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BATH RUGBY: Hipkiss agony over career-ending blow

12:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

DAN Hipkiss admitted his disappointment at missing out on a new era at Bath after being forced to hang up his boots.

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Breaking news RUGBY: Bath's Webber to captain England

11:23am Friday 24th May 2013

BATH hooker Rob Webber will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham.

• RUGBY: North Dorset the first league visitors to Trowbridge's new ground

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RUGBY: Grewcock predicts bright Bath future

3:00pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

WORLD Cup winner Danny Grewcock insists Bath should not be pressing the panic button just yet this summer despite no players from the club figuring in Warren Gatland’s Lions squad bound for Australia.

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RUGBY: Bath's Hipkiss forced to retire

3:07pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

BATH centre Dan Hipkiss has been forced to retire with immediate effect because of injury.

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RUGBY: Melksham’s Steph wings in for Wales

2:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

MELKSHAM teenager Steph Holman is hoping that she can make the grade as an international rugby player after earning a spot on the Wales U18 women’s development squad.

RUGBY: Thomas takes Chippenham reins

7:16pm Thursday 16th May 2013

CHIPPENHAM have appointed former Plymouth Albion flanker and captain Danny Thomas as their new head coach.

• RUGBY: Saddlebacks learn league opponents

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RUGBY: Rokoduguni extends Bath stay

2:08pm Thursday 16th May 2013

FIJIAN flyer Semesa Rokoduguni has signed a new contract with Bath Rugby.

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RUGBY: Saddlebacks learn league opponents

11:58am Thursday 16th May 2013

SOUTHERN Counties South champions Devizes will start their life as a Level Six club in a tough-looking South West One East division in September.

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RUGBY: Gold reads riot act to Rec intruders

10:18am Monday 13th May 2013

BATH have unveiled a new weapon in their battle against flocks of birds threatening to damage their playing surface at the Recreation Ground - head coach Gary Gold.

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RUGBY: Winner Joseph ready for Bath switch

10:00am Saturday 11th May 2013

ENGLAND centre Jonathan Joseph insists he could have hardly asked for a better way to switch from London Irish to Bath after being honoured at the Aviva Premiership Rugby Awards.

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BATH RUGBY: Ford seeing good signs for the future

2:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

BATH assistant coach Mike Ford refused to be downbeat as his side’s lingering Heineken Cup hopes were extinguished by a last-day defeat at Saracens.

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RUGBY: Bentley backs Eastmond for England

2:27pm Friday 10th May 2013

HIS NAME might not have been one of those read out at the British & Irish Lions squad announcement but Kyle Eastmond is still set for a big summer according to former dual-code international John Bentley.

• OJO'S INSIDE LINE: Leicester and Saracens look best bets for Premiership final

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RUGBY: Bath quartet in England party

2:47pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

FOUR Bath players have been included in England's 32-man squad for a fixtureagainst the Barbarians and the tour of Uruguay and Argentina this summer.

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RUGBY: Bath's Heathcote gets Scotland call

12:32pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

BATH fly-half Tom Heathcote has been included in Scotland's 31-man squad for the tour to South Africa this summer.

• RUGBY: Dorset & Wilts 58 Oxfordshire 14

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BATH RUGBY: Gold continues the hunt for experience

4:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

BATH head coach Gary Gold says adding experience to the key positions in the club’s three-quarter line remains a priority after the signing of teenage Leicester fly-half George Ford this week.

BATH RUGBY: Mercer only has eyes for winning end

12:30pm Friday 3rd May 2013

FLANKER Guy Mercer started the final weekend of Bath’s season armed with a contract extension and is determined to do everything possible to end it by helping his beloved club into the Heineken Cup.

RUGBY: Same again as Bath prepare for Saracens test

12:04pm Friday 3rd May 2013

BATH have kept faith with the same side that defeated Leicester two weeks ago for tomorrow's final Aviva Premiership game of the season against Saracens at Allianz Park (2.30pm).

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RUGBY: Bath confirm Ford signing

12:35pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

BATH today confirmed the signing of fly-half George Ford from Leicester Tigers.

• RUGBY: Bath swoop for double scrum-half signings

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RUGBY: Ex-Bath prop Stevens included in Lions squad

11:42am Tuesday 30th April 2013

FORMER Bath prop Matt Stevens has been included in the British & Irish Lions squad for for this summer's tour of Hong Kong and Australia.

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RUGBY: Berkshire 17 Dorset & Wilts 23

9:40am Tuesday 30th April 2013

CHIPPENHAM lock Aaron Ascott was named man of the match as Dorset & Wilts began their County Championship Shield campaign with a 23-17 victory over hosts Berkshire.

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RUGBY: Mercer extends Bath deal

10:52am Monday 29th April 2013

FLANKER Guy Mercer has extended his contract with the club.

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RUGBY: Dunn agrees new Bath Academy contract

12:23pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

STUDLEY hooker Tom Dunn has agreed a new Academy contract with Bath.

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RUGBY: Bath linked to move for Henson

10:33am Monday 22nd April 2013

BATH are closing in on the signing of former Wales international Gavin Henson, according to reports this morning.

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RUGBY: We've given ourselves a Heineken chance, says Ford

6:51pm Saturday 20th April 2013

THERE was no disguising the elation felt by Bath defence coach Mike Ford after his side's dramatic 27-26 bonus-point Aviva Premiership victory over Leicester at the Recreation Ground.

• RUGBY: Bath 27 Leicester 26
• RUGBY: More Bath players set for exit

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RUGBY: More Bath players set for exit

5:28pm Friday 19th April 2013

BATH have confirmed the departures of several more players, ahead of their final home match of the season in the Aviva Premiership against Leicester tomorrow (2.15pm).

• BATH RUGBY: Gold doesn’t feel the heat

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BATH RUGBY: Gold doesn’t feel the heat

1:30pm Friday 19th April 2013

THIS weekend may prove a defining one in Bath’s bid for Heineken Cup rugby next season, but head coach Gary Gold has shrugged off any talk of added pressure as old foes Leicester Tigers come to town tomorrow (2.15pm).

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RUGBY: Williams returns to face Tigers

12:03pm Friday 19th April 2013

CENTRE Ben Williams returns to the Bath line-up for tomorrow’s final home Aviva Premiership game of the season against Leicester Tigers (2.15pm).

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RUGBY: Gold plots Bath course

12:00pm Thursday 18th April 2013

GARY Gold is confident he has the answers to turn Bath from Premiership also-rans to genuine top-four contenders next season.

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