Thrilling Super League Contest sees Team Bath battle it out to victory over Celtic Dragons

The two sides went toe-to-toe in a thrilling contest in front of a boisterous crowd at the Team Bath Arena. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold finally prevailed in an end-to-end game with Celtic Dragons, with Team Bath clinching the win, 56 to Celtic Dragons’ 53. Dragons, who this week appointed former Australian Diamonds captain and coach Jill McIntosh as their new Head Coach, competed well and went into the first quarter four goals up....

21 April 2023

BUCS Super Rugby leading try-scorer Jasper Spandler gets England Students call for Le Crunch Universitaire against France

Team Bath BUCS Super Rugby hooker Jasper Spandler has been named in the England Students squad to take on France Universities. The England U20 international, who studies International Development with Economics, was the leading try scorer during the 2022-23 BUCS Super Rugby league season with 15. He will link up with his England Students team-mates at RAF Cosford in preparation for Le Crunch Universitaire on Saturday 6th May. Fellow Team Bath forward Harvey Cuckson, who...

20 April 2023

Superb sprint finish secures first UIPM World Cup medal of the 2023 season for Pentathlon GB in Ankara

University of Bath alumni Myles Pillage and Jess Varley teamed up to win mixed relay bronze for Pentathlon GB at the second UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup of the season in Ankara, Turkey. Pillage, who studied Biochemistry, and Natural Sciences graduate Varley were eighth going into the laser run after clocking the fastest swim of the day following some unfortunate penalties in the ride and difficulties in the fencing. Varley held that position before, inspired...

17 April 2023

VIDEO: Team Bath Tennis ace Alicia Barnett provides battling consolation for Great Britain in Billie Jean King Cup defeat

Team Bath Tennis star Alicia Barnett and partner Olivia Nicholls earned a deserved consolation win for Great Britain with another dazzling doubles performance on the Billie Jean King Cup international stage. Britain’s hopes of progressing to the Finals later this year had been dashed by the time Barnett and Nicholls took to the Coventry Building Society Arena court as a strong France team won three hard-fought singles matches. However, the doubles duo were determined to...

16 April 2023

Gold-medallists joined by rising stars as University of Bath hosts British Swimming Visually Impaired & Lower Classification Relay Camp

Paralympic and World Champions were joined by some of British Swimming’s rising stars when the University of Bath hosted a Visually Impaired and Lower Classification Relay Camp this week. The camp allowed several swimmers to step up preparations for this summer’s Manchester 2023 Para Swimming World Championships and was also an important development opportunity for Podium Potential athletes. Among those attending were Tokyo 2020 Paralympian and World medallist Suzanna Hext, who knows the Team Bath...

15 April 2023

Team Bath Netball take positives from hugely-competitive display before London Pulse pull away to go top of Super League table

A tenacious Team Bath Netball performance meant London Pulse had to fight all the way for a win which takes them top of the 2023 Netball Super League table. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold, roared on by another 1,400-strong crowd at the Team Bath Arena, trailed 17-10 at the end of the first period but there was little between the sides during the next two captivating quarters as the hosts went toe-to-toe with their...

14 April 2023

World Championships debutants Cameron Brooker and Luke Turley among seven Bath-based swimmers in British squad for Fukuoka

Sporting scholars past and present Luke Turley and Cameron Brooker will make their World Championships debuts in Japan this summer after being named among seven University of Bath-based swimmers selected in the British squad. Mechanical Engineering student Brooker (pictured left), supported by an Ivor Powell Scholarship, and Turley (pictured right), who was backed by Goldsmith and Santander Scholarships while studying Sports Performance at the University, earned their places after impressing at the British Swimming Championships...

12 April 2023

Seven gold medals and world-leading times among impressive haul for University of Bath-based swimmers at British Championships

Jacob Peters and Freya Anderson won double gold and there were further titles for Tom Dean, Joshua Gammon and Luke Turley as University of Bath-based athletes claimed a host of medals at the 2023 British Swimming Championships in Sheffield. Peters followed up his 100m butterfly one-two with British Swimming Performance Centre Bath training partner James Guy by recording the fastest time in the world this year in Sunday’s stacked 50m butterfly final. Going in lane...

10 April 2023

Team Bath unable to build on promising first-quarter advantage as local rivals Severn Stars complete Super League double

Team Bath Netball were unable to build on a good first-quarter lead as Severn Stars hit back to complete a 2023 Super League double over their West Country rivals. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold led 17-11 after the first 15 minutes at the Team Bath Arena on Easter Saturday but Stars, marshalled by experienced player-coach Jo Trip, tightened up defensively and turned the game on its head by half-time. Jayda Pechova, named as Team...

08 April 2023

More semi-final heartbreak for Team Bath as BUCS Super Rugby champs Loughborough score late try to dash visitors’ resistance

Team Bath’s hopes of reaching the BUCS Rugby Championship final ended in heartbreak as double-chasing Loughborough scored four minutes from time to grab a narrow 30-27 win. A superb semi-final saw the Bath Building Society-sponsored Team Bath men’s 1st XV battle back brilliantly from 13-3 down to lead 27-20 early in the second half. Two yellow cards reduced the visitors to 13 men but they fought fiercely to hold BUCS Super Rugby champions Loughborough at...

05 April 2023