Midlands 3 East (South)

Midlands 3 East (South)
Sport Rugby Union
Number of teams 12
Country  England
Website clubs.rfu.com

Midlands 3 East (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the East Midlands region who play home and away matches throughout the season. The division was formed for the 2000-01 when the old Midlands 4 East was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 East (North) and Midlands 4 East (South) and gained its current title for the 2009-10 season due to further restructuring to the Midlands League. Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 East (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 East (South).

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013-14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2011–12

Teams 2010–11

Teams 2008–09

Midlands 3 East (South) Honours

Midlands 3 East (South) Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 17 Luton South Leicester Nottingham Casuals, Biggleswade Midlands 4 East[n 1]
1999-00[2] 17 Market Bosworth Long Eaton, Glossop, Vipers, Loughborough[n 2] No relegation[n 3] Midlands 4 East
2000-01[3] 10 Market Harborough Melton Mowbray Sleaford, West Bridgford, Stamford Midlands 4 East (South)
2001-02[4] 10 Lutterworth Old Northamptonians Oakham, Bugbrooke Midlands 4 East (South)
2002-03[5] 10 Rushden & Higham Stockwood Park Biggleswade, Northampton BBOB Midlands 4 East (South)
2003-04[6] 10 Coalville Daventry No relegation[n 4] Midlands 4 East (South)
2004-05[7] 9 Leicester Forest Northampton Casuals Market Harborough Midlands 4 East (South)
2005-06[8] 10 Vauxhall Motors Bugbrooke Stoneygate Midlands 4 East (South)
2006-07[9] 10 Vipers Northampton BBOB Biggleswade, Rushden & Higham Midlands 4 East (South)
2007-08[10] 10 Aylestone St James Old Newtonians Oadby Wyggestonians, Stockwood Park Midlands 4 East (South)
2008-09[11] 12 Market Harborough Peterborough Lions No relegation[n 5] Midlands 4 East (South)[n 6]
2009-10[12] 11 Bugbrooke Stockwood Park No relegation[n 7] Midlands 3 East (South)
2010-11[13] 12 Oadby Wyggestonians Long Buckby Northampton Mens Own, Old Newtonians Midlands 3 East (South)
2011-12[14] 12 Northampton BBOB Biggleswade Brackley, Bedford Swifts Midlands 3 East (South)
2012-13[15] 12 Stamford Rushden & Higham Old Newtonians, Long Buckby Midlands 3 East (South)
2013-14[16] 12 Biggleswade Stewarts & Lloyds Deepings, Brackley Midlands 3 East (South)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ Mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (North) on RFU website.
  2. ↑ Lots of promotions due to Midlands league restructuring. Long Eaton, Glossop and Loughborough went up to Midlands 3 East (North) where they joined champions Market Bosworth while Vipers went up to Midlands 3 East (South)
  3. ↑ There was no relegation due to restructuring of the Midlands league with teams instead being transferred to the new look Midlands 4 East (North) or Midlands 4 East (South) for the following season.
  4. ↑ No relegation but Biddenham would drop out of the league for the following season.
  5. ↑ No relegation but Vauxhall Motors would drop out of the league for the following season.
  6. ↑ Last season as Midlands 4 East (South). Would be renamed Midlands 3 East (South) for the following season.
  7. ↑ No relegation as the division would increase from 11 to 12 teams for the next season.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/1998-1999/group/9059
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/1999-2000/group/9356
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/group/9680
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/group/10014
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/group/10349
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2003-2004/group/10734
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/group/11134
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2005-2006/group/11490
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2006-2007/group/11832
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2007-2008/group/12242
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2008-2009/group/12728
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2009-2010/group/13600
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2010-2011/group/14543
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2011-2012/group/15385
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/group/16340
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2013-2014/group/17208

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