Bath show tremendous character to claim first BUCS Super Rugby win of season with last-kick success

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV will go into Wednesday’s home derby against Exeter University looking to build on a dramatic first victory of the 2017-18 BUCS Super Rugby season. Will Flinn converted a Will Partington try with the last kick of a pulsating contest to give the IKON Construction-sponsored Blue and Gold a confidence-boosting 27-26 away win at Nottingham Trent University on Friday. Both teams were desperate to get their first win on...

04 November 2017

More doubles delight for talented young Team Bath MCTA Tennis aces on ITF World Junior Tour

A trophy-laden month for Team Bath MCTA Tennis on the ITF World Junior Tour concluded with more success in both the Middle East and Europe. Joe Leather and Yusuke Tamaki, coached by Rob Morgan, went one better than the previous week’s tournament in Bahrain as they won the boys’ doubles title at the Fujairah ITF Junior West Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates. After battling through the opening two rounds via decisive third-set tie-breakers,...

03 November 2017

100 days to go – slider Dom Parsons feeling in good shape as PyeongChang 2018 gets ever closer

With just 100 days to go until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, University of Bath student Dom Parsons says he is in a good place physically and mentally for a massive skeleton season ahead. Parsons is on track for his second Olympic Games after once again being selected in British Skeleton’s World Cup squad for 2017-18, with the first race taking place at Lake Placid in New York on November 9. He has been...

01 November 2017

Five more titles for Team Bath MCTA Tennis players as ace run of international success continues

Samantha Murray and Amelia Bissett won two titles apiece and there was more doubles success for Luke Johnson and Richard Gabb as Team Bath MCTA Tennis players continued their excellent form. Murray (pictured left), fresh from winning the women’s doubles at the Joue-Les-Tours tournament in France, dominated the ITF Futures event in Wirral and dropped just one set on her way to securing the singles crown. An opening 6-4 6-0 win over Rosalie van der Hoek of...

30 October 2017

Performance pathway graduates named in 2018 Team Bath Netball Superleague squad as Lois Rideout returns as Futures chief

Asha Francis, Paige Reed, Abi Robson and Jazz Scott are the latest players confirmed in the Team Bath Netball squad for the 2018 Vitality Superleague season. All of them are graduates of the Blue and Gold’s prolific performance pathway, which has expanded this season to include a network of Academies and Hubs for players right across the South West. Heading up the new Futures Pathway will be Lois Rideout, a former Team Bath Superleague player...

27 October 2017

Team Bath’s finest share expertise with rising young judo stars before big weekend of competition

The University of Bath hosted an up-and-coming wave of young, talented judo players from around the South West this week ahead of a big few days of international competition for the current high-performance squad. Teenagers on the Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme took part in training sessions guided by Team Bath Head Coach Juergen Klinger and world-class judoka including Olympian Ben Fletcher and Commonwealth Champion Megan Fletcher, providing a fresh and challenging take on judo...

26 October 2017

Errors prove costly once again as late tries leave University of Bath waiting for first BUCS Super Rugby win

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were once again left to rue errors at crucial moments as three tries in the last 15 minutes gave BUCS Super Rugby league leaders Northumbria University the spoils on Wednesday. The IKON Construction-sponsored home side looked well placed for a first win of the season when tries from Mike Snook, Tom Doughty (pictured left) and Scott Russell plus three conversions and a penalty from Will Flinn deservedly put...

25 October 2017

Team England call up athletes Emily Diamond, David King and Tom Gale for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Olympic and World medallist Emily Diamond, British Champion David King and rising star Tom Gale are the latest University of Bath-based athletes to be selected by Team England for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Alumni Danny Talbot, Jack Green and Rosie Clarke are also in the athletics squad for the Games, taking place in Australia from April 4-15. Diamond, who is coached remotely at the Sports Training Village by Jared Deacon, will be competing...

24 October 2017

Five players, four finals, two titles – what a week for Team Bath MCTA Tennis aces

Liam Broady and Anna Smith both reached finals, while Samantha Murray, Richard Gabb and Luke Johnson were all victorious during an excellent week for Team Bath MCTA Tennis professionals on the international circuit. Broady, who last month became the first Team Bath MCTA player to reach the quarter-finals of an ATP World Tour singles tournament, continued his fantastic form at the Las Vegas Tennis Open, an ATP Challenger Tour event. He opened the week with...

23 October 2017

Jess Varley bags bronze brace as Pentathlon GB athletes impress at U24 European Championships

University of Bath graduate Jess Varley left the first-ever U24 European Modern Pentathlon Championships with two bronze medals after a successful visit to Poland for Pentathlon GB. Varley, who studied Natural Sciences, took women’s team bronze with Zoe Davison and Kerenza Bryson before returning to the podium with fellow Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) athlete Jamie Harper in the mixed relay (pictured left). Davison, Bryson and Varley finished fifth, eighth and ninth respectively in the...

22 October 2017