MyBathRugby.co.uk News Feed News RSS Feed <![CDATA[Robinson out of Scotland set-up]]> Former Bath and England head coach Andy Robinson's recent involvement with Scotland's Test squad has ended after Frank Hadden announced two new coaching appointments at Murrayfield yesterday.

]]> Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[BATH FACING BACK-ROW CUNUNDRUM]]>  

Browne injury take shine off 15-7 win over Ulster

]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:07:41 GMT <![CDATA[Fans get early look at nagussa's Fijian flair]]> New-look Bath Rugby will take on an Ulster side set to blood five new recruits at Belfast's Ravenhill tomorrow (7.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Kiwi hape working hard to make cross-code leap]]> Cross-code convert Shontayne Hape would love it if his new career in rugby union starts the way his illustrious rugby league career ended - celebrating a try.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[First task for Bath's new skippers]]> Head coach Steve Meehan and his newly unveiled captaincy team of club captain Alex Crockett and field captain Michael Lipman will launch a two-pronged start to the club's warm-up programme this weekend.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Harrison relishing return to ravenhill]]> Former Australia and Ulster lock Justin Harrison has warned his new Bath Rugby teammates that they can expect a hot welcome at Ravenhill tomorrow night.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ladies sign up England skipper Spencer]]> Bath Rugby may have lost one England captain over the summer when Steve Borthwick joined Saracens, but Bath Rugby Ladies have underlined their ambition by signing Borthwick's England women's counterpart.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Crockett targeting victory]]> Club captain Alex Crockett is backing Bath Rugby to make a winning start to the 2007-08 season in Belfast tomorrow night.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Palmer tips Bath for sevens success]]> Bath Rugby academy backs coach John Palmer reckons a Michael Lipman-led squad from The Rec has the potential to do better at the 2008 Middlesex Sevens than they did last season.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Crockett promises pre-season passion in Belfast]]> Bath Rugby intend to meet fire with fire tomorrow night in Belfast, where they start their pre-season build-up with an outing against Irish provincial side Ulster.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Six internationals missing for Ulster trip]]> Steve Meehan has revealed that Bath Rugby will start their pre-season warm-up match programme in Belfast next week with six key regulars missing.

]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hooper keen to make own mark]]> Bath Rugby legend Jack Rowell, either unwittingly or by typically astute design, piled the pressure on new boy Stuart Hooper when the former Leeds captain's move to The Rec was confirmed some three months ago.

]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Six live sky sports dates]]> Sky Sports have confirmed that Bath Rugby feature in six live broadcasts between the start of the season and early January 2009.

]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Crockett and lipman handed leading roles]]> Home-grown Bath Rugby star Alex Crockett has been handed the captaincy of the club he supported as a boy on the terraces with England flanker Michael Lipman taking on the key job of leading the side on the pitch next season.

]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bath aiming high]]> Head coach Steve Meehan and his newly unveiled captaincy team of club captain Alex Crockett and field captain Michael Lipman today aimed Bath Rugby at the very top of the domestic and European tree over the next nine months.

]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Six sky sports dates for Bath]]> Sky Sports have confirmed that Bath Rugby feature in six live broadcasts between the start of the season and early January 2009.

]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Currie sparks England win]]> Bath Rugby Academy tighthead James Currie grabbed the opening touchdown in the final match of England Under 18s development tour of Argentina last night (Sunday), which saw the visitors beat the Pumas 48-20 in Buenos Aires.

]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Meehan - we don't expect to have butch all to ourselves]]> Bath Rugby head coach Steve Meehan has warned the club's supporters not to get carried away by Springbok fly-half Butch James' hints that he could be close to quitting international rugby to end his career at The Rec.

]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Butch may quit boks]]> Butch James has dropped a strong hint that he may call time on his 31-cap international career with South Africa and commit long-term to Bath if he is unconvinced about his chances of facing the British Lions next summer.

]]> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bath academy still 19 strong for 2008-09]]> Bath Academy In line with other Premiership clubs, Bath Rugby Academy has been reduced for this coming season, but will still boast one of the largest full-time groups in the Premiership.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[RFU ban for rabeni]]> Leicester Tigers' Seru Rabeni has been handed a hefty punishment by the RFU for his participation in the recent Bath Charity Sevens and two other summer tournaments.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Meehan's call to referees]]> Steve Meehan is adamant that Bath Rugby's pre-season matches against Ulster, Llanelli Scarlets and Edinburgh must be played under the interpretation of the Experimental Law Variations which will be applied to all levels of rugby from tomorrow, which marks the start of a 12-month worldwide trial.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[James named in squad for Mandela test]]> Internationals Bath Rugby fly-half Butch James has been named in the Springboks squad for the Mandela Tribute Test and the remaining Vodacom Tri-Nations matches.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Samoan tips teammate Eli for starring role]]> Back-row magician Jonny Faamatuainu reckons his Samoan international teammate Eliota Fuimaono- Sapolu has returned to The Rec in the form to stake a strong claim for the club's No 10 shirt next season.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Join the fun at Combe down]]> Junior Rugby Combe Down Rugby Club have started pre-season training on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, starting at 7pm.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Forwards fit and ready]]> Steve Meehan yesterday warned Bath Rugby supporters to be prepared for the sight of as new slim-line pack next season as his squad moved into the second half of their seven-day training stint in Portugal.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rabeni banned for sevens show]]> Leicester Tigers' Seru Rabeni was last night handed a hefty punishment by the RFU for his participation in the recent Bath Charity Sevens and two other summer tournaments.

]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Ashton turns down academy role]]> Former Bath and England coach Brian Ashton has turned down the chance to become head coach of the National Academy.

]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Burns is on target for under 18s]]> England Under 18 City of Bath college student Freddie Burns booted five conversions as England Under 18 kick-started their Argentinean tour with a convincing 40-24 victory against Tucuman Under 18 at Los Tarcos on Saturday evening.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sunday home dates await in Heineken]]> Three of Bath Rugby's first four Heineken Cup Pool 5 qualifying matches next season have been earmarked for live coverage by Sky Sports after ERC, the competition's governing body, released fixture details last week.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bunce gives Bath players new strength]]> Bath's latest behind-the-scenes recruit, strength and conditioning coach Paul Bunce, has been making quite an impact since his arrival from Newport Gwent Dragons if the pained expressions and distinctly honed figures around The Rec are anything to go by.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hunt scores in final triumph]]> England Women Bath Ladies players Isabelle Noel-Smith, Marlie Packer, Nicola Hoole and Natasha Hunt all featured as the England Women's Under 20 side were crowned champions of the inaugural Nations Cup in Toronto, Canada last Saturday.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Versatile kydd makes Rec return]]> Bath Rugby confirmed on Tuesday that they have signed versatile back Robbie Kydd on a one-year contract from the Northampton Saints.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rabeni faces disciplinary panel]]> Leicester Tigers centre Seru Rabeni will face an RFU disciplinary panel tonight following his alleged involvement in three sevens tournaments - one of them in Bath - while serving a 14-match suspension.

]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bath confirm kydd signing]]> Bath Rugby have signed versatile back Robbie Kydd on a one-year contract from the Northampton Saints.

]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bath four in England starting line-up]]> All four Bath Rugby Ladies representatives in the England Women's Under 20 squad have been selected to start against Canada in tomorrow's final of the inaugural Nations Cup at Appleby College in Toronto (10pm BST).

]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Wallabies star giteau up next for James]]> Bath Rugby's Springbok fly-half Butch James lines up for South Africa against Australia in Perth tomorrow, fresh from helping the world champions beat the All Blacks in their own back yard last weekend.

]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Beattie in return boost]]> Bath Rugby's England A blind-side flanker Andy Beattie is on target to deliver an early Christmas present to head coach Steve Meehan and the club's supporters by smashing his original knee injury rehab targets.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bath go back to their hoops]]> Bath Rugby chief executive Bob Calleja yesterday revealed that the club's return to traditional hooped shirts for the 2008-09 season has come as a direct response to demand from the club's supporters.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Harrison is still hungry for success]]> Famously labelled "The Plank" by Austin Healey in one of the ex-Welford Road motormouth's Guardian dispatches from the 2001 Lions tour of Australia, former Wallabies lock Justin Harrison comes across these days as a man more at home reading a highbrow broad-sheet than the Liverpool-born 'Leicester Lip'.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Bath kick off cup campaign in Toulouse]]> Bath Rugby's 2008-09 Heineken Cup campaign is set for an explosive start with an away trip to tackle last season's beaten finalists Toulouse at the 19,500- capacity Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday, October 12 (4pm).

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hobson's dual deal]]> Bath Rugby lock Scott Hobson has been placed on a dual registration deal with Launceston, which means he will be eligible to play in all competitions for both clubs during 2008-09.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[IRB out to force elv issue]]> It would appear that the International Rugby Board has again given the deep-seated resistance to the contentious ELVs, and the indecent haste with which it plans to foist them on us on this side of the globe, a dose of Brian Clough's notorious 'rubber ear'.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Sunday date for Bristol opener]]> Bath Rugby's West Country derby date with Bristol on the opening weekend of the 2008-09 Guinness Premiership has been scheduled for a 3pm kick-off on Sunday, September 7, at the Memorial Stadium.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Women storm into nations cup final]]> England Women's Under 20s grabbed pole position in the Nations Cup competition in Toronto in the early hours of this morning (Thursday) with a 14-3 win over Wales at the Canadian city's Appleby College.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Toulouse opener confirmed]]> European Rugby Cup, the Heineken Cup's governing body, have confirmed fixtures, dates and times for the first four qualifying rounds of the 2008-09 competition.

]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Smith joins England coaching team]]> Former Bath Rugby skills and defence coach Brian Smith has left his post as director of rugby at London Irish to become England's new attack coach.

]]> Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Hobson on dual registration]]> Bath Rugby lock Scott Hobson has been placed on a dual registration deal with Launceston, which means he will be eligible to play in all competitions for both clubs during 2008-09.

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Grewcock excited by Bath future]]> England and British Lions lock Danny Grewcock will be 37 years old when his new, extended Bath Rugby contract runs out at the end of the 2009-10 campaign and he hopes the next two seasons will see the club re-established as one of the top performers in the Guinness Premiership and in Europe.

]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Changes benefit the backs]]> The IRB's preoccupation with ruining rugby union as we know and love it has sent a clear message to every forward in the northern hemisphere: "Get out of the gym, you're wasting your time pushing weights!"

We Phillistines in the north will be playing to the new ELVs next season, despite the fact that they have been tried, and far from widely welcomed in the recent Super 14 competition.

]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT