Bath Voice Sports News: Leah Crisp swims for gold this summer in Paris, City look for three wins on the bounce, Team Bath Netball select a new skipper and Killer Bees hope for a St Valentine’s Day massacre

Bath Voice Sports News: news, information, fixtures and results of the city’s teams coming up this weekend and beyond. Pictured is Leah Crisp who swims for gold In the Paris Olympics this summer.

By Harry Mottram: below are the fixtures and results plus information of the various sports teams and clubs – I try to keep them up to date but do send in your results and news to harryfmottram@gmail.com

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American Football: Bath Killer Bees: Bath Voice has had enquiries from American Football fans wanting to follow the Killer Bees – so check out the team – they need cheering on after defeats to Bristol Cuda and the Bobcats.Home games at Bath University on Eastwood Rugby 1. The address is University of Bath Sports Training Village, Norwood Avenue, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY.  There are games on St Valentine’s day on Wednesday 14th Feb against Exeter Demons with a 12:30pm KO. Anyone is welcome to watch.

Also: The Canon Cinema are showing this year’s Super bowl LVIII where the Kansas City Chiefs face off against San Francisco 49ers at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. If you’re interested in the sport, come by for an 11:30pm KO, Sunday 11th Feb.

Cricket: Bath Cricket Club: The club have been showing aerial photos of the ground in preparation for the new season in May. Although cricket fans will note the first-class season – featuring Somerset – begins on the 5th of April. So many weeks to go.

Football: Bath City Women FC: This report is from the Club: Bath City Women take on Frome Town Women FC at Badgers hlll on Sunday 18th February with a 2pm kick off in this league crunch fixture.

A reminder that their February Half Term Football Camps with a girls-only day is Monday, 12thFebruary. £10! 10AM – 2PM. Ralph Allen School Book now http://bit.ly/43Nfgp2

Football: Bath City FC: With an away win at Weston-super-Mare by the odd goal and a 1-0 home win against Eastbourne Borough the Romans will be looking for three on the bounce when they play Dartford at Twerton Park on Saturday 10th February in the league. 3pm KO.

Rugby: Bath Rugby Union Club: It’s eyes down for the next home game in the Gallagher Premiership against Sale Sharks on Sunday 24th March when the BB&Ws will seek to grab maximum points and retain a healthy position in the league. There is the small matter of the Six Nations at the moment – hence the break but Bath’s Finn Russell had a blistering 50 minutes against Wales last week – only for Cymru to bounce back in the last 30 minutes and nearly overhaul Scotland’s seemingly unassailable lead of 0-20pts for the game to end 26-27. Meanwhile Will Stuart and Sam Underhill – Bath’s England players felt the heat in Rome – but saw out a spirited (and close run) victory against Italy running out 24-27 winners – perhaps Steve Borthwick should have played Tom Dunn, Charlie Ewels, Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson from the BB&Ws as well and enjoyed a wider win.

Team Bath Netball 2024 Super League leadership group. (From left) Lisa Putt, Bethan Dyke and Kirsty Harris. CREDIT: Team Bath Netball/Anna Barclay

Team Bath Netball: Welsh international Bethan Dyke has been picked to skipper the team as they eye their first fixture. The 29-year-old, a veteran of five major international tournaments and going into her second season in the Blue & Gold, is joined in a new-look leadership group by fellow mid-courter Kirsty Harris and overseas defender Lisa Putt. The 2024 Netball Super League season begins on Saturday 17th February with an away game against Strathclyde Sirens at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham at 2.30pm. Last year the Blue and Golds edged the Caledonian outfit by a single point in a 49-49 victory. However, the return match saw the Scottish team cruise to a 69-47 win in May, 2023. The team need to get off to a strong start in the league – and they will be dressed the part with a new look kit – available also for their supporters. Their first home match is on Friday 1st March at 7.30pm. See the full fixture list below.

University of Bath sporting scholar Leah Crisp at the Team Bath Sports Training Village Olympic-sized pool where she trains with the British Swimming Performance Centre Bath squad.

Team Bath Swimming: University of Bath sporting scholar Leah Crisp says she is “over the moon” after securing a Paris 2024 Olympic Games quota place for Team GB in marathon swimming. She finished 17th overall in the women’s 10km race at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha to earn Britain one of the 13 quota spots still available for this summer.

