Bradford & Bingley RFC
Full name | Bradford and Bingley Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Yorkshire RFU | |
Nickname(s) | Bees | |
Founded | 1982 | |
Location | Bingley, West Yorkshire, England | |
Ground(s) | Wagon Lane (Capacity: 4,000) | |
Chairman | ||
Coach(es) | Hugh Gumbs | |
Captain(s) | Mat Cochrane | |
Top scorer | Corey Spencer (1) | |
League(s) | North 1 East | |
2019–20 | 10th | |
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Official website | ||
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Bradford & Bingley Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team based in Bingley, West Yorkshire. The club runs four senior sides, including a veterans side, and eleven junior teams.[1] The first XV plays in North 1 East.
Bumble Bee Barbarians[]
Bradford & Bingley RFC is home of the Bumble Bee Barbarians, England's first mixed ability rugby team. Founded in 2009 by a determined young man with Cerebral Palsy and Learning Difficulties the team now has over 30 players. In August 2015 the first ever mixed ability World Cup tournament with take place at their home ground at Wagon Lane
History[]
The club was formed in 1982 following a merger between Bingley RFC and Bradford RFC.[2]
Club honours[]
- North 1 East champions (3): 1988–89, 1998–99, 2002–03[a 1]
- North 1 champions (2): 1992–93, 2003–04
- RFU Intermediate Cup winners: 2004
- National League 3 North champions: 2005–06
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2015–16
Notes[]
- ^ Includes 2 titles when North 1 East and North 1 West were merged into one division known as North Division 2.
References[]
- ^ Pickin, Benji (23 September 2012). "Club website home page". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ "Club website history page". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- English rugby union teams
- Rugby clubs established in 1982
- Sport in Bradford
- 1982 establishments in England
- English rugby union team stubs