Over the years the club's home games have been played in a variety of locations in northern Bristol, though never in Clifton itself; since 1976 they have been based at the southern end of Cribbs Causeway.

Clifton RFC play in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system; National League 2 West.

[3] In 1909 a combined Bristol and Clifton RFC team, captained by Percy Down, lost to Australia 11–3.

Clifton's Cribbs Causeway ground also hosted the Bristol Packers American football team in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

[4] [5][6][7][8][9][10] Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules.