Wales debutant Louie Hennessey becomes latest Bath BUCS Super Rugby player to progress to senior international stage

Louie Hennessey became the latest University of Bath BUCS Super Rugby player to make his senior international debut when he took to the field for Wales in their Men's Six Nations Championship match against Ireland. The 21-year-old centre, who studied Sports Performance and graduated last summer, came on as a second-half replacement during Friday’s battling 27-17 defeat in Dublin. He was the second Bath graduate to be introduced from the bench after prop Archie Griffin...

09 March 2026

Second tour title win as many weeks lifts Team Bath Tennis star Toby Samuel into world’s top 200 for first time

Team Bath Tennis ace Toby Samuel has risen into the world’s top 200 for the first time after winning the third ATP Challenger Tour title of his career in Hersonsissos, Greece. Samuel, coached by Ian MacDonald and Tiarnan Brady at the University of Bath, dropped just one set across five matches and was particularly dominant in the closing stages of the tournament, beating home player Stefanos Sakellaridis 6-2 6-0 in the semi-finals before securing the...

08 March 2026

Reenergised Team Bath Netball overcome Panthers to deservedly get first win of NXT Gen League season on the board

An excellent all-round performance ensured Team Bath Netball secured their first win of the 2026 NXT Gen League season with a 54-51 home victory over Birmingham Panthers. It was nip and tuck throughout an absorbing evening at a sold-out Team Bath Arena, with neither side able to build a significant lead until the dying minutes when a surge of defensive pressure combined with clinical finishing in attack allowed the hosts to make a decisive break....

07 March 2026

Battling Bath one win away from BUCS Super Rugby title after leapfrogging Loughborough on an epic evening at The Yard

An epic comeback victory in front of a boisterous home crowd saw the University of Bath men’s 1st XV leapfrog Loughborough to go top of the BUCS Super Rugby table with just one game to go. The 40-31 win at The Yard, aka the Team Bath Sports Training Village 3G Pitch, means Bath can secure their first-ever BUCS Super Rugby league title with victory at fourth-placed Durham on Wednesday 11th March (6.30pm). Head of Rugby...

05 March 2026

Bath dig deep to see off Swansea and set up huge home showdown against BUCS Super Rugby title rivals Loughborough

A hard-earned bonus point victory in Swansea for the University of Bath men’s 1st XV has perfectly teed up a huge top-of-the-table clash against BUCS Super Rugby title rivals Loughborough. The 26-17 win in South Wales means second-placed Bath, sponsored by Bath Building Society, stay within a point of the league leaders going into the potential title decider at the Team Bath Sports Training Village on Wednesday 4th March (6.30pm kick-off, free to watch). Bath...

26 February 2026

University of Bath salutes “phenomenal” achievements of British bobsleigh and skeleton athletes at Milano-Cortina 2026

University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley has hailed the “phenomenal” achievements of the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA) athletes who represented Team GB at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Matt Weston became Britain's most decorated male Winter Olympian when he won two skeleton golds in three days, following up his emphatic victory in the men’s race with a historic triumph alongside Tabby Stoecker in the first-ever Olympic mixed team event. Freya...

25 February 2026

From Team Bath Futures to Milano-Cortina 2026 – skier Hester Poole all set for Winter Games debut with ParalympicsGB

Bath skier Hester Poole has been selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, which take place in Italy from 6th to 15th March. The 18-year-old will race in the visually impaired class Para Alpine events, partnered by guide Ali Hall with whom she has skied since 2023. Hester is a familiar face around the Team Bath Sports Training Village (STV), where she has trained and enjoyed sport for almost a decade....

25 February 2026

Bath-based GB squad begin 2026 Para Fencing World Cup campaign with fantastic five medals in Pisa

The University of Bath-based British Fencing squad won five medals when Italy hosted the first Para Fencing World Cup of 2026. Dimitri Coutya took Category B foil gold and epee bronze in Pisa, beating home favourite Michele Massa 15-13 in the foil final, and fellow Paralympic gold-medallist Piers Gilliver won Category A epee silver. There were also bronze medals for Oliver Lam-Watson and Gemma Collis in Category A sabre and epee respectively. Britain fielded 13...

24 February 2026

University of Bath partners with University Degrees Abroad to deliver world-class football pathway for US student-athletes

University Degrees Abroad (UDA) is proud to announce a new partnership with the University of Bath to support the expansion of its professional football (soccer) academy operations in the United Kingdom. The collaboration will provide student-athletes from the United States with the opportunity to pursue a world-class undergraduate degree while training within one of the UK’s leading high-performance sporting environments. The University of Bath is consistently ranked among the UK’s top universities and is home...

23 February 2026

Seventh spot for Team Hall in four-man bobsleigh after British pairing finish strongly in two-woman competition

The British four-man bobsleigh team secured seventh place overall on the final day of competition at the Cortina Sliding Centre. Pilot Brad Hall, competing at his third Games, and his crew of Taylor Lawrence, Greg Cackett and Leon Greenwood were third after an excellent first run but slipped to seventh overnight after a difficult second heat. They moved back up to sixth after a solid third run before swapping places once again with Switzerland in...

22 February 2026