“I got to the last lap and thought, ‘everything I’ve got left, let’s use it and see what I can do’,” said Crisp, “I got a bit stuck around the second buoy on the last lap and lost a few places, so I just had to absolutely go for it down the final kilometre. It was quite stressful, really hard and everyone was just really gunning for it but I obviously managed to pull it back enough.” 

Team GB’s Olympic swimming squad will be confirmed later in the year, with the women’s marathon swimming race taking place in the Seine River in central Paris on Saturday 8th August. Follow Bath-based athletes on their journeys to this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games at teambath.com/Paris-2024.

Sports listed in Alphabetical Order

American Football: Bath Killer Bees: The Bath Killer Bees are current members of the British Universities American Football League (BUAFL)’s South Western Atlantic Conference (SWAC). They are recruiting for the 2023/24 season to begin our assault on BUCS South West Division 1. Season restarts in the autumn. See their website for details. https://www.thesubath.com/americanfootball/

Fixtures:

14/02/24 – Exeter University Demons (H)

Athletics: Team Bath Athletics Club is based at the University of Bath Sports Training Village and is open to all abilities and ages from 7 upwards. Sports include track and field, road and trail running, endurance and cross country. Club nights are Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm -8pm.To join and for details visit https://teambathac.org/

Badminton: Bath Badminton Club. Sports Centre, North Parade Road, Bath. The club meet on Thursday evenings all year round except certain holiday periods and August. www.bathbadminton.co.uk

Badminton: Oldfield Park Badminton Club, Hayesfield Sports Hall Upper Oldfield Lane. www.badmintoninbath.co.uk/

Badminton: Bath Women’s Badminton Club. Sports Centre, North Parade Road, Bath. www.bathwomensbadmintonclub.net/

Boules: City of Bath Pétanque Club. The club plays Pétanque and is open to all, with juniors and non-players welcome. If you haven’t played before, give it a go. The club is based at Larkhall Sports Club, but they also play in Queen Square Wednesday mornings, weather permitting.

Bowling: Bath Bowling Club. Based at Pulteney Road the club is open for membership to anyone who wishes to take up the sport, whether you wish to play socially, competitively or both. The outdoor season is normally from April to September and your first year’s membership is free of charge. Pop along and come in and see us, have a drink and watch a game. Visit https://www.bathbowlingclub.com/

Cricket: Bath Cricket Club: The club is based at North Parade and was founded in 1859 and has a long and interesting history charted on their website at https://www.bathcricket.com/

There are four main teams – with two elevens of the Bath Wanderers Women sides and an U19’s XI as well. Plus, there are teams for girls from U10s to U15s, and youth cricket for the same ages – to join or for more info visit the website. The men’s first team play in the West of England Premier Cricket League (WEPL), the ECB National Club Championship, the ECB T20 competition and the Somerset Cup.

Cricket: Bath Wanderers Women Cricket Club

The team take part in the West of England Premier Cricket League (WEPL).

Cricket: Bear Flat Cricket Club

Established in 1982, the Bears are in Division 1 of the Wiltshire County Cricket League (WCCL) on Saturdays, with a home ground at The Glasshouse Academy, Bradford Road, Combe Down, Bath; there’s also games in Division 7 Blue of the Somerset Monmouth League on Saturdays, home ground the Ken Willcox Ground, Peasedown St John, Bath; and friendlies against clubs based in Somerset/Wiltshire on Sundays; and T20 games against clubs based in Somerset/Wiltshire midweek; plus they participation in the Somerset Knock Out cup.

For more details of the various teams plus the youth and children teams visit https://bearflatcc.org.uk/

Cricket: Hampset Cricket Club: based at Bloomfield Rise, Odd Down, Bath, the club was founded in 1940 and features a large number of elevens including the Scholars, development XI, midweek Saturday and Sunday elevens, junior teams from under 9s to u13s and indoor squads. The 1st XI play in the Bristol & District Cricket Association – First Division 2023. Details at https://hampsetcc.play-cricket.com/home

Cricket: Somerset County Cricket Club

The club are based at the county ground in Taunton although in the past have played some matches at Bath and Weston-super-Mare. They are in the top flight of the cricket structure and have two first class elevens plus a women’s team and female players can be selected for the regional team Western Storm. For details visit https://somersetcountycc.co.uk/

Croquet: Bath Croquet Club

To join or for more info contact Hester Henebury on email hester2210@btinternet.com or visit https://www.bathcroquet.com/

Cycling: Bath Cycling Club welcomes new members of all ages and abilities – visit https://www.bathcc.net/

Cycling: Bike Bath

The annual cycling event has been put off this year until 2024.

Equestrian: Bath Racecourse

See:  https://www.bath-racecourse.co.uk/whats-on for details.

Football: Bath City FC. Bath play in the National League South, the sixth tier of the football pyramid. The home ground is Twerton Park and the manager is Jerry Gill. Known as the Romans and play in black and white vertical stripes.

• Tue 4 Jul. Friendly. Away V Shaftesbury. Draw 0-0.

• Sat 8 Jul. Friendly. Away V Frome Town. Won 0-2.

• Tue 11 Jul. Friendly. Home V Bristol City U23s. Lost 1-2.

• Sat 15 Jul. Friendly. Home V Exeter City. Draw 0-0

• Tue 18 Jul. Friendly. Away V Tiverton. Draw 2-2

Tue 25 Jul. friendly. Home V Gloucester. Win 2-0.

• Sat 29 Jul. Friendly. Away V Yate Town. Win 0-2.

• Sat 5 Aug. VNLS. Away V Dartford. Draw 3-3.

• Sat 12 Aug. VNLS. Home V Maidstone. Win 3-0.

• Tue 15 Aug. VNLS. Home V Weston-super-Mare. Lost 2-6.

• Sat 19 Aug. VNLS. Away v Eastbourne. Won 2-1.

• Sat 26 Aug. VNLS. Home V Hampton and Richmond. Won 3-1.

• Mon 28 Aug. VNLS. Away V St Albans. Won 2-0.

• Sat 2 Sep. VNLS. Home V Havant and Waterlooville. Won 2-0.

• Tue 5 Sep. VNLS. Away V Truro. Draw 1-1.

• Sat 9 Sep. VNLS. Away V Welling. Won 0-1.

• Sat 16 Sep. FA Cup. Away V Larkhall Athletic. Won 2-3.

• Sat 23 Sep. VNLS. Home V Dover. 2-2.

• Sat 30 Sep. FA Cup. Away V Weymouth. Won 1-2.

• Sat 7 Oct. VNLS. Away V Braintree. 1-1.

• Sat 21 Oct. VNLS. Away V Tonbridge. Lost 3-2.

• Tue 24 Oct. VNLS. Home V Taunton. Won 3-0.

• Sat 28 Oct. VNLS. Home V Worthing. Lost 2-0.

• Sat 4 Nov. VNLS. Away V Torquay. Lost 1-0.

• Tue 7 Nov. VNLS. Away V Weymouth. Won 1-5.

• Sat 11 Nov. VNLS. Home V Aveley. Won 3-0.

• Sat 18 Nov. FAV. Home V Beaconsfield. Won 1-0.

• Tue 21 Nov. VNLS. Away V Hemel Hempstead. 0-0.

• Sat 25 Nov. VNLS. Away V Farnborough. 2-2.

• Sat 2 Dec. VNLS. Home V Chelmsford. 2-3.

• Tue 5 Dec. VNLS. Home V Yeovil. Lost 0-1.

• Sat 9 Dec. FA Trophy. Home V Boreham Wood. Won 1-0.

• Sat 16 Dec. VNLS. Away V Dover. 0-0.

• Sat 23 Dec. VNLS. Home V Welling. Won 4-0.

• Tue 26 Dec. VNLS. Away V Chippenham. Won 1-2.

• Mon 1 Jan. VNLS. Home V Chippenham. 0-0.

• Sat 6 Jan. VNLS. Away V Yeovil. Lost 2-0.

• Tue 9 Jan. VNLS. Home V Slough. Lost 0-2.

• Sat 13 Jan. Cup. Home V Coalville. Lost on penalties 3-4. 0-0 FT.

• Sat 20 Jan. VNLS. Home V Dartford. Postponed.

• Tue 23 Jan. VNLS. Away V Weston-super-Mare. Won 0-1.

• Sat 3 Feb. VNLS. Home V Eastbourne Borough. Won 1-0.

