Trio of alumni ready for French test as England Women start Six Nations campaign

University of Bath alumni Natasha Hunt, Izzy Noel-Smith and Amy Wilson Hardy will all start for England Women in Saturday’s televised Six Nations opener against France.  Sarah Hunter, who trains at the Sports Training Village, will captain an experienced Red Roses squad that can boast 994 international caps between them. The match will take place at Twickenham at 7.35pm, immediately after the men’s fixture against France, and will be televised on Sky Sports Mix. Wilson Hardy, who...

03 February 2017

Terrific tries and determined defending boost University of Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby play-off push

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV kept up their push for a BUCS Super Rugby play-off place with a spirited 25-15 victory over Cardiff Met on Wednesday afternoon. In an entertaining final home match of the season, Bath – sponsored by IKON Construction – scored two early penalties through Will Flinn before visiting prop Sam Cochrane touched down to cut the lead to 6-5. However, when Cardiff captain Aled Evans was sin-binned just after...

01 February 2017

World Champion James Guy and swim coach Jol Finck loving “fresh start” at University of Bath

Double Olympic medallist James Guy is set to make his first competitive appearance since becoming the latest World Champion to move his training base to the University of Bath. The 21-year-old, who stormed to the World 200m freestyle title in 2015, has made the switch to the British Swimming National Centre Bath along with coach Jol Finck and fellow Rio 2016 Olympian Cameron Kurle. They will train alongside the likes of Olympic silver-medallists Jazz Carlin,...

01 February 2017

Fresh talent hoping to emulate Olympic Champions with GB Rowing Team Start programme at University of Bath

It is the groundbreaking talent identification and development scheme that set double Olympic Champions Heather Stanning and Helen Glover on their way to becoming two of Britain’s greatest-ever sportswomen. Now the GB Rowing Team Start Programme based at the University of Bath has an exciting, ambitious group of emerging rowers keen to follow in their wake as attention turns to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and beyond. Training and racing alongside students in the University...

01 February 2017

Team Bath Netball stars go back to school to inspire young sportswomen in South West

Dozens of young sportswomen from across the South West have received a training master-class from Team Bath Netball stars during inspirational school visits in conjunction with new Education Partner Mogers Drewett.  Supported by funding from the West Country law firm, the fun and informative workshops have seen Blue and Gold players put the aspiring netballers through the attacking and defensive drills they use to prepare for Superleague and international competition. They have also taken part...

30 January 2017

Eilidh Doyle claims Vienna victory in European-fastest time

University of Bath-based athlete Eilidh Doyle ran the fastest 400m indoor time by a European this year as she claimed victory at the Indoor Track & Field Vienna meeting in Austria. The Rio 2016 Olympic bronze-medallist, coached by Malcolm Arnold at the Sports Training Village, clocked a winning time of 51.86 – just four-tenths of a second outside the lifetime best she set in 2013. That was well inside the qualifying time for the 2017...

30 January 2017

Mica McNeill and Mica Moore take Junior World Bobsleigh crown after golden week

Mica McNeill and Mica Moore are the new Junior World Bobsleigh Champions after a stunning few days for the University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association. The talented young duo finished six-tenths of a second ahead of two home crews on the German track of Winterberg to become GB’s first Junior World Champions since Paula Walker and Rebekah Wilson in 2011 - they went on to compete at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games....

29 January 2017

VIDEO: Mark Foster and Ged Roddy inducted into University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport

Five-time Olympic swimmer Mark Foster and former Director of Sport Ged Roddy have become the first inductees of 2017 into the University of Bath Hall of Fame for Sport.  Foster won 51 major international medals – including six World titles and two Commonwealth Games gold medals – during an illustrious swimming career that lasted 23 years. While at Bath, Foster pioneered the kind of land-training that today’s swimmers take for granted. Roddy’s pioneering spell as...

27 January 2017

Rising England hockey stars train at University of Bath as students earn international calls

England Hockey U18 Boys will take on Team Bath Buccaneers men’s 1sts when they visit the University of Bath this weekend for a training camp. Sunday’s visit continues the international theme during an outstanding month of hockey which has seen Buccs’ Liam Sanford called into the senior England squad and Chemistry student Eloise Laity help Wales Ladies record their best-ever finish at the FIH World League in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fellow students Kate Holmes and Fiona...

27 January 2017

Sparkling second half helps Blue and Gold give BUCS Super Rugby leaders a major scare

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV produced a storming second-half display as they gave BUCS Super Rugby league leaders Hartpury College a mighty scare on Wednesday. In their first match of 2017, the Blue and Gold – sponsored by Ikon Construction – got off to a great start as, from their first attacking lineout, Sports Performance student Darren Atkins went over for a try and Hugo Stiles added the conversion. However, the home side...

26 January 2017