Second-half shutout condemns Bath to first home defeat of BUCS Super Rugby season

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV saw their unbeaten home run come to an end following a disappointing second-half display against BUCS Super Rugby league leaders Loughborough on Wednesday. An eagerly-anticipated showdown between two in-form teams was evenly-matched during a first half which saw both teams score four tries apiece, with just a couple of successful conversions separating the sides. Bath touched down twice during the first 10 minutes, through Charlie Griffin and Kit...

12 December 2024

Terrific team gold caps another impressive IBSF World Cup as British Skeleton win medal of each colour at Altenberg

University of Bath-based skeleton athletes kicked off the European leg of the 2024-25 IBSF World Cup season in fine style by winning gold, silver and bronze in Altenberg, Germany. Tabby Stoecker and Marcus Wyatt (pictured) took top spot in the team competition, finishing 0.37 seconds clear of the field in a discipline that will make its Olympic debut in 2026. That result came just a couple of hours after Wyatt had won bronze and Matt...

07 December 2024

Another Kepu Tuipulotu treble inspires Bath to nine-try home win over Cardiff ahead of big BUCS Super Rugby showdown

Kepu Tuipulotu scored a hat-trick of tries against Welsh opposition for the second time this BUCS Super Rugby season as the University of Bath men’s 1st XV eased to a 59-16 home victory over Cardiff on Wednesday. Bath made nine changes to the 15 that had started the previous week’s excellent away win in Durham and it didn’t take long for one of those new starters to make an impact, Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi scoring the opening...

05 December 2024

Current and aspiring Olympians, history-making artistic swimmer and internationals join ranks of University of Bath Sporting Scholars

A Paris 2024 pentathlete, history-making artistic swimmer and aspiring Olympians in athletics, hockey, sailing and swimming are among an impressive 11 University of Bath student-athletes to be awarded sporting scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. Charlie Brown, Ranjuo Tomblin, Justin Davies, Patrick McElhinney, Oscar Cawthorne, Joshua Gammon, Dylan Registe and Matt Ward will all benefit from a cash award to help them meet the demands of training, competing and studying at an elite level. Netballer...

04 December 2024

More global representation for University of Bath student swimmers at 2024 World Short Course Championships

The University of Bath student swimming club will once again be represented on the global stage when Aryaan Din and Sam Williamson compete at the 2024 World Aquatics Short Course Championships in Budapest. Economics student Din will represent Pakistan in the 100m and 200m freestyle, while Williamson – who studies Sports Performance – will race for Bermuda in the 200m and 400m individual medley. It will be a global debut for both students, who are...

03 December 2024

Successful UK title defence secures Dan Bethell’s first para badminton medal since returning to full-time training at Team Bath

Dan Bethell successfully defended his men’s SL3 singles title at the 2024 UK Para Badminton Championships, his first major tournament since moving his full-time training base back to the University of Bath. Bethell (pictured left), a silver-medallist at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, was also runner-up in the SL3/4 doubles with Bobby Griffin, the pair having previously played together during their formative years with Team Bath Futures. “This was one of...

02 December 2024

Team Bath Tennis players help GB secure another podium placing at 2024 Master’U BNP Paribas tournament in France

Esther Adeshina, Finn Bass and James Story have continued a proud tradition of Team Bath Tennis players contributing to British success at the world’s biggest student tennis team tournament. They were part of a six-strong British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) squad that won silver at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament in Reims, France after a top-quality competition featuring the eight top nations from around the world. It was a seventh medal in as many...

01 December 2024

Strong second-half comeback in Durham seals first win double of BUCS Super Rugby season for in-form Bath

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV completed their first win double of the 2024-25 BUCS Super Rugby season as they recorded an impressive 41-27 victory at Durham. Bath went into Wednesday’s match having played just once in the previous month due to last week’s fixture at Nottingham being snowed off and found themselves trailing 20-7 as the first half drew to a close, their points coming from a penalty try. However, a Tyler Offiah...

28 November 2024

Beijing brings two more medals for Bath-based British Skeleton athletes as excellent start to IBSF World Cup season continues

Matt Weston went within one-hundredth of a second of winning gold and in-form Freya Tarbit bagged bronze as University of Bath-based British Skeleton athletes continued their excellent start to the 2024-25 IBSF World Cup season in Beijing. Weston, having won back-to-back bronze medals on the opening weekend in PyeongChang, led after the first run on the 2022 Winter Olympic Games track but was narrowly overhauled on the second run by Germany’s Christopher Grotheer, who claimed...

24 November 2024

Joshua Gammon’s golden hat-trick helps University of Bath student-swimmers excel at BUCS Short Course Championships

An 18-medal haul, including a golden hat-trick from Joshua Gammon, ensured University of Bath student swimmers enjoyed their strongest performance for many years at the 2024 BUCS Short Course Championships. The women’s team finished second and the men’s team were third as Bath secured a top-three finish overall with 710 points after an excellent weekend of racing at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. Sports Performance student Gammon (pictured top), fresh from being named in the Aquatics...

20 November 2024