BRADFORD RFC ( Est 1866 ) amalgamated with the BINGLEY RUFC ( Est 1876 ) and were founded in Season 1982-3.

The City of Bradford also has the distinction as being the ancestral home of the world famous BARBARIANS FOOTBALL CLUB founded in the city in 1890

Bradford & Bingley RFC known as "THE BEES " are in the top 10% of English Rugby Clubs.