Universities of Bath and Edinburgh to lead new International Olympic Committee Research Centre

A new, high-profile International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre has been announced to be based at the universities of Bath and Edinburgh. The Edinburgh - Bath Research Centre – named the UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) - will draw on extensive, specialist expertise at both institutions, as well as their long-standing track record for research that has helped to enhance athlete health and prevent injuries in sport. For over a decade,...

28 October 2022

Brilliant bronze for Chloe Robyns-Landricombe at Malaga European Cup as fellow Team Bath Judoka make GB debuts in Spain

Team Bath Judo’s Chloe Robyns-Landricombe won her first senior international medal when she bagged a brilliant bronze at the Malaga European Cup in Spain. The University of Bath graduate faced three home athletes during her four -52kg bouts, winning two of those contests including the bronze-medal contest against Laura Gomez Antona by ippon in just over a minute. Two fellow Team Bath judoka made their senior debuts for Great Britain in Spain – Sidney Tancock,...

27 October 2022

Huge crowd roars Team Bath to outstanding win over Durham on memorable return to The Rec for Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game

Team Bath treated a nearly 6,000-strong crowd at The Rec to one of their best-ever BUCS Super Rugby performances as they stormed to a 40-13 victory over reigning champions Durham in the Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game. The men’s 1st XV were in outstanding form throughout, feeding off the energy of a vocal crowd to dominate for much of the 80 minutes and run in five tries through Ludo Kolade, Jasper Spandler, George Doel, Archie Griffin and...

26 October 2022

Team Bath Rugby defeated by Cardiff Met

Team Bath’s BUCS Super Rugby match ended in disappointment last night with a defeat against Cardiff Met at the Team Bath Sports Training Village. The men’s 1st XV, sponsored by Bath Building Society, started well and the game was fairly evenly matched, but it was Cardiff Met who broke the deadlock at 23 minutes, with a try by Bradley Roderick-Evans and a conversion, for a 7-0 lead. The visitors continued to apply pressure to try to...

20 October 2022

Imogen Allison co-captains Vitality Roses to Uganda series success as Team Bath Super League stars impress for England and Wales

Imogen Allison co-captained England to a Test series success and new recruit Bethan Dyke was named as player of the tournament for Wales as Team Bath Netball Super League stars impressed on international duty against Uganda. Mid-courter Allison started at centre in the opening 60-51 victory and then impressed at wing-defence as the Vitality Roses wrapped up a series win by beating the She Cranes 53-45 in match two. The Blue & Gold star, who...

11 October 2022

Students Emma Whitaker and Charlie Brown join forces to win mixed relay gold for Pentathlon GB at Junior World Championships

University of Bath students Emma Whitaker and Charlie Brown struck mixed relay gold at the end of an impressive week for Pentathlon GB at the Modern Pentathlon Junior World Championships in Poland. Both had recorded top-ten finishes in Saturday’s individual finals, with Sports Performance student Whitaker – who is supported by a Santander Sporting Scholarship - placing fifth in the women’s competition and Sports Management & Coaching student Brown finishing eighth in the men’s event....

09 October 2022

Dynamic New Zealand mid-courter Ali Wilshier excited to complete new-look Team Bath Netball squad for 2023 Superleague season

Livewire New Zealand mid-courter Ali Wilshier says she cannot wait to immerse herself in the “family culture” at Team Bath Netball after today being confirmed as the final member of the club’s 2023 Superleague squad. The 23-year-old centre and wing-attack has spent the past two seasons with Southern Steel in the ANZ Premiership, where she established a reputation as a ‘pocket rocket’ with speed and finesse around the attacking circle. Now she is ready to...

06 October 2022

Dominant first half sets four-try Team Bath up for first win of BUCS Super Rugby season at Leeds Beckett

Team Bath recorded their first win of the 2022-23 BUCS Super Rugby season in fine style as they beat Leeds Beckett 24-5 in Yorkshire on Wednesday afternoon. The Bath Building Society-sponsored men’s 1st XV got off to a strong start as co-captain Tom Williams and England U20 international Jasper Spandler both scored tries from driven lineouts in the opening stages. Bath Rugby Academy winger Byron Lloyd-Gilmour then finished off some good wide attacking play and...

05 October 2022

British Bobsleigh appoint new Performance Director and Head Coach at start of Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympiad

Mark Silva and Graham Richardson have been appointed as Performance Director and Head Coach respectively of University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh for the new Olympic cycle. The pair will lead GB's pursuit of success in Milan Cortina in 2026 as bobsleigh returns to UK Sport funding for the first time in four years. Silva steps up from his role as Bobsleigh Manager within the GB set up, while Richardson joins after seven successful seasons with...

04 October 2022

Student rugby is back at The Rec! Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game returns after three-year gap

Free BUCS Super Rugby is making an eagerly-awaited return to The Rec after a three-year gap this October as Team Bath men’s 1st XV take on league champions Durham in the Rengen-sponsored Anniversary Game. The last edition of the University of Bath’s student-sport showcase fixture in 2019 saw more than 6,000 spectators head to the iconic city-centre home of Bath Rugby to roar Team Bath to a 52-25 victory over Cardiff, with 11 tries scored...

03 October 2022