• Sat 10 Feb. VNLS. Away V Hampton and Richmond.

• Tue 13 Feb. Cup. Home V Weston-super-Mare.

• Sat 17 Feb. VNLS. Home V St Albans

• Tue 20 Feb. VNLS. Home V Truro.

• Sat 24 Feb. VNLS. Away V Havant & Waterlooville

• Tue 27 Feb. VNLS. Home V Braintree.

• Sat 2 Mar. VNLS Away v Slough.

• Sat 9 Mar VNLS Home v Farnborough.

• Tue 12 Mar. VNLS Home V Hemel Hempstead.

• Sat 16 Mar. VNLS Away V Chelmsford.

• Sat 23 Mar VNLS Away V Worthing.

• Fri 29 Mar VNLS Home V Weymouth.

• Mon 1 Apr VNLS Away V Taunton.

• Sat 6 Apr VNLS Home V Tonbridge

• Sat 13 Apr VNLS Home V Torquay

• Sat 20 Apr VNLS Away V Aveley

Football: Bath City Women

The Bath City Women Development Team will play in the Somerset County Women’s League in Division 2 North starting on September 3rd. They will play their home games at Lansdown South, the pitches that Bath City Youth have recently taken over, with at least one fixture at Twerton Park before the end of their season. 

• Sun 23 Jul. Friendly. Away V Weston-super-Mare. Win 0-2.

• Sun 6 Aug. Home. V Warminster. KO 2pm. Lost 1-3.

• Sun 3 Sep. Home V Weymouth. KO 2pm. Draw 3-3.

• Sun 10 Sep. Bye in the FA Cup.

• Sun 17 Sep. Away V Poole. Lost 4-1.

• Sun 24 Sep. Home V Purton. 1-1.

• Sun 1 Oct. Away V Glos. FA Cup. Lost 0-2.

• Sun 8 Oct. Home V Stockwood. KO 2pm.

• Sun 15 Oct. Home V Ridgeway. Won 4-1.

• Sun 22 Oct. Home V Stockwood. 1-1.

• Sun 29 Oct. Away V Frome. Postponed.

• Sun 5 Nov. Home V Frome. Won 1-0.

• Sun 12 Nov. Away V Weymouth. Won 1-2.

• Sun 26 Nov. Home V Poole Town. Lost 0-2.

• Sun 7 Jan. Away V Shaftsbury. 0-0.

• Sun 14. Jan. Away V Ridgeway. Won 0-8.

• Sun 28 Jan. Away V Stockwood. 1-1.

• Sun 18 Feb. Away V Frome.

• Sun 25 Feb. Away V Royal Wootton Bassett.

Football: Larkhall Athletic FC. Founded in 1914 the Larks play in the Southern League Division One South (SLD1S) and are based at the Securitas Stadium, Plain Ham. With a development team, a youth team and a women’s team the Larks are one of the leading outfits in the city. They are part of Larkhall Sports Club. Visit https://larkhallathletic.com/

First Team fixtures and results:

• Sat 2 Sep. FA Cup 1Q. Home V Moneyfields. Won 3-0.

• Sat 9 Sep. FA Trophy 1Q. Home V Willand Rovers. Won 2-0.

• Sat 16 Sep. FA Cup. Home V Bath City. Lost 2-3

• Sun 24 Sep. FA Trophy. Away V Hamworthy. Lost 2-1.

• Tue 26 Sep. (SLD1S). Away V Malvern. Lost 4-2.

• Sat 30 Sep. (SLD1S). Home V Bemerton. Lost 1-2.

• Sat 7 Oct. (FA Trophy). Home V Mousehole. 2-0.

• Sat 14 Oct. Away V Willand. 2-2.

• Sat 21 Oct. Home V Melksham. Won 1-0.

• Sat 28 Oct. home V Horsham. Lost 1-2.

• Sat 18 Nov. Home V Exmouth. Won 5-0.

• Tue 21 Nov. Away V Evesham. 0-0.

• Sat 25 Nov. Home V Paulton. Won. 4-0.

•Tue 28 Nov. Away V Wimborne. Won 1-2.

• Sat 2 Dec. Away V Mousehole. 1-1.

• Sat 16 Dec. Away V Bideford. Won 1-2.

• Sat 23 Dec. Home V Bristol Manor Farm. Lost 1-3.

