Team Bath hoping for another big turnout for tonight’s BUCS Super Rugby South West derby against Exeter, free to watch!

After last week’s dramatic win over Swansea, Team Bath are back in front of their home fans tonight (Wednesday) as they welcome South West rivals Exeter to the Sports Training Village for a big BUCS Super Rugby live-streamed match. The Rengen-sponsored men’s 1st XV will be hoping for another big turnout as they look to build on an entertaining 34-32 victory in their last outing. Exeter will provide tough opposition as always, though, as they...

03 November 2021

Sporting scholar Vicki McCabe honoured to be named in England Hockey U21 squad for 2021 Junior Women’s World Cup

University of Bath sporting scholar Vicki McCabe has been named in the England Hockey U21 squad for the 2021 Junior Women’s World Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa. It will be a first World Cup experience for the Sports Performance student, who is supported by an Ivor Powell Scholarship and part of the Great Britain Hockey Elite Development Programme (EDP). McCabe, who helped England secure qualification for the tournament at the 2019 Junior EuroHockey Championships, plays...

02 November 2021

Rising stars from around the world at Team Bath Tennis this week for first-ever Junior International Bath tournament

Eighty of the world’s top young tennis players are competing at the University of Bath this week in Tennis Europe’s first U12s international tournament for almost 18 months. The Junior International Bath, the first Tennis Europe event hosted by Team Bath Tennis, is taking place on the indoor courts at the Sports Training Village until Sunday 7th November. As well as a host of Great Britain’s rising stars, including Team Bath duo Eric Lorimer and...

01 November 2021

Golden start to 2021-22 season as Team Bath Netball win British Fast5 All-Stars Championship for first time

Team Bath Netball are celebrating after being crowned as British Fast5 All-Stars champions for the first time following an epic afternoon at London’s Copper Box Arena. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold produced a series of tactical team performances and impactful displays from every player in the 10-strong squad to take the title, captain Imogen Allison lifting the trophy following a 23-17 win over Saracens Mavericks in the final. [caption id="attachment_66260" align="alignright" width="292"] Lucy Herdman[/caption]...

31 October 2021

Insightful online seminar during Black History Month looks at Tackling Racism and Racial Inequality in Sport report and learnings for higher-education institutions

In the week that Show Racism the Red Card staged its annual awareness day, the University of Bath hosted an online seminar as part of Black History Month looking at the work being done nationally and locally to ‘bring transformational change’ to sport. It was based around the findings of a national review into racial equality in sport, with consideration of how that could be made relevant and applied to the University of Bath’s own...

30 October 2021

Fitness instructor Luke Wilson wins bronze for GB at International Powerlifting Federation World Men’s Classic Championships

Team Bath Health & Fitness Instructor Luke Wilson won a brilliant bronze medal when he competed in the International Powerlifting Federation World Men’s Classic Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. Luke’s best lift of 260kg in the squat was only bettered by two other competitors in the U23 -83kg weight division, Italy’s Mazzucchielli Edoard and Adam Jansson of Canada who went on to place first and second overall. He was sixth in both the bench lift and...

29 October 2021

Scholar Leon Chevalier reigns in Spain as stunning season of Ironman competition ends with course record and World Champs qualification

University of Bath sporting scholar Leon Chevalier capped a stunning season by setting a course record as he beat a championship field to win the Ironman Mallorca event in Spain. The Chemical Engineering Masters student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship, was one of only two athletes to break the eight-hour barrier for the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and marathon 26-mile run as he crossed the line in 7:59.03 to finish 56 seconds...

28 October 2021

Late penalty gives Team Bath the edge and bonus-point victory against Swansea as big crowd enjoys BUCS Super Rugby thriller

A hugely-entertaining evening of BUCS Super Rugby at the University of Bath ended with the men’s 1st XV edging a 34-32 victory over Swansea to record a dramatic first home win of the season. Another 600-strong crowd at the Sport Training Village saw Rengen-sponsored Team Bath lead 24-15 at half-time, then find themselves 32-24 behind with ten minutes to go before taking the spoils thanks to a late Luca Mignot penalty and an even later...

27 October 2021

More free BUCS Super Rugby to watch at the Sports Training Village tonight as Rengen-backed Team Bath take on Swansea

Team Bath men's 1st XV will be looking to get a first win of the 2021-22 BUCS Super Rugby season in front of their home fans when they welcome Swansea to the University of Bath Sports Training Village tonight (Wednesday, 6.30pm kick-off). The Rengen-sponsored side have had mixed fortunes since their last home match against Hartpury at the start of the month, scoring seven tries to win at Northumbria before slipping to defeat against defending...

27 October 2021

Long-range shooting star Lucy Herdman excited to represent Team Bath Netball at 2021 British Fast5 All-Stars Championship

After being one of the standout performers at the last British Fast5 All-Stars Championship, Lucy Herdman says she is excited to be bringing her ‘long bombs’ to Team Bath Netball for the 2021 tournament. Herdman, who plays goal-keeper for Severn Stars in the Vitality Superleague, will be deployed at the other end of the court by the Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold in Saturday’s day-long competition at London’s Copper Box Arena. It was a role...

26 October 2021