Bradford & Bingley RFC
Full name | Bradford and Bingley Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Rugby Football Union | |
Nickname(s) | Bees | |
Founded | 1982 | |
Ground(s) | Wagon Lane (Capacity: 4,000) | |
Chairman | Martin Whitcombe | |
Coach(es) | Martin Whitcombe Ali MacDonald Ben Greaves | |
Captain(s) | Brett Mitchell | |
League(s) | Yorkshire 1 | |
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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 Yorkshire 1 following relegation from North 1 East the previous season, their 2nd relegation in as many years.
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 Bradford RFC and Bingley RFC.[2]
Club Honours
- RFU Intermediate Cup Winners 2004
- North Division 2 East champions (2): 1998-99, 2002-03
- North Division 1 champions: 2003-04
- National League 3 North champions: 2005-06
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2015-16
References
- ↑ Pickin, Benji (2012-09-23). "Club website home page". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
- ↑ "Club website history page". Pitchero.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.