• Sat 26 Tue Dec. Away V Westbury. 1-1.

• Sat 6 Jan. Away V Bishops Cleeve. Won 0-4.

• Sat 13 Jan. Home V Wimborne. Cancelled.

• Sat 27 Jan. Away V Melksham. Lost 1-5.

• Sat 3 Feb. Home V Willand. Won 2-1.

• Sat 17 Feb. Home V Evesham.

• Sat 24 Feb. Away V Exmouth.

• Sat 2 Mar. Home V Yate.

• Sat 16 Mar. Away V Tavistock.

• Sat 23 Mar. Home V Malvern.

• Sat 30 Mar. Away V Bashley.

• Mon 1 Apr. Home V Westbury.

Football: Odd Down FC. They are currently members of the Western League Division One (WLD1) and play at the Lew Hill Memorial Ground.

• Tue 18 Jul. Friendly. Home V Trowbridge Town. 0-4.  

• Tue 25 Jul. Friendly. Home V Melksham Town. 1-4.

• Sat 29 Aug. WLD1. Away V Bristol Telephones. 3-1.

• Tue 1 Aug. WLD1. Home V Hallen. 2-2.

• Sat 5 Aug. WLD1. Away V Portishead. Lost 6-0.

• Tue 8 Aug. WLD1. Home V Gillingham. 3-3.

• Sat 12 Aug. WLD1. Home V Brislington. Lost 0-7.

• Tue 15 Aug. WLD1. Away V Wincanton. Lost 2-1.

• Sat 19 Aug. WLD1. Home V Wells Won 1-2.

• Tue 22 Aug. WLD1. Away V Bitton. Lost 6-2.

• Sat 26 Aug. FA Vase. Away v Stonehouse. Lost on pens.

• Tue 29 Aug. WLD1. Away V Keynsham. Lost 7-2.

• Sat 2 Sep. WLD1. Home V Cheddar. Lost 3-4.

• Sat 9 Sep. WLD1. Home V Middlezoy. Lost 1-3.

• Sat 12 Sep. WLD1. Away V Bradford. Won 3-4.

• Sat 16 Sep. WLD1. Home V Boco H. Won 2-1.

• Sat 26 Sep. WDL1. Home V Cribbs. Won 3-1.

• Sat 30 Sep. WDL1. Away V Longwell G. Won 1-2.

• Wed 4 Oct. Cup. Away v Wellington. Lost 5-3.

• Sat 7 Oct. WDL1. Home V Shirehampton. Lost 3-4.

• Tue 10 Oct. WDL1. Home V Bristol Tel. won 5-0.

• Sat 14th Oct 23. WDL1. Away V Cheddar. Won 1-3.

• Sat 21st Oct 23. WDL1. Away V Hallen. Lost 4-1.

• Tue 24th Oct 23. Cup. Home V Longwell Green Sports. Won 3-1.

• Fri 27th Oct 23. WDL1. Home V Keynsham Town. Won 3-1.

• Sat 4th Nov 23 WDL1. Home V Cadbury Heath. Postponed.

• Sat 11th Nov 23. WDL1. Away V Middlezoy Rovers. Lost 4-0.

• Sat 25th Nov 23. WDL1. Away V Gillingham Town. Lost 4-2.

• Sat 2nd Dec 23. WDL1. Away V Aek Boco. 1-0.

• Sat 9th Dec 23. WDL1. Home V Longwell Green Sports. Lost 0-1.

• Sat 16th Dec 23. WDL1. Away V Brislington. Lost 4-0.

• Tues 26th Dec 23. WDL1. Away V Radstock Town. Lost 6-0.

• Sat 30th Dec 23. WDL1. Home V Warminster Town. Won 3-0.

• Sat 13 Jan. Away V Cadbury Heath. 1-1.

• Sat 24 Jan. WDL1. Away V Cribbs. Lost  4-2 on penalties.

Sat 27 Jan. WDL1. Home. Wincanton. Lost 0-5.

• Sat 3 Feb. WGL1. Away V Cadbury Heath. 1-1.

