Five tries apiece but Bath are edged out by table-topping Northumbria in BUCS Super Rugby battle

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV scored five tries at Newcastle’s Kingston Park on Friday but still found themselves on the wrong end of a 37-33 scoreline after a cracking BUCS Super Rugby match against Northumbria. The visitors, sponsored by IKON Construction and supported by Investigo, scored twice in the opening ten minutes before Northumbria hit back with two converted tries and two penalties of their own to lead 20-14 at the break. Bath...

03 February 2018

Men’s 1st XV head to Northumbria in BUCS Super Rugby as Bath select student quartet for Ospreys match

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV are making the long journey to Newcastle today to face Team Northumbria in a BUCS Super Rugby match being live streamed on YouTube (kick-off 7.30pm). Bath, sponsored by IKON Construction and supported by Investigo, are looking to bounce back from a narrow home defeat to Cardiff Met two weeks ago, while Northumbria know a bonus-point win would move them level with league leaders Exeter following their defeat to...

02 February 2018

Davis Cup debutant Liam Broady to lead GB challenge in Spain as Team Bath Tennis players represent on world stage

Team Bath Tennis ace Liam Broady will make his Davis Cup debut on Friday when he plays the opening rubber in Great Britain’s match against Spain. Broady will be first on the outdoor clay court at the Puente Romano Sports Complex in Marbella when he faces Albert Ramos Vinolas, the current world number 21 who reached the last 32 at the 2018 Australian Open. Fellow debutant Cameron Norrie will then take on Roberto Bautista Agut in...

01 February 2018

Sports Performance student Darren Atkins to join Bath Rugby senior squad for 2018-19 season

Darren Atkins has followed fellow University of Bath student Josh Bayliss in signing a new contract with Bath Rugby that will see him step up into the Premiership club’s senior squad for the 2018-19 season. The talented full-back, who has represented the University men’s 1st XV in BUCS Super Rugby, is one of a number of Bath Rugby Academy players who combine training and playing for the Blue, Black & White with studying Sports Performance....

31 January 2018

Brilliant Buccs reach Jaffa Super 6s indoor hockey final during unforgettable day at Copper Box Arena

Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club achieved their best-ever Jaffa Super 6s result as the men’s team finished runners-up in the national indoor competition. After qualifying from the league stage for the first time, Buccs treated the sell-out crowd at London’s Copper Box Arena and a television audience watching live coverage on BBC Sport to two tremendous performances. They overcame Wimbledon in the semi-finals after a dramatic penalty shoot-out, then pushed East Grinstead all the way...

30 January 2018

National Centre Bath trio win eight medals at Luxembourg Euro Swim Meet

University of Bath-based swimmers Jazz Carlin, James Guy and Chris Walker-Hebborn won eight medals between them at the Luxembourg Euro Meet over the weekend. Guy, coached by Jol Finck at the British Swimming National Centre Bath, struck gold in both the 200m freestyle (1:47.97) and 100m butterfly (52.31). He also claimed 200m butterfly bronze (1:59.52) and was part of a 4x100m medley relay squad that finished runner-up in a British one-two. Helping the other British...

29 January 2018

Tough test but invaluable experience for Pentathlon GB juniors at Budapest International Competition

University of Bath students Charlie Follett and Georgia Hannam gained invaluable international experience when they were among five Pentathlon GB athletes to reach the finals of the Budapest Indoor Competition in Hungary. Follett (left), who studies Psychology, was 27th overall in the women’s competition and Santander Sporting Scholar Georgia Hannam, who studies Physical Activity & Health, finished 28th. Fellow junior athlete Kerenza Bryson also qualified for the final, placing 31st. [caption id="attachment_59139" align="alignright" width="292"] Georgia Hannam in...

28 January 2018

Dream come true as University students Will Britton and Miles Reid help Bath Rugby to Anglo-Welsh Cup victory on debut

The thriving partnership between the University of Bath and Bath Rugby produced more positive results on Saturday as students Will Britton and Miles Reid made their senior debuts in the famous Blue, Black and White. The duo, both part of the University men’s 1st XV that competes in BUCS Super Rugby, came off the bench in the second half to help Bath record a 21-8 home victory over Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Fellow...

27 January 2018

University captain Will Britton and fellow student Miles Reid in line to make Bath Rugby debuts

University of Bath students Will Britton and Miles Reid are in contention to make their Bath Rugby debuts on Saturday after being named on the bench for the Anglo-Welsh Cup clash against Newcastle Falcons (The Rec, 3pm). Sport & Social Sciences student Britton (pictured) is captain of the University’s BUCS Super Rugby team, for whom Reid – a former Beechen Cliff School pupil who began a Sports Performance course this year – has appeared regularly...

26 January 2018

Aerial skier Lloyd Wallace soars to Olympic debut as slider Jackie Narracott also earns PyeongChang 2018 selection

Aerial skier Lloyd Wallace and Australian skeleton athlete Jackie Narracott are the latest University of Bath-based sportspeople to be officially selected for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Wallace’s qualification for the Team GB squad – the first male aerial skier to be selected by Britain in 20 years – is all the more remarkable as it comes just six months after he suffered a serious head injury while training in Switzerland. He was placed...

25 January 2018