Battling team title among terrific 12 golds for University of Bath students at BUCS Judo Championships 2026

Team Bath Judo won 12 gold medals, including an outstanding men’s team victory, when they contested the 2026 BUCS Judo Championships in Walsall. Harvey Creasey-Cottle, Ralf Callaway, Yonas Aldous and George Riley rallied superbly following an injury to Elliot Wilkinson in the third round against Cambridge to claim a well-earned team title (pictured top) with brilliant victories in the semi-final against Oxford and gold-medal showdown with London. Sport and Exercise Science student Riley, who is...

18 March 2026

England captain Connor Treacey leads by example as nine University of Bath students take to field in U20 Men’s Six Nations 2026

Nine University of Bath students represented their countries during the U20 Men’s Six Nations 2026, gaining invaluable international experience ahead of this summer’s Junior World Championship in Georgia. Captain Connor Treacey (pictured top) and Aiden Ainsworth-Cave played all five games for England, who finished third overall. They were joined in the pack for the final two matches, against Italy and France, by Tate Williams who, like Ainsworth-Cave, is supported by a Hudson Powell sporting scholarship....

17 March 2026

Back-to-back ATP Tour titles for Toby Samuel as fellow Team Bath Tennis ace Esther Adeshina secures first pro singles triumph

Toby Samuel made it back-to-back ATP Challenger Tour titles and Esther Adeshina won her first professional singles crown during another outstanding weekend for Team Bath Tennis. In-form Samuel didn’t drop a set as he won the men’s singles title in Hersonissos, Greece for a second successive week, defeating Czechia’s Maxim Mrva 6-2 6-3 in the final to secure his fourth Challenger trophy since November. It stretched Samuel’s unbeaten run to 15 matches and moved the...

16 March 2026

Bath-based swimmers warm up for Aquatics GB Champs with impressive performances at Edinburgh International Swim Meet

There were a host of top-three finishes, including victory for Joshua Gammon, as University of Bath-based swimmers stepped up their Aquatics GB Championships preparations by racing at the 2026 Edinburgh International Swim Meet. Sports Performance alumnus Gammon touched the wall first in the 50m butterfly (23.49) and was fourth over 100m (53.26) and 200m (1:59.82). Aquatics GB Bath Performance Centre training partner Jacob Peter was third in the 50m butterfly (23.63) and fifth in the...

15 March 2026

Plenty of positives to take for Team Bath Netball from continued improvements despite single-goal setback at Dragons

They may not have quite held on for victory at LexisNexis Dragons but Team Bath Netball will take plenty of positives into this week’s home match against NXT Gen League leaders Loughborough Lightning. The Blue & Gold, fresh from recording their first win of the season against Birmingham Panthers, travelled to Cardiff with a depleted defence through injury and unavailability but produced an excellent team effort to overcome those challenges. They led 17-11 after the...

14 March 2026

Champions! Emotional evening as University of Bath win Men’s BUCS Super Rugby title for first time in superb style

The University of Bath men’s 1st XV have been crowned as BUCS Super Rugby league champions for the first time in the competition’s 10-year history. A superbly executed 17-7 away win at Durham, Bath’s 11th successive victory, ensured Aaron James’ men finished two points clear of previous champions Loughborough at the top of the table. “It’s been a long time and we’ve been building, building, building towards this,” said an emotional James after the match....

12 March 2026

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