Biggest BUCS Super Rugby victory sees 13-try Bath get back to winning ways and take ownership of Challenge Cup

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV recorded their biggest victory of the BUCS Super Rugby era as they scored 13 tries during an impressive 77-14 victory in Cardiff. The Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors welcomed back a host of Bath Rugby Academy players, including seven of the 11 current students who represented Bath in last week’s PREM Rugby Cup derby against Gloucester – James Linegar, Charlie Griffin, Tyler Offiah, Austin Emens, Max Pearce, Connor Treacey...

20 November 2025

Cam Brooker’s golden hat-trick helps University of Bath swimmers achieve terrific top-three finish at BUCS Short Course Champs

Cam Brooker recorded a golden hat-trick at his final BUCS Short Course Swimming Championships as University of Bath students won 14 medals in total at the 2025 meet in Sheffield. Fellow sporting scholars Jack Skerry and Matthew Ward also topped the podium as Bath swimmers won five gold, six silver and three bronze to place a fantastic third overall in the final team table. Brooker, an Ivor Powell Scholar who is in the final year...

18 November 2025

VIDEO: Team Hall “up for the challenge” as British Bobsleigh seek more history during Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic season

Brad Hall says he is “turning over every stone” in the pursuit of perfection as he looks to steer British Bobsleigh to two Olympic medals and more World Cup podium places during the 2025-26 season. Hall, the men's GBR1 two-man and four-man pilot, and his crew have been training tirelessly at the University of Bath since April as they look to build on a historic Olympiad which has seen GB win their first World Championships...

16 November 2025

“Living legend” David McNulty receives Lifetime Achievement Award from British Swimming Coaches Association

David McNulty, the University of Bath-based coach behind dozens of Olympic, World and Commonwealth swimming successes, has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Swimming Coaches Association (BSCA). McNulty, who has been Lead Coach of the Aquatics GB Bath Performance Centre for the past 17 years, also received a Coaching Award of Excellence accolade in the 2025 BSCA Annual Awards. On presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award, the BSCA said: “Dave McNulty has...

14 November 2025

Bath suffer last-gasp defeat in entertaining 12-try BUCS Super Rugby home clash with fellow high-flyers Durham

A last-minute try condemned the University of Bath men’s 1st XV to a first defeat on their new 3G Pitch home after a hard-fought BUCS Super Rugby contest with top-four rivals Durham. Both sides ran in six tries during an entertaining game which saw the lead change hands several times before Durham finally came out on top 42-38. The hosts, sponsored by Bath Building Society, had numerous players away on club and international duty but...

13 November 2025

VIDEO: British Skeleton ready to “show the world what we can do” as Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic season begins

British Skeleton athletes are heading into the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games season with ambitions and confidence high after a productive summer of training at the University of Bath. The squad start their 2025-26 IBSF World Cup campaign on Friday 21st November at the redeveloped Eugenio Monti Olympic Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, which will also host the Olympic Games in February. Securing a spot in the Team GB squad is the first goal for...

11 November 2025

Magnificent seventh Trampoline World Champs sees Bath alumna Kirsty Way win three medals including first solo podium place

University of Bath alumna Kirsty Way is celebrating the first individual World Championships medal of an excellent career representing British Gymnastics in Double Mini Trampoline. [caption id="attachment_72424" align="alignright" width="292"] Kirsty Way with her bronze medal. PHOTO CREDITS: Filippo Tomasi Photography / British Gymnastics[/caption] Way, who was supported by a King Sports Scholarship while studying Sport and Exercise Science, recorded a personal best score on her way to the women’s final where another superb routine saw...

10 November 2025

Sporting scholar Ranjuo Tomblin’s groundbreaking year of artistic swimming success is celebrated at The Aquatics GB Awards 2025

University of Bath sporting scholar Ranjuo Tomblin capped a groundbreaking year in fitting style by becoming the first-ever male athlete to be named Artistic Swimming Athlete of the Year at The Aquatics GB Awards 2025. The Sports Performance student, who is supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, has won an outstanding 14 international medals during the past 12 months including Great Britain’s first World Championships medal in the Mixed Duet Free event. As well as...

09 November 2025

Students among 30-strong England Rugby men’s squad training at University of Bath ahead of All Blacks showdown

Rising stars of England Rugby, including three current or former University of Bath students, are training at Team Bath this week ahead of an international showdown with New Zealand. A 30-strong England Men A squad is using the Sports Training Village facilities – including the Team Bath Gym, sports hall, indoor sprint track and St John's grass pitches – to prepare for Saturday’s match against their All Blacks counterparts at The Rec. Among the players...

04 November 2025

Debutant at the double as Bath return with well-earned bonus point from tough BUCS Super Rugby trip to Loughborough

Rocky Prowse marked his BUCS Super Rugby debut with two tries as the University of Bath men’s 1st XV secured a well-earned bonus point on their visit to old rivals Loughborough. With a number of regular starters away on PREM Rugby Cup duty for their clubs, the Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors made several changes to their match-day 23 for a clash between the teams sitting second and third in the table. Bath made a strong...

30 October 2025