• Sat 10 Feb. WDL1 Away V Shirehampton

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Hockey: City of Bath Hockey Club

City of Bath were formed from a merger between Bath & Phillipians Hockey Club’s and they play at Lansdown. For details visit https://www.cobhc.org.uk/

Hockey: Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club

Team Bath Buccaneers is one of the largest and most successful Hockey Clubs in the West of England with over 800 members. Open to new members. Based at University of Bath. For details visithttps://www.teambathbuccaneers.co.uk/clubNews

Hockey: Team Bath Hockey Club

The University of Bath Hockey Club has six men’s and six ladies’ teams who play in the British University & Colleges (BUCS) leagues on Wednesdays. Based at University of Bath. Details at https://www.teambath.com/sport/hockey/

Modern Pentathlon: Team GB had an incredible performance at the home World Championships held at the University of Bath, with a seven-strong squad qualifying across the women’s and men’s finals.

The Modern Pentathlon World Championships took place in August last year with the Mixed Relay Finals. If you missed the action, you can catch up on BBC iPlayer and photos are available on the UIPM Flickr account.

Taken during Round 1of the Netball Super League at the Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England on 11th January 2023.

Netball: Team Bath Netball.

Team Bath Netball play in the Vitality Netball Super League on 17th February. Details at https://netball.teambath.com/. Season and match-day tickets are on sale now, visit netball.teambath.com/tickets for further details.

DateOppositionVenue
Saturday 17th FebruaryStrathclyde SirensMotorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Saturday 24th FebruaryLoughborough LightningSir David Wallace Arena
Friday 1st MarchSEVERN STARSTeam Bath Arena
Friday 8th MarchLONDON PULSETeam Bath Arena
Friday 15th MarchSARACENS MAVERICKSTeam Bath Arena
Saturday 23rd MarchSurrey StormSurrey Sports Park
Saturday 30th MarchManchester ThunderBelle Vue Arena
Friday 5th AprilLEEDS RHINOSTeam Bath Arena
Friday 12th AprilCARDIFF DRAGONSTeam Bath Arena
Saturday 20th AprilLondon PulseCopper Box Arena
Saturday 27th AprilSaracens MavericksHertfordshire Sports Village
Saturday 4th MaySURREY STORMTeam Bath Arena
Friday 10th MayLOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNINGTeam Bath Arena
Friday 17th MayLeeds RhinosCanon Medical Arena, Sheffield
Friday 24th MayMANCHESTER THUNDERTeam Bath Arena
Friday 31st MaySTRATHCLYDE SIRENSTeam Bath Arena
Friday 7th JuneSevern StarsUniversity of Worcester Arena
Saturday 15th JuneCardiff DragonsUtilita Arena Cardiff

Rugby: Bath Rugby Union Club Men

Details at https://www.bathrugby.com/

The Blue, Black and Whites are in the Champions Cup pool stages in 2023/24. Taking place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the home of next year’s final, Sarra Elgan and Vincent Pochulu announced Bath Rugby’s fate for their European campaign. Being drawn in Pool 2, Bath Rugby will take on two French teams in the form of Top14 Champions, Stade Toulousain, along with Racing 92 and the URC’s Cardiff Rugby and Ulster Rugby. Bath Rugby have also drawn Harlequins, however under the Champions Cup’s new format, teams within the same league drawn into the same pool will not play each other. 

Within the new format, the Champions Cup sees four pools of six teams, totalling 24 teams. The teams are split into two tiers; the four winning teams from the 2022/23 leagues (Munster, La Rochelle, Stade Toulousain and Saracens) make up Tier 1, with the remaining 20 qualifying teams placed into Tier 2. In a club first, the Blue, Black and White will take on Racing 92 who finished fifth in the Top14, giving new signing Finn Russell the chance to front up against his former French side.

Recent Top14 winners, Stade Toulousain, may also get the chance to visit The Rec, giving Bath a shot at redemption after a narrow 20-22 defeat the last time the French champions were in town in 2018.

Cardiff Rugby, who picked up the Welsh Shield for 2022/23, were handed a 38-3 hammering in 2016 and will look for retaliation come the pool stages.

Northern Ireland-based outfit Ulster Rugby, who were knocked out in this year’s URC 2022/23 quarter finals, complete Bath Rugby’s Pool fixtures for 2023/24.

