Big Rec crowd enjoy entertaining Anniversary Game but Loughborough leave with the spoils

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were cheered on by another big crowd at The Rec but it was rivals Loughborough University who left with the spoils after an entertaining BUCS Super Rugby Anniversary Game, sponsored by Iesis Group. Jack Davies scored the first and last tries of an absorbing first half, either side of touchdowns from Musa Yusuff and Jack Moates, but two penalties and two conversions from the impressive Owen Waters gave...

18 October 2017

Olympic champ heads British skeleton World Cup squad as PyeongChang Winter Olympics season starts

Olympic Champion Lizzy Yarnold heads a six-strong team of University of Bath-based skeleton sliders selected for the opening World Cup races of the 2017-18 season in North America. With the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games now less than four months away, Yarnold will start the build-up to the defence of her title alongside World Cup medalist Laura Deas and Youth Olympic Champion Ashleigh Pittaway. Mechanical Engineering PhD student Dom Parsons, who is currently ranked number...

17 October 2017

International stars join Team Bath Netball as 2018 Superleague fixtures are unveiled

Josie Janz-Dawson and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis are two new talents announced as joining Team Bath Netball today as the Blue and Gold’s 2018 Vitality Superleague fixtures are announced.  Team Bath open at home with a potential sizzler against Surrey Storm on February 23 after two earlier away rounds against Team Northumbrian and Celtic Dragons. The Storm match will be the first using the new Team Bath Arena format at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. Supporters...

16 October 2017

Shaw sisters “sure thing” for Team Bath

Netball international Rachel Shaw says the Team Bath Netball squad has become “a second family” to her as she and her younger sister Jess sign up to the Blue and Gold for the 2018 Vitality Superleague season. She said: “I really love the buzz and energy around this team and the novelty of putting on the Blue and Gold never wears off for me”. The talented siblings have already played for England and are renowned...

15 October 2017

Bath attack thwarted by Cardiff Met defence

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were frustratingly defeated in a tough and competitive BUCS Super Rugby Game against Cardiff Met on Wednesday. The final score of 18-10 was a result of a strong defence from the Cardiff Met side. A successful penalty kick from Bath’s Will Flinn brought the team three points in the 1st half. This, followed by a try from George Frampton and a successful conversion from Flinn after a lineout,...

13 October 2017

Game of two halves as University of Bath are left to rue errors during Durham defeat

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were left to rue costly errors as they were beaten in a BUCS Super Rugby game of two halves at Durham University on Wednesday. There was nothing between the teams during a tight-fought first period that saw both defences stand up well to some patient attacking play, with neither side able to force a breakthrough. However, Durham finally broke the deadlock six minutes into the second half and...

05 October 2017

University of Bath-based swimming medallists named in Team England squad for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

University of Bath-based trio Andrew Willis, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and James Guy are among the first group of swimmers to be selected by Team England for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. All three are part of the successful high-performance British Swimming National Centre at the Sports Training Village and all won medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. O’Connor – coached by David McNulty in the London 2012 Legacy Pool – enjoyed a particularly successful...

04 October 2017

Rugby teams to pay tribute to player, chairman and graduate George Stephenson

The University of Bath’s rugby teams will wear black armbands in their BUCS League matches on Wednesday in memory of George Stephenson, who has lost his battle with cancer aged 24. ‘Stevo’ was a popular and respected member of the rugby family at the University, playing across a number of positions for the 1st XV from 2011 to 2015 and serving as Chairman of the rugby club in his final season. He graduated with a...

03 October 2017

Silver in Sarasota as Bath rowing graduate Vicky Thornley produces best World Champs result

Former University of Bath-based rower Vicky Thornley helped the GB Rowing Team finish the 2017 World Championships on a high note as she won women’s single scull silver in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday. Thornley, who learnt to row with the highly-successful GB Rowing Team Start Programme at the University, finished runner-up to Jeannie Gmelin of Switzerland to add to her European Championships gold and two World Cup medals during an excellent 2017. “I’m really happy...

01 October 2017

University of Bath denied at the death by jubilant Leeds Beckett in enthralling BUCS Super Rugby opener

A penalty from the last kick of a pulsating game condemned the University of Bath to a frustrating defeat in their opening BUCS Super Rugby game of the 2017-18 season against Leeds Beckett University. There were 94 minutes on the clock when Harri Collier slotted over from close range to give the visitors a hard-fought 27-26 success in a hugely-entertaining contest where the lead changed hands six times. Bath, sponsored by IKON Construction, once again...

27 September 2017