Clifton

Clifton Rugby Club was established on 27th September 1872 at the Kings Arms on Blackboy Hill in Clifton, Bristol. The pub still stands, although it was rebuilt in 1902, and since refurbishment in the late 1990's was known as Bohemia. It was then renamed Babushka, then Stark and was refurbished and renamed The Black Bear at the end of 2007. It has now (2009) reverted back to its original name of The Kings Arms. We're the 31st oldest club in the United Kingdom, the twentieth oldest in England, the second oldest in the South West (Bath beat us by 7 years) and the oldest in Bristol.