University of Bath hoping for big home crowd as they look to build to on impressive BUCS Super Rugby start

The University of Bath men’s rugby team will go into their first-ever BUCS Super Rugby home fixture on Wednesday with confidence high after starting their season with a 38-17 bonus-point win over Team Northumbria. Hooker Tom Doughty (left) and winger Daniel Rowland (right) both scored two tries and Ludi Hopkinson also touched down as the Blue and Gold recovered from an early 10-0 deficit to record an impressive victory at Kingston Park, the home of Aviva...

18 October 2016

Halls claim haul as Team Bath judoka gain experience at European Open in Glasgow

Team Bath Judo Club’s Adam Hall claimed his first medal at World Cup level when he won -100kg bronze at the European Open in Glasgow. Gary Hall matched his achievement in the -90kg category after beating team-mate Sam Potts in the bronze-medal match. Saturday’s competition saw Adam Hall overcome Norway’s Henrik Reitan in the first round before beating fellow Brit Philip Awiti-Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals. He was in a winning position against Simeon Catharina...

17 October 2016

Swimmers and staff celebrate thriving partnership between University of Bath and British Swimming

The thriving partnership between the University of Bath and British Swimming was celebrated at the Sports Training Village on Friday as athletes, coaches and staff gathered to reflect on another outstanding year of success in the pool. Rio 2016 Olympic medallists Jazz Carlin, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Chris Walker-Hebborn were among members of the British Swimming National Centre Bath squad who joined Team Bath staff for a special ‘thank you’ breakfast in the Sports Café. The...

14 October 2016

Rio Olympian Andrew Willis returning to international stage at World Championships

University of Bath-based swimmer Andrew Willis has been named in a 16-strong British Swimming squad for December’s FINA World Short-Course Championships in Windsor, Canada. The double Olympian, who missed out on a 200m breaststroke medal at Rio 2016 by just eight-hundredths of a second, will be competing in the faster waters of the 25m pool from December 6-12. British Swimming Head Coach Bill Furniss has challenged his squad to use the event to practice vital...

13 October 2016

Friday night lights beckon as University of Bath kick-off BUCS Super Rugby season

The University of Bath men’s rugby team are “raring to go” as they prepare to travel up to Newcastle to kick off their inaugural BUCS Super Rugby campaign. Friday evening’s match against Northumbria University is being played at Kingston Park, home of Aviva Premiership club Newcastle Falcons, and starts an exciting few weeks for the University of Bath team. Next Wednesday (October 19) sees them play their first home fixture against Loughborough University on the...

13 October 2016

Rio 2016 medallists enjoy homecoming celebration with students and staff at University of Bath

Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic medalists received a heroes’ welcome on Wednesday when they celebrated their stunning summer of sporting success with students and staff at the University of Bath. Six Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes who train at the University’s world-class Sports Training Village – athletes Paul Blake, Emily Diamond and Eilidh Doyle plus swimmers Jazz Carlin, Siobhan-Marie O’Connor and Chris Walker-Hebborn – were joined by graduate Heather Stanning, the double rowing Olympic champion,...

12 October 2016

Team Bath netballers and University students in England U21 World Youth Cup long squad

Team Bath Netball’s Paige Reed (left) and Jess Shaw (right) have both been confirmed in the England U21 long squad for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana. The 20-strong squad includes all 12 of the successful Netball Europe team that recorded three wins from three in Cardiff over the weekend to lift the title in Team Bath Assistant Coach Emily Perry’s first tournament as Head Coach of the Roses. University of Bath Sports Performance...

10 October 2016

England U21 warm up for Netball Europe with two-day training camp at University of Bath

England Netball U21s will get their Netball Europe competition under way on Friday evening after two days of top-class preparation at the University of Bath Sports Training Village. The squad spent Wednesday and Thursday having training drills in the STV sports hall and working out in the Team Bath Gym. They also faced Team Bath Netball in a practice match as they warmed up for this weekend’s competition against the other Home Nations. The sessions...

07 October 2016

Swimmer Charlie Attwood going to new heights as build-up to Tokyo 2020 begins

University of Bath-based Charlie Attwood is one of 16 potential Tokyo 2020 Olympians selected by British Swimming to attend an altitude training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona later this month. It is the first of ten altitude camps that will take place between now and the Tokyo Games and each swimmer chosen is considered to be of the optimal age and performance profile to excel at the next Olympics. Attwood is starting his second season of...

05 October 2016

Levi Davis looking to make his mark with University and Bath Rugby

Fresher Levi Davis has arrived at the University of Bath determined to continue his education both in the lecture hall and on the rugby pitch. The Sports Performance student, an England U18 international, is part of the University squad for the new BUCS Super Rugby league and has also made two appearances for Bath Rugby’s 2nd XV so far this season, scoring a second-half try against Saracens Storm at The Rec on Monday. In an...

05 October 2016