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.
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| 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 | Andy Watts | |
| President | Nick Patterson | |
| Coach(es) | Carl Paterson | |
| Captain(s) | Mat Cochrane | |
| League(s) | Yorkshire 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 12th | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Bumble Bee Barbarians
editBradford & 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
editThe club was formed in 1982 following a merger between Bingley RFC and Bradford RFC.[2]
Club honours
edit- North 1 East champions (3): 1988–89, 1998–99, 2002–03[a 1]
- North 1 champions (2): 1992–93,[3] 2003–04[4]
- RFU Intermediate Cup winners: 2004[5]
- National League 3 North champions: 2005–06
- Yorkshire 1 champions: 2015–16[6]
Notes
edit- ^ Includes 2 titles when North 1 East and North 1 West were merged into one division known as North Division 2.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94. London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
- ^ "North 1 2003–2004". England Rugby. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Wildman, Rob (19 April 2004). "Bradford keep Old Boys at bay". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "2015-2016 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
External links
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