BUCS Super Rugby · 2026-27
Bath Men's Rugby (BUCS Super Rugby)
Checked 2026-09-02 against bucs.org.uk
The standard
| Division | BUCS Super Rugby |
|---|---|
| Season | 2026-27 |
| Playoffs | This division plays a post-season, dates below |
BUCS Super Rugby is the top tier of British university rugby. League standings and results live on BUCS's Playwaze platform, whose robots.txt disallows automated access, so they're genuinely not available here rather than a gap we intend to fill by working around that.
What the season involves
| League fixtures | 18 this season |
|---|---|
| Season runs | 23 September to 10 March |
| Match day | Wednesday (18 of 18 fixtures) |
Derived from the fixture calendar below, nothing assumed.
The programme
| Head coach | Aaron James |
|---|---|
| Scholarship | Bath's Sport Scholarships provide financial and training support: Named Scholarships offer a non-repayable annual cash award of 1,250 to £5,000, and Breakthrough Scholarships provide daily training enhancement including free Team Bath Gym membership, recovery clinics, hydrotherapy and strength and conditioning sessions. |
| Trials | Prospective students register interest in playing via Team Bath's online expression-of-interest form; the rugby contact is Head of Rugby Aaron James (A.James@bath.ac.uk). |
| Training commitment | Training generally takes place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, with matches on Wednesdays; sessions are timed to accommodate lectures. |
| Pro pathway | Partnerships with the Rugby Football Union (England Rugby) and Bath Rugby; the high-performance programme provides a recognised pathway to national club teams and professional opportunities. |
| Dual-career support | TASS accredited |
Scholarship detail and criteria: the university's own page. Facts above come from official university pages only.
2026-27 fixtures
| Round | Date | Fixture |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/09/2026 | Bath vs Loughborough |
| 2 | 30/09/2026 | Brunel vs Bath |
| 3 | 07/10/2026 | Hartpury vs Bath |
| 4 | 14/10/2026 | Bath vs Exeter |
| 5 | 21/10/2026 | Bath vs Cardiff Met |
| 6 | 04/11/2026 | Nottingham vs Bath |
| 7 | 11/11/2026 | Durham vs Bath |
| 8 | 18/11/2026 | Bath vs Leeds Beckett |
| 9 | 02/12/2026 | Cardiff vs Bath |
| 10 | 09/12/2026 | Bath vs Durham |
| 11 | 16/12/2026 | Bath vs Hartpury |
| 12 | 20/01/2027 | Bath vs Brunel |
| 13 | 27/01/2027 | Leeds Beckett vs Bath |
| 14 | 03/02/2027 | Bath vs Nottingham |
| 15 | 10/02/2027 | Cardiff Met vs Bath |
| 16 | 24/02/2027 | Exeter vs Bath |
| 17 | 03/03/2027 | Bath vs Cardiff |
| 18 | 10/03/2027 | Loughborough vs Bath |
Playoffs
| Men's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Quarter Finals | 31/03/2027 |
|---|---|
| Men's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Semi Finals | 07/04/2027 |
| Men's BUCS Super Rugby Milk Championship Final | 21/04/2027 |
Sourced directly from bucs.org.uk, 18 fixtures for the 2026-27 season. See the methodology for the full sourcing policy.
More university rugby
See every BUCS Super Rugby team: the full list.