Four-try bonus point gives Team Bath some reward for battling performance at Exeter in BUCS Super Rugby opener

Team Bath men’s 1st XV may have lost 44-26 to Exeter University in their opening BUCS Super Rugby match of the 2019-20 season but they had the consolation of picking up a deserved four-try bonus point in a high-scoring fixture. The Blue & Gold, sponsored by Fulkers Bailey Russell, held a narrow 12-10 lead at the end of a closely-fought first period but Exeter – last season’s table-toppers – were able to pull away in...

25 September 2019

Return to Blue & Gold is “an absolute dream” as Team Bath Netball legend Jo Vann is appointed as new Head Coach

She was one of the first players to wear the Blue & Gold in the Superleague – now Jo Vann is helping to shape the future of Team Bath Netball after returning to the club as Head Coach. Vann, nee Binns, will use the people development skills she has gained both in coaching and as an officer with the British Army while overseeing the strategy and direction of the entire netball programme at the South...

24 September 2019

Men’s epee team medal helps wheelchair fencers finish with a flourish at World Championships

Piers Gilliver and Dimitri Coutya both won their third medals of the 2019 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in South Korea as part of a British quartet that bagged a brilliant bronze in the men’s epee team competition. Matthew Campbell-Hill and Oliver Lam-Watson joined them on the podium as GB finished the Cheongju championships on a high by beating Italy 45-33 in the third-placed play-off. Both Gilliver and Coutya (pictured) had already won individual epee gold medals,...

23 September 2019

Stacey Francis “coming home” to represent Team Bath once again at the 2019 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championships

Team Bath Netball legend Stacey Francis will be returning to the Blue & Gold once again next month for the 2019 British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championships. It is the second successive year that Francis – a key player in all five of Team Bath’s Superleague title victories – will wear the famous colours again as a Worldwide All-Star pick for the fast-paced, short-form version of the game. “For me, playing for Team Bath is like...

20 September 2019

Global gold-medallists Paul Blake and Sophie Kamlish get GB call for Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships

Sophie Kamlish and Paul Blake will both be looking to add to their global medal collections after being named in the British Athletics squad for the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai. The duo, who are both coached by Rob Ellchuk at the University of Bath Sports Training Village, can boast four world titles between them and nine medals in total. Kamlish broke the world record on the way to winning the T44 100m...

19 September 2019

Delighted Dimitri Coutya retains Wheelchair Fencing World Championships title as Piers Gilliver adds to medal haul

Dimitri Coutya successfully defended his Category B epee title on another medal-laden day for University of Bath-based wheelchair fencers at the IWAS World Championships in South Korea. Piers Gilliver also followed up his gold medal on the opening day by winning bronze in the Category A sabre for a second successive worlds. Coutya narrowly missed out on his retaining his foil crown on Tuesday, having to settle for silver on this occasion, but there was...

18 September 2019

First global gold is perfect birthday present as Piers Gilliver wins wheelchair fencing World Championships title in South Korea

University of Bath-based wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver saw his wait for a major global gold medal come to an end on his 25th birthday at the IWAS World Championships in South Korea. After winning silver at the 2015 and 2017 editions, as well as the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Gilliver deservedly came out on top this time after a dominant display in the Category A epee competition. Training partner Dimitri Coutya also reached the Category...

17 September 2019

Experienced international Fionnuala Toner to bring her “fearless” approach to Team Bath Netball for 2020 Vitality Superleague

She played at the Netball World Cup this summer and at two Commonwealth Games – now Fionnuala Toner is bringing her international talent to Team Bath for the 2020 Vitality Superleague season. The Northern Ireland star has today become the sixth player - and the first new face - to sign up for an exciting Blue & Gold squad ahead of the new campaign. Toner – who can play at goal-defence, wing-defence and centre –...

17 September 2019

Double gold and a massive relay record as Stephanie Millward enjoys more success at London 2019 World Para Swimming Champs

Team Bath AS swimmer Stephanie Millward added two more global golds to her impressive medal collection during a record-breaking week at the London 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz Championships. Millward, who trains in the University of Bath’s London 2012 Legacy Pool, swam a storming anchor leg as she, Alice Tai, Brock Whiston and Toni Shaw won the women’s 34pts 4x100m medley relay title in 4:36.31 – obliterating the previous world record by almost nine seconds....

16 September 2019

“Coach’s dream” Abi Robson celebrates 21st birthday by being named in Team Bath Netball Vitality Superleague squad for 2020

Rising star Abi Robson has received the perfect 21st birthday present – a place in the Team Bath Netball squad for the 2020 Vitality Superleague season. It is a third successive Superleague season in the Blue & Gold for the talented young defensive mid-courter, who is celebrating her milestone birthday today (September 15), but she has worn those famous colours for much longer. Robson first played for Team Bath’s junior section in the 2012-13 season...

15 September 2019