Sporting scholar Orlando Bailey earns first England Rugby call-up ahead of 2022 Six Nations as Grace Crompton is selected for Malaga 7s

University of Bath sporting scholar Orlando Bailey has been named in the senior England Rugby squad for the first time as preparations begin for the 2022 Guinness Six Nations. International Development with Economics student Bailey, who is supported by a Matrix Scholarship, has been in fine form for Bath Rugby this season and a regular starter in the Premiership at fly-half. He is among six uncapped players named by Eddie Jones in a 36-strong England...

18 January 2022

Dan Cox and Caijsa Wilda Hennemann win ITF World Tennis Tour event at Team Bath as 2022 LTA Competitions Calendar begins

Great Britain’s Dan Cox and Sweden’s Caijsa Wilda Hennemann claimed the GB Pro Series singles titles at the end of a high-quality week of international tennis at the University of Bath. A 6-4 7-6(5) victory over Charlie Broom in Saturday’s hard-fought men’s M25 final secured a 16th ITF title of his career for Cox, who has twice played in the main draw at Wimbledon. He knocked out number one seed Billy Harris in the quarter-finals,...

18 January 2022

Most successful World Cup season since 1990s gives British Bobsleigh a timely boost ahead of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

British Bobsleigh’s Brad Hall and his four-man crew finished the 2021-22 IBSF World Cup season in a career-high fourth place in the overall rankings after another strong showing in St Moritz on Sunday. Hall, Taylor Lawrence, Nick Gleeson and Greg Cackett clocked the fourth fastest start time in each run as they set a combined time of 2:09.97 for eighth place in the final race of the World Cup season in Switzerland. It means it...

17 January 2022

Team Bath Netball Superleague stars inspire England to double victory in Quad Series and help Wales record home series success

Team Bath Netball stars Layla Guscoth and Serena Guthrie were named as Player of the Match against South Africa and New Zealand respectively as England made an outstanding start to the 2022 Quad Series. Goal-defence Guscoth was in fantastic form as the Vitality Roses stormed to a 71-47 victory over the SPAR Proteas on Saturday, the biggest win in Quad Series history. Fellow Blue & Gold stars Imogen Allison and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis came off the...

16 January 2022

Team Bath Netball stars excited for Quad Series challenge as Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games year gets under way

Team Bath Netball star Serena Guthrie says this week’s Quad Series against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will play a crucial part in England’s preparations for this summer’s Commonwealth Games title defence. The tournament is taking place for the first time since 2019 and will see four of the five top-ranked teams in world netball battle it out at London’s Copper Box Arena from January 15-19. The Vitality Roses will once again be captained...

12 January 2022

Seven up for Brad Hall as British Bobsleigh secure another four-man silver in Winterberg to stay in contention for overall World Cup medal

Brad Hall now has a magnificent seven medals for the 2021-22 season after piloting British Bobsleigh to another stunning silver in the penultimate four-man race of the World Cup campaign in Winterberg, Germany. Hall, Taylor Lawrence, Nick Gleeson and Greg Cackett climbed up from fourth at the halfway stage to take second spot overall, meaning the University of Bath-based crew have now finished second, 11th, ninth, fifth, second, seventh and second in their four-man races...

10 January 2022

Students play key role in Bath Rugby’s first win of Premiership season as former Team Bath captain Tom Doughty makes first top-flight start

University of Bath students Orlando Bailey and Max Ojomoh played key roles as Bath Rugby recorded their first victory of the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby season on Sunday. It was also a day to remember for former Team Bath BUCS Super Rugby captain Tom Doughty as he made his first top-flight start in the 22-19 win against Worcester Warriors at The Rec. Team Bath Dual Career student-athlete Ojomoh, who studies Business Administration, scored the home side’s...

09 January 2022

Senior international tennis returns for first time since Fed Cup as Team Bath hosts GB Pro Series tournament

The University of Bath’s indoor tennis courts is playing host to senior international tennis for the first time since the Federation Cup of 2019 as the GB Pro Series for men and women starts at the Sports Training Village this weekend, running through to Saturday 15th January. “It will be fantastic to host tennis at this level once more”, said Barry Scollo, Team Bath Director of Tennis. “These events are part of the ITF men’s...

07 January 2022

Former Bath World-Class Start coach Paul Stannard appointed as new Men’s Olympic Head Coach for GB Rowing Team

Paul Stannard, who set up the hugely-successful World-Class Start development programme at the University of Bath, has been appointed as the GB Rowing Team’s new Men’s Olympic Head Coach. Stannard identified and developed the talents of double Olympic Champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning during his nearly ten years based at the Sports Training Village, as well as Rio 2016 silver-medallist Vicky Thornley, before moving to the GB Rowing Team’s Caversham headquarters to lead the...

05 January 2022

Stunning start to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games year as British Bobsleigh enjoy most successful World Cup weekend yet in Sigulda

British Bobsleigh got a new Winter Olympic Games year off to a superb start when they won three silver medals as the IBSF World Cup season resumed in Sigulda, Latvia. Brad Hall was runner-up with Greg Cackett in the two-man bobsleigh on New Year’s Day, then repeated the feat with Nick Gleeson on Sunday only a few hours after Mica McNeill and Adele Nicoll had matched them in the women’s race. No British squad has...

04 January 2022