Bath head into Anniversary Game seeking first win of BUCS Super Rugby season as late try seals defeat at Leeds Beckett

University of Bath men’s 1st XV will go into their Anniversary Game fixture looking for a big crowd to roar them to a first win of the 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season after suffering a frustrating 29-19 defeat at Leeds Beckett. The Bath Building Society-sponsored side, making their third long away trip in as many weeks, were right in an entertaining contest throughout before a try two minutes from time took the game out of...

12 October 2023

Olympic and World medallist Emily Diamond announces retirement from competitive athletics

Emily Diamond, who won Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European medals while training at the University of Bath, has announced her retirement from athletics. She was part of the Team GB squad at three Olympic Games, the highlight coming at Rio 2016 when she won women’s 4x400m relay bronze with fellow Bath athlete Eilidh Doyle, Anyika Onuora and Christine Ohuruogu. The following year, Diamond - a relay bronze-medallist for England at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games...

11 October 2023

Sporting Wellness partnership to provide Bath Student Performance Sport athletes with access to free mental health support 24/7/365

Team Bath Student Performance Sport athletes will be able to access free and professional mental health support 24 hours a day thanks to a new partnership with the Sporting Wellness charity. Nearly 300 young people who combine study and performance sport at the University of Bath will benefit from the service, which offers a 24/7/365 support helpline and live chat. They will also be able to arrange counselling, either in person, online or over the...

10 October 2023

New sponsors Colour Studios and Dragon Signs proud to support 2023 Anniversary Game as Bath take on Cardiff Met at The Rec

This year’s Anniversary Game at The Rec will see fresh fire breathed into the rugby rivalry between the University of Bath and Cardiff Met thanks to new match sponsors, Colour Studios and Dragon Signs. The two core businesses of Dragon Group – based in Radstock, near Bath, and Cardiff respectively – are backing the annual BUCS Super Rugby fixture at the city-centre home of Bath Rugby, which this year is taking place on Wednesday 18th...

09 October 2023

Piers Gilliver defends Wheelchair Fencing World Championships title as he and Dimitri Coutya bag four more global medals in Italy

Piers Gilliver successfully defended his Wheelchair Fencing World Championships epee title as he and Dimitri Coutya brought home four medals from Italy between them to their University of Bath training base. Paralympic champion Gilliver battled through nail-biting quarter- and semi-finals against China’s Jianquan Tian and Gang Sun respectively, winning both 15-14, before dominating the Category A epee final in Terni by beating home favourite Emanuele Lambertini 15-4. Gilliver, based at the Wheelchair Fencing National Training...

08 October 2023

Phoebe Maslen is a proud captain as Team Bath netballers win gold and silver with England and Wales at Europe Netball U21 Champs

Team Bath Netball Super League player Phoebe Maslen captained England to victory at the Europe Netball U21 Championship in Sheffield. She was joined in the winning squad by fellow Blue & Gold star Sophie Kelly, NPL player Daisy Harrison and University of Bath Sports Performance fresher Alanna Pullen. Captain Deni Agnew and fellow Sport Management and Coaching student Charlotte Jenning Evans helped Wales secure silver medals. Mid-courter Maslen said: “We went in with high expectations...

08 October 2023

Pentathlon GB set to launch the UK’s ‘home of obstacle course racing’ at the University of Bath

Pentathlon GB, the governing body of Modern Pentathlon, is launching the UK’s first permanent sprint obstacle course based at the University of Bath, enabling both athletes and the public to challenge themselves on a world-class course. The new facility, due to open early 2024, will showcase eight obstacles which are currently used in International Junior Pentathlon competitions and include steps, a big wheel, a 1.5m climbing wall, rings, a balance beam, wheels, monkey bars and...

06 October 2023

Bath leave Loughborough with hard-earned bonus point after 11-try BUCS Super Rugby clash with defending champions

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV were beaten 43-30 in a high-scoring BUCS Super Rugby match against old rivals and defending champions Loughborough. Eleven tries were scored in a fiercely competitive match, with Ted Johnson and Zak Giannini touching down for the Bath Building Society-sponsored visitors in the latter stages of the first half. Both were converted by Iwan Price-Thomas, who also scored a 10th-minute penalty, as Bath took a 17-12 lead into the...

05 October 2023

Hard-fought defeat for Bath men’s 1st XV in BUCS Super Rugby season opener at Durham

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV started their 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season with a narrow 16-12 defeat at Durham. The visitors, sponsored by Bath Building Society, outscored their opponents by two tries to one but couldn’t quite force what would have been a decisive third touchdown in the closing stages. Captain Ludo Kolade scored the opening try, sandwiched between two Durham penalties, and Bath were on the attack again when an error led...

28 September 2023

VIDEO: Co-captains Tom Cowan and Ludo Kolade aiming high as University of Bath men’s 1st XV return to BUCS Super Rugby action

Tom Cowan and Ludo Kolade are setting their sights high for the 2023-24 BUCS Super Rugby season after being named as co-captains of the University of Bath men’s 1st XV. Back-row Cowan, from nearby Chippenham, and centre Kolade helped the Bath Building Society-sponsored squad claim a top-four league finish last season and go within a point of reaching the cup final before being denied at the death by eventual double winners Loughborough. Both believe that...

20 September 2023