VIDEO: Co-captains Tom Cowan and Ludo Kolade aiming high as University of Bath men’s 1st XV return to BUCS Super Rugby action

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...

20 September 2023

Team Bath players named in England squad for Europe Netball U21 Championships in Sheffield

Phoebe Maslen will captain her country at the Europe Netball U21 Championships after being named among four Team Bath players selected by England for October’s tournament in Sheffield. Maslen, fresh from being elevated from Training Partner to the full Blue & Gold Super League squad for the 2024 season, is joined in the 12-strong squad by Sophie Kelly, Daisy Harrison and Alanna Pullen. Super League goal-attack Kelly studies Management at the University of Bath, where...

12 September 2023

Olympic Champion Amy Williams named as Team Bath Tribe Ambassador as new term of youth sports activities begins

Olympic gold-medallist Amy Williams says it is important for children to enjoy sport and get active from a young age after becoming the first-ever Ambassador for Team Bath Tribe. Amy has a close personal connection to the youth sport programme, whose new term of activities start today (11th September), with her two young sons among the hundreds of children who take part in a wide range of sporting activities each week in the inspirational surroundings...

11 September 2023

New and returning students – get access to swimming, tennis, athletics and much more by activating your FREE Student Sports Pass

The student-exclusive Sports Pass is part of the sports experience for all University of Bath students. It allows access to a host of facilities at the Team Bath Sports Training Village including our London 2012 Legacy Swimming Pool; tennis, squash and badminton courts; athletics track; astro pitches; and indoor sports hall. Holding a Sports Pass also gives holders access to dedicated student participation times, priority booking opportunities and coaching/guidance from the knowledgable coaches on campus. Activating your sports pass...

10 September 2023

Young people under care of Bristol Children’s Hospital enjoy fun day of sporting activities as Make a Move! returns to University of Bath

Young people under the care of Bristol Children’s Hospital got to try out a wide range of accessible sports and fun activities when ‘Make a Move!’ returned to the University of Bath for a second successive year. The Team Bath Sports Training Village was buzzing as youngsters and their families had a go at archery, boxing, climbing, dance, golf, judo, rowing, wheelchair basketball and much more. Gold-medallist Amelia Coltman was on hand to help people...

09 September 2023

First international title for Chloe Robyns-Landricombe as Team Bath Judo duo secure podium places at Gaia European Cup in Portugal

Team Bath Judo’s Chloe Robyns-Landricombe and Sidney Tancock won gold and bronze respectively with brilliant performances at the Gaia Senior European Cup in Portugal. University of Bath graduate Robyns-Landricombe overcame Germany’s Soraya Guenther and Paula Lanza Chacoris of Spain on her way to the -52kg final. She saved her best performance until last, needing just 12 seconds to defeat Kazakhstan’s Tolganay Abeuova – ranked 59 in the world – by Ippon and claim the first...

08 September 2023

Forwards and fearless – new faces, returning stars and pathway prodigies ready to shine for Team Bath Netball in 2024 Super League

Team Bath Netball have today announced an exhilarating blend of returning stars, pathway prodigies and inspirational new faces in their squad for the 2024 Netball Super League season. New to the Blue & Gold are shooters Sloan Burton and Emma Barrie, from Australia and Scotland respectively; Lisa Putt, a dynamic defender from New Zealand; and tenacious mid-courter Ellie Ervine, the latest player to progress from Team Bath’s Academy to Super League. Tash Pavelin makes a...

05 September 2023

Kadeen Corbin excited by new role as Team Bath Netball player-coach for 2024 Super League season

Kadeen Corbin is bringing her vast domestic and international experience to the Team Bath Netball coaching team for the 2024 Super League season. The Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, who has 72 caps for England and recently represented Barbados at the 2023 Netball World Cup, has been appointed as Technical Coach for the upcoming season – a new role which she will combine alongside her duties as a contracted squad member. Corbin will work with Head Coach...

04 September 2023

From BUCS Super Rugby to Rugby World Cup – University of Bath graduate David Costa ready to take to the biggest stage with Portugal

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...

04 September 2023

Sporting scholar Jayda Pechova in line for senior England Netball debut after earning call-up to Roses’ tour of New Zealand

Team Bath’s Jayda Pechova is in line to make her full England Netball debut after being selected for September’s international test series in New Zealand. The University of Bath Sports Performance student, who is supported by a Trendell Sporting Scholarship, is among seven potential debutants in a youthful Vitality Roses squad set to contest the Taini Jamison Trophy against the Silver Ferns. Goal-keeper Pechova, who was voted as Team Bath’s Most Valuable Player during the...

30 August 2023