Western finals mark start of huge month of BUCS student sport at University of Bath

The first of two major student sporting events at the University of Bath during March saw teams from across the region contest the BUCS [British Universities & Colleges Sport] Western Conference Cup Finals this week. Students from 15 universities and colleges in Wales and the South West of England competed in 12 different sports during an action-packed day on campus, with finals taking place in the Sports Training Village, the Founders’ Hall and the outdoor...

09 March 2017

One win from Twickenham as men’s 1st XV record dramatic BUCS Rugby Champs win at Durham

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV are just one win from Twickenham after a dramatic 20-19 victory in Tuesday’s BUCS Rugby Championship quarter-final at Durham University. Will Flinn’s outstanding conversion from the touchline with eight minutes to go, following a fine try from Dan Rowland, proved to be the difference between the teams after a titanic tussle. However, Durham twice had chances to win it in the closing stages through Charlie Norman penalties but...

08 March 2017

Battling home performance by Team Bath not enough to overturn Loughborough Lightning who clinch 47-41 Superleague victory

A spirited recovery from Sitec-sponsored Team Bath Netball came up just short as they suffered a 47-41 home defeat to Loughborough Lightning in a gripping Vitality Netball Superleague contest on Monday. Welsh shooter Chelsea Lewis, who scored 22 goals during a fine performance, set up a grandstand finish for the Blue and Gold as they fought from a five-goal half-time deficit to level the score at 40-40 with five minutes to go. But Lightning managed...

06 March 2017

Eilidh Doyle adds to her international medal collection with Euro Indoor relay silver

University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Doyle won the 15th medal of her international career as she helped Great Britain to a 4x400m relay silver medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships in Belgrade. In the process, Doyle – coached by Malcolm Arnold at the Sports Training Village – became Scotland’s most decorated track and field athlete ever. Rio 2016 Olympic medallist Doyle ran the first leg and used her experience to put Britain in a...

06 March 2017

Davis Cup captain Leon Smith back at Team Bath Tennis to mentor kids’ coaches

Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith returned to the University of Bath Sports Training Village on Thursday to help coaches from across the South West prepare to deliver a national training programme for children. Smith, who led GB to a historic victory in 2015, worked with Team Bath Tennis staff as they shared details of the Tennis For Kids scheme with around 60 coaches who will implement the free six-week training plan back at their...

03 March 2017

Team Bath Buccs’ Liam Sanford makes historic debut as England Hockey win in South Africa

Liam Sanford became the first-ever current Team Bath Buccaneers men’s player to represent England Hockey at senior level as he helped his country to a 5-2 win over South Africa in Cape Town. The talented full-back, who has been selected for England’s Lottery-funded central programme after impressing in trials, made his debut from the bench during Thursday’s impressive victory. University of Bath Sports Performance student Peter Scott, supported by a Trendell Sports Scholarship, was also...

03 March 2017

Mentoring role for Jazz Carlin as University of Bath-based swimmers head to United States

Double Olympic medallist Jazz Carlin is taking on a mentoring role as she and several other University of Bath-based swimmers head out to the United States this week for training and competition. Carlin, coached by Dave McNulty at the British Swimming National Centre Bath, is working with a group of 17 promising female swimmers – all aged between 16 and 18 – as part of the new Performance Foundations Pilot Programme. It is a partnership...

28 February 2017

Kate French stars in LA as Pentathlon GB make encouraging start to 2017 World Cup season

University of Bath graduate Kate French made a superb start to the 2017 Modern Pentathlon World Cup season as she won silver at the opening competition in Los Angeles. The Rio 2016 Olympian was seventh going into the decisive laser run-shoot but surged through the field to finish runner-up to Germany’s Lena Schoneborn, pulling away from third-placed Ekaterina Khuraskina of Russia in the final 50m. “I’m really happy to start my season with a medal,”...

27 February 2017

‘Emotional’ Lizzy Yarnold bags bronze at Skeleton World Championships

Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold returned to the World Championships podium as she won bronze in Konigssee, Germany on Saturday. The University of Bath-based slider, who took a year out after winning World gold in 2015, was the only non-German to finish in the top four during a competition that was reduced to three runs due to heavy snow. “It’s very emotional, I really feel like this is the beginning and this is where the...

26 February 2017

Team Bath Netball outmuscle Mavericks during epic conclusion to Super Ten

Team Bath Netball provided a thrilling climax to the Vitality Netball Superleague Super Ten for a second successive year as they battled past Hertfordshire Mavericks in an epic encounter on Saturday. Roared on by a large army of travelling supporters at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, the Blue and Gold – sponsored by Sitec – went blow for blow with Mavericks during three evenly-matched and physical quarters before finally edging clear in the fourth to...

25 February 2017