Terrific Team Bath run in five tries to beat South West rivals Exeter for first time in BUCS Super Rugby

Team Bath produced an excellent all-round performance to record their first BUCS Super Rugby victory over South West rivals Exeter in an entertaining derby at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. The Blue & Gold, sponsored by Fulkers and MJ Church, got off to a storming start as Hugo Stiles, who kicked both conversions, and fellow winger Finn Murphy ran in tries inside the opening ten minutes. Exeter, who started the day second in...

24 October 2018

Mayor of Bath celebrates achievements of World Champions Jamie Cooke and Vicky Holland at civic reception

After being crowned as World Champions within 48 hours of each other last month, University of Bath-based Jamie Cooke and Vicky Holland have had their achievements officially celebrated at a civic reception. Cooke, who competes in modern pentathlon, and triathlete Holland were guests of the Mayor of Bath, Councillor Patrick Anketell-Jones, at The Guildhall on Tuesday (October 23). Both were joined by their coaches, training colleagues and Team Bath representatives. The reception recognised their outstanding...

24 October 2018

University of Bath graduate Laura Rudland returns to Team Bath Netball for 2019 Superleague season

Laura Rudland says she is returning to Team Bath Netball as a more confident player after rejoining the South West franchise for the 2019 Vitality Superleague season. The 23-year-old, who can play at wing-attack and goal-attack, progressed through the Blue & Gold development pathway and was part of the Superleague squad in both 2016 and 2017 before spending last season with West Country rivals Severn Stars. “I’m really excited to be back,” she said. “I...

23 October 2018

Stacey Francis reflects on her Team Bath return and the Blue & Gold’s massive contribution to the netball world

Stacey Francis says she loved being back with Team Bath Netball this month and has been reflecting with pride on the Blue & Gold’s legacy within the netball world. The legendary defender, a key member of all five Team Bath Superleague-winning squads and University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport inductee, put on the famous colours once again for the recent British Fast5 All-Stars Championship. “It was awesome,” she told The Netball Show podcast....

21 October 2018

Team Bath’s Kelly Ganfield feeling “stronger and better” as she prepares to compete at Invictus Games Sydney

After months of training and preparation at the University of Bath, Kelly Ganfield has arrived in Australia full of confidence and excitement as she represents her country once again in the Invictus Games. The 2018 Games – featuring wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans from a record 18 participating nations – are taking place in Sydney from October 20-27 and will be televised on BBC1. It will be the second time that Army...

19 October 2018

Last-minute penalty secures Anniversary Game success for Team Bath in front of huge Rec crowd

A last-minute penalty from Hugo Stiles earned Team Bath a dramatic victory over Leeds Beckett in front of a 4,000-strong crowd at The Rec in the annual Iesis Group-sponsored Anniversary Game. Trailing 27-26 as a topsy-turvy match ticked into its 80th minute, the home side maintained their belief and – roared on by a packed main stand at the home of Bath Rugby – forced a penalty in front of the posts. The stadium fell...

17 October 2018

University of Bath student Chartie Curtis graduates to Team Bath Netball Superleague squad for 2019 season

After captaining England U19 in Australia and being crowned as European Champion on her international U21 debut, rising star Chartie Curtis is set to make her Vitality Superleague bow in 2019 after being named in the Team Bath Netball squad. The talented defender, who is studying Economics at the University of Bath, was a Superleague training partner with the Blue & Gold last season while also captaining Team Bath’s U21 squad in NPL competition. A...

16 October 2018

Double Olympic Champion Lizzy Yarnold announces her retirement from skeleton after stellar career

Double Olympic Champion Lizzy Yarnold, who trained at the University of Bath during her outstanding skeleton career, has announced her retirement from competition. "It has been an amazing ten years of my life and I have been lucky enough to learn from amazing coaches and be part of this team," said Yarnold, who was part of the hugely-successful British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA) squad based at the University. "When I came into the sport...

16 October 2018

Sultan of Johor success for Team Bath Buccs’ Tim Nurse and Stuart Rushmere with GB Hockey

Team Bath Buccaneers hockey players Tim Nurse and Stuart Rushmere helped Great Britain men’s U21 squad secure their second Sultan of Johor Cup title following a series of superb performances in Malaysia. Millfield School sixth-former Rushmere came off the bench and scored a crucial equaliser from a penalty corner – his second goal of the tournament – as GB came from behind to beat India 3-2 in Friday’s final group match. That meant the two...

14 October 2018

Olympian Bruce Tasker announces retirement as British Bobsleigh name squad for 2018-19 season

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympian Bruce Tasker has announced his retirement from bobsleigh. The 31-year-old suffered a stroke in January of this year but had been considering stepping down from competition at the end of the Olympic cycle regardless. Tasker, a former 400m and 200m runner, missed the PyeongChang Olympics as a result of the stroke but is in line to receive a retrospective bronze medal from the Sochi Games. “It's a decision I've not taken...

12 October 2018