Netball provides the catalyst for sparky debate as business, adventuring, charity and sport learn from each other

Team Bath Netball provided the catalyst which saw experts from business, sport, adventuring, education and charity exchanging knowledge on how to handle pressure during an evening function at Spaces in central Bath last week. Chaired by Stuart Doughty, from Centurion Chartered Financial Planners, speakers included Caroline Connellan, CEO of Brooks Macdonald, Martin Hewitt, adventurer and expedition leader, and Blue & Gold netball star Eboni Usoro-Brown, a Commonwealth and World medallist with England. During a lively...

15 October 2019

Team Bath Futures athlete Reef Robbins has A Week To Beat The World at different sports in new CBBC television series

Team Bath Futures athlete Reef Robbins is among the talented young sportspeople who have been around the world to see if they can beat kids from other countries at their own national sports for a new CBBC television series. Reef, an American Footballer who is currently trialing for the GB U17 squad, appears in the first week of programmes of A Week To Beat The World – starting this afternoon (Monday 14th, click to watch)...

14 October 2019

Top-ten finish at Triathlon World Championships gives Mia Hawkins the perfect platform for return to Bath for study and training

University of Bath student Mia Hawkins has returned to training with British Triathlon’s Bath National Performance Centre on the back on an excellent top-ten finish at the 2019 Triathlon World Championships in Switzerland. Hawkins – whose trip to Lausanne was part funded by the Team Bath Elite Athlete Fund – was the top Brit in the 20-24 Female AG Sprint category which involved a 750m swim in the lake, a 20km bike ride and a...

13 October 2019

Fast5 Champs provide an “invaluable opportunity” for learning and experience as Team Bath Netball start pre-season preparations

Anna Stembridge says that Team Bath Netball’s younger players will have learnt plenty from their experience at the 2019 British Fast5 Netball All-Star Championships. The Blue & Gold played their part in two hugely entertaining contests at a sell-out Copper Box Arena in London but failed to progress after being beaten 40-28 by Celtic Dragons and 36-23 by Saracens Mavericks. The latter match finished three seconds early after the netball hoop was snapped by a...

12 October 2019

“Bring the noise” – spectators urged to pack The Rec and enjoy free BUCS Super Rugby as Anniversary Game returns to city centre

Team Bath players and coaches are encouraging people to come and enjoy some free rugby at The Rec on Wednesday (October 16) as the annual student showpiece match returns to the iconic city-centre home of Bath Rugby. This year’s edition of the Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game will see the University of Bath men’s 1st XV take on Welsh rivals Cardiff University in a crunch BUCS Super Rugby contest (6.30pm kick-off). Entry is free and you can...

11 October 2019

Swansea’s second-half fightback leaves Team Bath waiting for first BUCS Super Rugby win of 2019-20 season

Team Bath will be looking to get a first BUCS Super Rugby win of the season under their belts in next week’s Anniversary Game at The Rec after suffering more frustration on the road at Swansea on Wednesday. The visitors – sponsored by Fulkers Bailey Russell – got off to a strong start, grabbing their first try with less than two minutes on the clock and scoring three more to secure a bonus point and...

10 October 2019

League newcomers Swansea are next test for Team Bath ahead of big BUCS Super Rugby Anniversary Game at The Rec

Team Bath make their first-ever BUCS Super Rugby visit to Swansea University tonight (Wednesday) for the first match in their double header against Welsh opposition. Swansea have been promoted to the top flight of student rugby this season and recorded their first victory when they beat Loughborough 29-13. Team Bath – sponsored by Fulkers Bailey Russell – have lost their opening two matches on the road and are keen to get a victory under their...

09 October 2019

Team Bath Netball name exciting squad for 2019 British Fast5 All-Stars Championships

New Team Bath Netball Head Coach Jo Vann says she is looking forward to her first experience of the British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championships, which are taking place in London this weekend. Vann will be on the bench as assistant to Superleague Head Coach Anna Stembridge for the first time since her return to the club she served so well as a player when the Copper Box Arena hosts the fast-paced, short-form version of the...

08 October 2019

Team Bath forge exciting partnership with Rengen to support health and sports activities at University of Bath

Team Bath and Rengen, whose CEO Iestyn Lewis is a University of Bath alumnus, have teamed up today to announce an exciting partnership designed to support health and sports activities at the University. This exciting new arrangement under the Rengen brand comes in addition to the support already given to the University’s annual rugby Anniversary Game and the recent endowment of a sports scholarship by Lewis, a former University rugby coach. Funds from this corporate...

08 October 2019

Relay finals prove eventful for University of Bath-based duo at 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha

Emily Diamond narrowly missed out on another major relay medal on a dramatic final evening of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha. Diamond, who does some of her training at the University of Bath, and team-mates Zoey Clark, Jodie Williams and Laviai Nielsen finished fourth in the women’s 4x400m relay final in a season’s best time of 3:23.02. A disqualification to the Jamaican team later saw GB & NI upgraded to bronze but...

06 October 2019