Internationals impress on debut and Wheeler bags a brace as six-try Bath beat Durham in strong BUCS Super Rugby opener

A brace of tries from player of the match Claudius Wheeler plus debut scores from Tyler Offiah (pictured top) and Kepu Tuipulotu helped the University of Bath to an impressive 40-27 victory over Durham in their 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season opener. [caption id="attachment_70969" align="alignright" width="292"] Prop Claudius Wheeler scored Bath's first two tries of the season. PICTURES: Bob Bradford[/caption] Durham scored the first try but, in front of a 900-strong Freshers’ Week crowd at...

26 September 2024

Bath Rugby celebrate University-based Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians at 2024-25 Gallagher Premiership season opener

Paris 2024 Olympians and Paralympians who train, study or studied at the University of Bath were guests of honour when Bath Rugby beat Northampton Saints 38-16 in the opening match of the 2024-25 Gallagher Premiership. Becky Wilde, who won rowing bronze on her Olympic debut, and para-badminton silver-medallist Dan Bethell, a lifelong Bath Rugby fan, took part in a half-time Q&A at The Rec along with modern pentathlete Charlie Brown, who studies Sports Management and...

21 September 2024

Bath Building Society supporting next generation of young athletes as new main partners of Team Bath Tribe and Team Bath Futures

Bath Building Society is investing in a healthy and active future for children, as well as supporting the goals of aspiring athletes, after coming on board as main partners of the Team Bath youth sports programme. The support of Bath Building Society – this year marking 120 years of service to the local community – will help around 600 young people from the ages of two to 18 get active in a host of sports...

18 September 2024

Anniversary Game returning to The Rec this October as Colour Studios once again sponsor University of Bath’s student rugby celebration

The Anniversary Game, sponsored by Colour Studios, is returning to The Rec this October – and there will be an added derby-day edge to the annual city-centre celebration of student sport at the University of Bath. Hartpury are the opposition for the University men’s 1st XV on Wednesday 16th October (6.30pm kick-off), providing a classic Bath v Gloucester rugby rivalry for what is always a highlight of the student year. The past two Anniversary Games...

16 September 2024

Get access to swimming, athletics, racket sports 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; squash, badminton and outdoor tennis 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...

14 September 2024

Sporting scholar among Team Bath Netball NPL quartet selected for 2024-25 Roses Academy programme

Team Bath Netball 2024 NPL quartet Sascha Dale, Ane De Wet, Neve Marsden and Alanna Pullen have been selected for the 2024-25 Roses Academy programme. The Academy is part of the England Netball Player Pathway and supports the development of young athletes who are identified as potential senior Roses internationals. Mid-courter Pullen, who won gold with England at the 2023 Europe Netball U21 tournament, continues her international netball education alongside her academic work at the...

13 September 2024

ASICS and Team Bath Tennis announce UK partnership to enhance coaching and player development

ASICS has announced a new partnership with Team Bath Tennis to establish the Bath Centre of Excellence as the UK hub for its tennis initiatives. The collaboration focuses on enhancing tennis development at all levels, with an emphasis on coaching, product innovation and player progression. The partnership will integrate four of Team Bath Tennis’ leading coaches into the ASICS Tennis Academy. Tom Osborne (Head of Club Tennis), Ian MacDonald (Head of Performance), Lauren English (Regional...

11 September 2024

Brilliant bronze in team epee provides fitting medal-winning climax to week to remember for wheelchair fencers in Paris

Wheelchair fencers Dimitri Coutya, Piers Gilliver and Oliver Lam-Watson are returning from Paris to their Bath training base with 10 Paralympic medals between them following a week to remember in the Grand Palais. The trio concluded the Games by winning bronze in the men’s team epee competition on Saturday, beating Poland 45-28 in the medal decider to back up the silver medal they had won in Thursday’s team foil event. That meant Coutya, Gilliver and...

07 September 2024

Double delight for Dimitri Coutya as brilliant British wheelchair fencers win epee gold and silver in Grand Palais

Dimitri Coutya reigned supreme once again in the Grand Palais tonight as the British wheelchair fencer claimed his second Paralympic gold of the week. Coutya backed up Wednesday’s foil success by beating Thailand’s Visit Kingmanaw 15-10 in the Category B epee final. Team-mate Piers Gilliver also reached his third successive Category A epee final but, having won gold in Tokyo, had to settle for silver on this occasion after a 15-12 defeat to China’s Gang...

06 September 2024

Wheelchair fencers Oliver Lam-Watson, Piers Gilliver and Dimitri Coutya team up to win foil silver for second successive Games in Paris

The medal rush continued for Britain’s wheelchair fencers in the Grand Palais on Thursday as Dimitri Coutya, Piers Gilliver and Oliver Lam-Watson won men’s team foil silver. It was a repeat of the trio’s achievement in Tokyo, with China – featuring three individual foil medallists – once again proving just too strong in the final The Bath-based Brits put up a fantastic fight, though, and led 20-15 after the first four rounds. China turned things...

05 September 2024