Herts/Middlesex 3

Herts/Middlesex 3
Sport Rugby Union
Ceased 2014
Number of teams 11
Country  England
Website clubs.rfu.com

Herts/Middlesex 3 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league that was organized by the London and South East Division Rugby Football Union. It was the third division competition for clubs in Hertfordshire and Middlesex with promoted teams moving up to Herts/Middlesex 2. It involved a number of formats over the years, switching between a single division and regional (north/south) divisions and during certain years there was relegation to Herts/Middlesex 4 (when in existence). Herts/Middlesex 3 folded at the end of the 2013-14 season with most teams being promoted automatically to Herts/Middlesex 2.

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012-13

Participating Clubs 2009-10

Herts/Middlesex 3 Honours

Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 13 Northolt Southgate Royston, Watford 2nd XV, Millfield Old Boys, British Airways[n 1] Herts/Middlesex 3[n 2]
1999-00[2] 6 Cuffley Old Streetonians Royston Herts/Middlesex 3 North
1999-00[3] 6 London Exiles Old Isleworthians British Airways Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2000-01[4] 9 Kilburn Cosmos Old Grammarians Old Ashmoleans, Southgate, Old Streetonians Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2000-01[5] 9 Wasps Amateurs Old Actonians London Tribes, Quintin Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2001-02[6] 8 Chess Valley Hendon Watford 2nd XV, Hatfield, Northolt Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2001-02[7] 8 Wasps Amateurs Old Isleworthians Wealdstone, Ickenham Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2002-03[8] 7 Old Grammarians Old Haberdashers No relegation[n 3] Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2002-03[9] 9 Harlequin Amateurs Belsize Park Northolt, Osterley Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2003-04[10] 8 Wealdstone Cuffley No relegation[n 4] Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2003-04[11] 7 Belsize Park London French No relegation[n 5] Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2004-05[12] 7 Old Ashmoleans Hendon No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2004-05[13] 7 Feltham G.W.R. No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2005-06[14] 7 Saracens Amateurs Watford 2nd XV No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2005-06[15] 8 British Airways Old Isleworthians No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2006-07[16] 8 Royston Wasps Amateurs No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2006-07[17] 9 Thamesians H.A.C. No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2007-08[18] 7 Hackney[n 6] Cuffley[n 7] Chess Valley, Southgate, Hatfield, Pinner & Grammarians[n 8] Herts/Middlesex 3 North
2007-08[19] 7 London French[n 9] Quintin[n 10] Hayes, G.W.R, Northolt, British Airways, Sudbury & London Springboks[n 11] Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2008-09[20] 8 Old Isleworthians Hackney Watford, Old Tottonians, Cuffley Herts/Middlesex 3
2009-10[21] 8 Ickenham London French Cuffley, Watford, Hatfield Herts/Middlesex 3
2010-11[22] 9 Harrow Hillingdon Abbots No relegation[n 12] Herts/Middlesex 3
2011-12[23] 9 Quintin Chess Valley No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3
2012-13[24] 8 Feltham Thamesians No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3
2013-14[25] 7 London French Watford (and 2 others)[n 13] No relegation Herts/Middlesex 3
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ More relegations than usual due to league restructuring for the next season.
  2. ↑ Herts/Middlesex 3 would split into two regional divisions - north and south - for the following season. This format would continue until 2008-09.
  3. ↑ No relegation as division would increase from 7 to 8 teams for the following season.
  4. ↑ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 North abolished for the following season.
  5. ↑ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 South abolished for the following season.
  6. ↑ Due to league restructuring Hackney would not be promoted but would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  7. ↑ As with Hackney, Cuffley would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  8. ↑ All relegated teams would drop into the new single division Herts/Middlesex 4 for the following season.
  9. ↑ Due to league restructuring London French would not be promoted but would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  10. ↑ As with London French, Quintin would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  11. ↑ All relegated teams would drop into the new single division Herts/Middlesex 4 for the following season.
  12. ↑ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 abolished for the next season.
  13. ↑ As this was the last season of Herts/Middlesex 3 most teams in the division would be automatically promoted to Herts/Middlesex 2 although Pinner & Grammarians and Old Grammarians would leave the league to join Middlesex Merit Table 5 and 6 respectively.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/group/9008
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9329
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/group/9330
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9654
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/group/9655
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9988
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/group/9989
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10323
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/group/10324
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10708
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/group/10709
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/group/11108
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/group/11109
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/group/11464
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/group/11465
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11809
  17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/group/11810
  18. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/group/12217
  19. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/group/12218
  20. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2008-2009/group/12789
  21. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/group/13653
  22. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2010-2011/group/14522
  23. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2011-2012/group/15539
  24. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/group/16240
  25. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2013-2014/group/17257

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