Round of 16 – 5/6/7 April 2024
Quarter-finals – 12/13/14 April 2024
Semi-finals – 3/4/5 May 2024

Final – Saturday 25 May 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Premiership Rugby Cup

• Fri 8 Sep. Away V Cornish Pirates. Premiership Rugby Cup. Won 23-29.

• Sat 16 Sep. Home V Jersey Reds. Premiership Rugby Cup. Lost 10-34.

• Sat 23 Sep. Home V London Scottish. Premiership Rugby Cup. Won 47-11.

• Sat 30 Sep. Away V Northampton. Lost 43-42

• Fri 6 Oct. Away V Edinburgh. Friendly. Lost 31-5.

• Sat 7 Oct. Home V Exeter. Premiership Rugby Cup. Won 34-14.

• Sat 14 Oct. Home. V Newcastle. KO 2pm. (GP). Won 34-26.

• Sat 21 Oct. Away V Saracens. (GP) Won 16-25.

• Sat 28 Oct. Home V Leicester (GP). Lost 24-25.

• Sat 4 Nov. Away V Northampton (GP) Lost 24-18.

• Fri 10 Nov. Away V Gloucester (GP). Won 27-45.

• Fri 17 Nov. Home V Bristol (GP). Won 20-19.

• Fri 24 Nov. Away V Sale (GP). Lost 11-9.

• Sat 2 Dec. Home V Exeter (GP) Won 41-24.

• Sat 9 Dec. Home V Ulster (Investec Championship R1) Won 37-14.

• Sat 16 Dec. Away V Cardiff (Investec Championship R2) Won 32-39.

• Sat 23 Dec. Home V Harlequins (GP) Won 25-17.

• Sun 31 Dec. Away V Leicester (GP) Lost 35-22.

• Sun 7 Jan. Home V Gloucester (GP) Won 17-10.

• Sun 14 Jan. Home V Racing 92 (ICCup) Won 29-25.

• Sun 21 Jan. Away V Toulouse (ICCup) Lost 31-19.

• Sat 27 Jan. Away V Bristol (GP) Lost 57-44.

• Sun 24 Mar. Home V Sale. GP.

• Sat 30 Mar. Away V Harlequins. GP.

• Sat 6 Apr. Away v Exeter Chiefs. (ICCup)

• Fri 28 Apr. Home V Saracens. GP.

• Sat 11 May. Away V Newcastle. GP.

• Sat 18 May. Home V Northampton. GP.

Rugby: Bath Rugby Ladies Club Women

For details see https://www.bathrugbyladies.com/

Rugby: Bath Saracens RFC

Bath Saracens are an amateur rugby club competing in the Dorset & Wilts 3 Central. Formed on 13th March 1947, Bath Saracens are still going strong 75 years on.  All welcome to train at Lambridge Training Ground in Bath every Thursday night between 19.30 and 21.00. See https://bathsaracens.co.uk/events/category/games/

Rugby: Combe Down RFC

in 1896 the club currently play home fixtures at Holly’s Corner, Bramble Way. Details on their Face Book site. Details at https://combedownrfc.rfu.club/

• Sat 16 Dec. Away V Swanage and Wareham. Lost 26-5.

Rugby: Bath Gladiators Rugby League Club

Bath Gladiators will participate in the newly established Franchise Rugby League starting this season. Visit: https://bathgladiators.com/

Swimming: Dolphins: Based at Bath Leisure Centre and established in 1899, Bath Dolphin Swimming Club (BDSC) is one of the oldest swimming clubs in the South West Region. They provide competitive swimming opportunities for young swimmers through to a masters swimming group.As a holder of the Swim England quality accreditation, Swim Mark, they offer a year round competitive swim team with high quality coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities.

Swimming: Team Bath: Based at the University the swimming programme offers opportunities for all users, from learn-to-swim sessions and daily swim-fit sessions for the public to our performance set-up which is home to a British Swimming Performance Centre. See https://www.teambath.com/sport/swimming/

Tennis: Bloomfield Tennis Club was founded in 1927 and is located at 98 Wellsway, Bath. The club welcomes new members. To join visit https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/BloomfieldTennisClub

Tennis: Bath Tennis Club is at Park Lane, Weston, and bills itself at a friendly club. The club has a number of membership categories ranging from pay as you go to full membership. For details visit www.bathtc.co.uk

Tennis: Team Bath Tennis. For more see https://www.teambath.com/sport/tennis/