Midlands 3 West (South)

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

Midlands 3 West (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 West Midlands region who play home and away matches throughout the season. The division was formed for the 2000-01 when the old Midlands 4 West was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (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 West (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 West (South).

Teams 2014-15

Teams 2013–14

Teams 2012–13

Teams 2009–10

Teams 2008–09

Midlands 3 West (South) Honours

Midlands 3 West (South) Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 17 Newcastle (Staffs) Birmingham Exiles Manor Park, Copsewood Midlands 4 West[n 1]
1999-00[2] 17 Kidderminster Old Yardleians, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Leek[n 2] No relegation[n 3] Midlands 4 West
2000-01[3] 10 Silhillians Pershore Stoke Old Boys, Redditch, Trinity Guild Midlands 4 West (South)
2001-02[4] 10 Ledbury Southam Woodrush, Dunlop, Stourport Midlands 4 West (South)
2002-03[5] 10 Shipston on Stour Droitwich Coventry Welsh, Kings Norton Midlands 4 West (South)
2003-04[6] 12 Old Yardleians Earlsdon Trinity Guild, Birmingham Exiles, Dunlop Midlands 4 West (South)
2004-05[7] 10 Solihull Keresley Manor Park, Southam, Evesham Midlands 4 West (South)
2005-06[8] 10 Stourbridge Lions Edwardians Harbury Midlands 4 West (South)
2006-07[9] 12 Droitwich Berkswell & Balsall Keresley, Cleobury Mortimer Midlands 4 West (South)
2007-08[10] 12 Spartans (Midlands) Old Coventrians Copsewood, Evesham Midlands 4 West (South)
2008-09[11] 12 Worcester Wanderers Bedworth No relegation Midlands 4 West (South)[n 4]
2009-10[12] 12 Dunlop Pershore Ledbury, Edwardians Midlands 3 West (South)
2010-11[13] 12 Upton-on-Severn Newbold on Avon Coventry Welsh, Harbury Midlands 3 West (South)
2011-12[14] 11 Earlsdon Shipston on Stour Old Yardleians Midlands 3 West (South)
2012-13[15] 12 Old Coventrians Old Leamingtonians Redditch, Woodrush Midlands 3 West (South)
2013-14[16] 12 Old Yardleians Pinley Evesham, Kings Norton Midlands 3 West (South)
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. ↑ Mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website.
  2. ↑ Lots of promotions due to Midlands league restructuring. Old Yardleians and Leek went up to Midlands 3 West (North) where they joined champions Kidderminster while Nuneaton Old Edwardians went up to Midlands 3 West (South)
  3. ↑ There was no relegation due to restructuring of the Midlands league with teams instead being transferred to the new look Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South) for the following season.
  4. ↑ Last season as Midlands 4 West (South). Would be renamed Midlands 3 West (South) for the following season.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/1998-1999/group/9058
  2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/1999-2000/group/9355
  3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/group/9701
  4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/group/10035
  5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/group/10370
  6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2003-2004/group/10755
  7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/group/11155
  8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2005-2006/group/11511
  9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2006-2007/group/11838
  10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2007-2008/group/12247
  11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2008-2009/group/12733
  12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2009-2010/group/13605
  13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2010-2011/group/14548
  14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2011-2012/group/15390
  15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/group/16345
  16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2013-2014/group/17213

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