Team Bath continue their challenge for a record sixth Vitality Netball Superleague title as they welcome Team Northumbria to the University of Bath Sports Training Village. The Sitec-sponsored Blue & Gold will be looking to complete a league double over their Newcastle-based rivals, having started the season with a 52-39 victory in the reverse fixture. They will also be looking for a third home win in May after their excellent victories against Celtic Dragons and...
It's a Bank Holiday Monday treat at the University of Bath Sports Training Village as Team Bath Netball take on Severn Stars in a televised West Country derby. If it is anything like the reverse fixture, which took place in February and saw the Blue & Gold come from behind to take a 48-47 victory in the dying seconds, then this will be an absolute cracker. The on-court action will get under way at the...
Netball international Rachel Shaw says the Team Bath Netball squad has become “a second family” to her as she and her younger sister Jess sign up to the Blue and Gold for the 2018 Vitality Superleague season. She said: “I really love the buzz and energy around this team and the novelty of putting on the Blue and Gold never wears off for me”. The talented siblings have already played for England and are renowned...
Team Bath are taking on perennial rivals Hertfordshire Mavericks in tonight's Vitality Netball Superleague Super 10 finale. The match is a repeat of the last season's bronze medal encounter. If you can't follow us on Sky you might like this new live blog. Earlier today Loughborough Lightning beat Severn Stars 56-44, Wasps beat Team Northumbria 70-46, Sirens beat Dragons 73-36. The closest match of the round before the Blue and Gold took to the court...
Team Bath Netball are looking to the future with great excitement after their status as the Vitality Superleague franchise for the South West of England was confirmed by England Netball for another four years. The decision follows a rigorous tender process by England Netball, which saw Team Bath overcome strong competition from other bidders. University of Bath Director of Sport Stephen Baddeley led a presentation to England Netball which reflected not only pride in Team...
Head Coach Anna Stembridge says she is feeling "really proud" after Team Bath Netball finished the 2016 Vitality Netball Superleague season on a memorable note. A pulsating 49-48 success against Hertfordshire Mavericks in front of an enthralled crowd at the Copper Box Arena in London ensured Team Bath finished an encouraging season in third place overall. “We went into the season with a group of retained athletes, new athletes and young athletes so we are very...
Team Bath Netball are determined to finish a positive Vitality Netball Superleague season on an appropriately high note when they face Hertfordshire Mavericks in the third-place play-off. Director of Netball Jess Thirlby admitted the players and staff were “hurting to put it mildly” after last weekend’s 53-46 semi-final defeat at Manchester Thunder ended their dream of a sixth Superleague title. But she has urged the Blue and Gold to lift themselves and ensure they go...
Team Bath Netball were once again left to rue a slow start against Manchester Thunder as they missed out on a place in the Vitality Netball Superleague Grand Final despite a valiant fightback. The Blue and Gold found themselves trailing 17-6 at the end of a disappointing first quarter of Saturday’s semi-final in Manchester. And while they went to more than match their hosts for the remaining 45 minutes, Thunder – who were beaten just...
Voting is under way for the Team Bath Netball Supporters’ Player of the Season award for 2016. It has been an exciting season for the Blue and Gold, who are bidding for a record sixth Superleague title after booking their place in the play-offs with a top-four finish. There have been a host of stand-out performances from the players, giving fans – who have once again turned out in their thousands to cheer the team on...
Team Bath Netball will head into this weekend’s Vitality Netball Superleague semi-finals with confidence soaring after finishing the regular season with an emphatic 75-55 win at Loughborough Lightning. Saturday’s result – Team Bath’s biggest of the season in terms of goals scored – extended the Blue and Gold’s winning run to four matches and was their third successive victory on the road. Standing in their way of a Grand Final place is a table-topping Manchester...
