the University of Bath rugby pathway has been rewarded with a Senior Academy contract with Premiership giants Bath Rugby. The speedy back has caught the eye of the Blue, Black and White coaches with his excellent performances for the University men’s 1st XV in the national BUCS Super Rugby league. He has also enjoyed a breakthrough at international level having made his GB Rugby 7s debut in December. “I’m really...
