There was heartbreak for University of Bath alumni Natasha Hunt and Amy Wilson Hardy as Team GB’s women fell short of a historic rugby sevens medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. After recording convincing wins in their three group matches and the quarter-final against Fiji, Team GB’s progress was halted at the semi-final stages by an impressive New Zealand outfit. They still had a chance of winning a bronze medal but could not get...
A place in the history books awaits Natasha Hunt and Amy Wilson Hardy after they today became the latest University of Bath graduates to be selected by Team GB for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The duo have been named in the first-ever GB Olympic women’s rugby sevens squad, with the sport making its debut at the Games this summer. Hunt studied Coach Education and Sports Development from 2007 to 2010, while Wilson Hardy graduated in...
University of Bath rugby players Zack Henry and Patrick Jenkinson helped Great Britain’s men win a silver medal at the FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championships in Swansea. They were only denied gold by an Australian try from the last move of a dramatic final, which saw the British team – who had led 20-19 when the buzzer went – edged out 24-20. Jenkinson, who has played for Bath Rugby’s United XV and graduated in...
Amy Wilson Hardy helped England Women finish fourth overall in the 2015/16 HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series, following a same-place finish in the final round at Clermont-Ferrand, France on Sunday. The University of Bath Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering graduate was on the scoresheet against both Kenya and Spain on the opening day as England topped their group with three wins, the other victory coming against the United States. They beat the US again...
University of Bath graduate Amy Wilson Hardy helped England Women to victory in the Cup Final of the Langford Sevens in Canada on Sunday – their first Series Cup title since 2013. After a disappointing opening day, where a narrow 5-0 defeat to the host nation saw them finish runners-up in Pool C, England put in dominant displays to beat USA 29-7 and Australia 15-5. The latter result in the semi-final was a major upset...
University of Bath graduate Amy Wilson Hardy helped England Women finish a fine third in the World Rugby HSBC Women’s Sevens Series in Atlanta, United States, as the countdown to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games continued. The Bristol RFC centre, who completed an Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering course last summer, gave England a flying start in their semi-final against New Zealand as she touched down within two minutes. The Black Ferns battled back to...
