Frustrating finish to an excellent season as Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby Championships hopes are dashed by Cardiff Met fightback

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV saw their BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship campaign end in frustrating fashion as Cardiff Met fought back to win 35-28 in Wednesday’s quarter-final at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. Bath looked set to build on their best-ever league season when they opened up a 21-5 lead inside the opening 30 minutes. Number 8 George Doel marked his 25th appearance for the 1sts by burrowing over from close...

27 March 2025

Bath students past and present help Avon win Badminton England Senior County Championships Premiership title for first time

University of Bath student-athlete Toby Dillingham has helped Avon secure the Badminton England Senior County Championships Premiership title for the first time. The Mechanical Engineering student, supported by the Student Performance Sport Breakthrough Programme, recorded an important victory in the men’s doubles with Barney Chua Yue Chern as Avon beat Surrey 7-4 in a decisive last league fixture on Sunday. That result – Avon’s sixth win from nine matches – meant they beat Surrey to...

24 March 2025

Team Bath Netball denied by Manchester Thunder fightback in thrilling first NXT Gen League home match in Bristol

Team Bath Netball’s first NXT Gen League match in Bristol proved to be a thriller as they were edged out by a single goal by Manchester Thunder at Clifton College. A vocal crowd at the Chellaram Sports Complex saw the Blue & Gold race into a 15-9 lead after the first quarter before Thunder – who featured Jade Clarke, England’s most-capped player, in their ranks – cut the half-time deficit to 26-25. [caption id="attachment_71691" align="alignright"...

22 March 2025

Silver linings for University of Bath netball and tennis teams at BUCS Big Wednesday 2025

Five University of Bath student sports teams – three tennis and two netball – contested the 2025 BUCS Big Wednesday national finals. The netball club’s 1sts and 2nds, coached by Anya Le Monnier, capped a historic season – where they won a BUCS Premier South title double for the first time – by winning silver in their respective cup competitions. Bath’s 1sts were beaten 65-43 by Loughborough in the National Championship final, the second time...

20 March 2025

Brilliant Bath students win overall title plus men’s and women’s team gold with dominant display at BUCS Judo Championships

University of Bath students dominated the 2025 BUCS Judo Championships, coming away from Walsall with the overall team title after a tremendous 21-medal haul which included both men’s and women’s team gold. Gergo Berendi, Sam Elliott, Elliot Wilkinson, Charlie Bourton-Cole and Ollie Isaacs made up the successful men’s team, while Evie Halvey-Jacobs, Anika Rabi and Kaitlin Chapple-Allen combined to secure the women’s title. Chemistry for Drug Discovery student Rabi won women’s -70kg gold, one of...

19 March 2025

Scholar Justin Davies “incredibly honoured” to be Rengen Athlete of the Month after winning British title and making senior GB debut

Sporting scholar Justin Davies has been named as the latest Team Bath Rengen Athlete of the Month after a fantastic February which saw him smash national records, win a first British title and qualify for the European Athletics Championships. The Team Bath AC athlete, who trains and studies at the University of Bath, has enjoyed an excellent winter campaign which has seen him slice nearly four seconds off his 800m indoor personal best. His winning...

18 March 2025

Proud day as University of Bath students, graduates and coaches help Bath Rugby secure Premiership Rugby Cup

A host of University of Bath students, graduates and coaches played key roles as Bath Rugby ended their 17-year wait for silverware with an outstanding 48-14 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the 2024-25 Premiership Rugby Cup Final. Management student Tom Carr-Smith grabbed the first of seven Bath tries and Sports Performance alumnus Tom Dunn touched down twice on a perfect Sunday afternoon at Sandy Park. Joining Carr-Smith in the starting line-up were fellow students Jasper...

17 March 2025

Team Hall ends superb season with a second four-man bobsleigh World Championships medal in three years

Great Britain are celebrating a second four-man bobsleigh World Championship medal in three years, having previously not won one since 1939, after Brad Hall steered his crew to a brilliant bronze in Lake Placid. It was almost a silver for the University of Bath-based quartet of Hall, Arran Gulliver, Taylor Lawrence and Greg Cackett, who saw their fastest of four runs chalked off after the results from Heat 2 were declared null and void. That...

16 March 2025

Eight-try Bath beat Nottingham to finish best-ever BUCS Super Rugby league season on a high and take winning form into knockout stages

An eight-try home win over Nottingham in their last league match of the 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season sees the University of Bath men’s 1st XV go into the knockout stages with confidence high. Wednesday’s entertaining 50-29 success at the Team Bath Sports Training Village meant third-placed Bath finished the season with 13 wins and one draw from 18 matches, and extended their current winning run to four at a time when several players have...

13 March 2025

Another team silver for Matt Weston and Tabby Stoecker as British Skeleton athletes end 2025 World Championships with three medals

Matt Weston went mighty close to winning a second IBSF Skeleton World Championship gold in 24 hours when he and Tabby Stoecker won silver for Great Britain in the team event. The GB1 team clocked a combined time of 1:54.53 to finish just one-tenth of a second behind Ro Mystique and Austin Florian of Team USA who took gold on home ice in Lake Placid. It was the second year running that Stoecker and newly-crowned...

09 March 2025