University of Bath assistant rugby coach Rob Webber has been named in the England match-day 23 for Friday’s opening Rugby World Cup fixture against Fiji at Twickenham. The hooker is joined on the replacements bench by fellow Bath Rugby player Sam Burgess, while club colleagues George Ford, Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson are all in the starting XV. Webber has assisted Aaron James, the University’s Head of Rugby, with coaching the student teams for the...
Costly mistakes from England saw them succumb to a 50-39 defeat at the hands of New Zealand in their Netball World Cup semi-final in Sydney on Saturday morning. The Silver Ferns were able to capitalise on numerous England failings in possession to secure their place in the final and send the Roses into a bronze medal play-off against Jamaica. Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis was an unused replacement during the semi-final, which saw England trail...
Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis says she is "excited at the prospect of making history" after helping England reach the semi-finals of the Netball World Cup in Australia. A hard-fought 62-46 win over South Africa in their final Pool F game on Friday set up a last-four showdown with New Zealand on Saturday (3.10am BST). The Silver Ferns are the only team boasting a 100 per cent record in this year's competition and have been...
Team Bath Netball’s Stacey Francis helped England get their Netball World Cup campaign back on track with a comprehensive 78-33 victory over Wales in Sydney on Wednesday. Francis produced some eye-catching interceptions after coming on for the second half with England – looking to get Tuesday’s loss to Australia out of their system – leading 42-16 after two dominant quarters. They started by scoring nine unanswered points and, with former Team Bath player Serena Guthrie...
Team Bath Netballers Stacey Francis and Kyra Jones will meet in the ‘first eight’ phase of the Netball World Cup after England and Wales both topped their preliminary round pools with 100 per cent records. Both countries go into Pool F in Sydney, where they will be joined by South Africa and host nation Australia. England thought they had avoided a meeting with Australia after winning Pool B, only for the defending champions to suffer...
Team Bath Netball players Stacey Francis and Claire Brownie will go from team-mates to opponents on Friday when England and Scotland get their 2015 Netball World Cup campaigns under way in Sydney, Australia. The Roses and the Thistles meet in the opening match in Pool B, which will be shown live on Sky Sports 3 HD and Sky One from 5.40am BST. Goal-defence Francis will be looking to help England make their traditionally good start...
University of Bath graduate Fran Wilson has been called into the England Women’s cricket squad for next week’s Ashes Test against Australia. Middlesex batsman Wilson, who completed her Sports Performance degree in 2014, earned her place after scoring back-to-back half-centuries against the tourists for England Women’s Academy. Australia currently lead the points-based Ashes series 4-2 after winning the last two one-day matches but four points are available in the Test match, which starts at Canterbury...
A spectacular flash-mob dance involving local schoolchildren ensured the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour arrived at the University of Bath in style on Monday. Bath Rugby head coach Mike Ford was in the audience to see the energetic performance from youngsters at Oldfield Park Primary School and the BANES Youth Dance Company. All the children then had chance to have their photograph taken with the Webb Ellis Cup, as did members of the public and...
Stacey Francis made a winning return to action as the Team Bath Netball defender helped England wrap up a 3-0 series whitewash of Trinidad & Tobago. Francis missed the last month of the Superleague season and the first two matches of the Test series while she recovered from a knee injury. But she showed she is back to fitness by playing the full 60 minutes of Monday night’s emphatic 69-36 victory at the Echo Arena...
The FIFA World Cup kicks-off today and as the three Southampton FC Academy graduates in the England squad prepare for their first World Cup, we want to know who you think will be England's biggest star in Brazil. Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all came through the youth system at Southampton and the south coast club base part of their academy here at the University of Bath. Current Real Madrid star Gareth Bale...
