National League 3 London & SE

National League 3 London & SE
Current season or competition:
2015–16 National League 3 London & South East
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 1987 (1987)
Number of teams 14
Country  England
Holders Bury St Edmunds (2014–15)
(promoted to National League 2 South)
Website clubs.rfu.com

National League 3 London & SE (up until 2009 known as London 1) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of four leagues at this level, with its counterparts; National League 3 South West, National League 3 Midlands and National League 3 North. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following re-organisation by the Rugby Football Union.

National League 3 London & SE is the highest, regional rugby union league covering London and south east England. The club that finishes in first place is automatically promoted to National League 2 South. The runner-up meets the second placed team of National League 3 South West with the winner also gaining promotion. Relegated teams drop down to either London 1 North or London 1 South depending on location, and other factors such as the location of relegated and promoted teams in other divisions.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Colchester
London
London teams

Eton Manor
Westcombe Park
Wimbledon

Locations of the 2015-16 National League 3 London & SE teams
Eton Manor
2015-16 Greater London National League 3 London & SE clubs
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Bracknell Lily Hill Park 250 seats Bracknell, Berkshire 3rd (National League 3 South-West)
Chichester Oaklands Park Chichester, West Sussex 7th
Colchester Mill Road Playing Fields Colchester, Essex Promoted from London 1 North (champions)
East Grinstead Saint Hill East Grinstead, West Sussex 4th
Eton Manor The New Wilderness Waltham Forest, London Promoted from London 1 North (playoffs)
Gravesend Donald Biggs Drive Gravesend, Kent 9th
Guernsey Footes Lane 5,000 (720 seats) Saint Peter Port, Guernsey 10th
Hertford Highfields Ware, Hertfordshire 6th
London Irish Wild Geese Hazelwood Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey 3rd
Shelford The Davey Field Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire Relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (15th)
Tonbridge Juddians The Slade Tonbridge, Kent 8th
Westcliff Eastwood, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 11th
Westcombe Park Goddington Dene 3,200 (200 seats) Orpington, London 5th
Wimbledon Beverley Meads Wimbledon, London Promoted from London 1 South (champions)

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Final league table

2014–15 National League 3 London & SE Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Points
1 Bury St Edmunds (C) 26 20 0 6 800 401 399 18 98
2 Barnes (P) 26 19 0 7 638 492 146 15 91
3 London Irish Wild Geese 26 19 0 7 681 524 157 14 90
4 East Grinstead 26 16 0 10 599 429 170 14 78
5 Westcombe Park 26 14 0 12 630 473 157 22 73
6 Hertford 26 14 0 12 615 565 50 12 68
7 Chichester 26 12 1 13 547 612 - 65 13 63
8 Tonbridge Juddians 26 11 1 14 582 591 - 9 15 61
9 Gravesend 26 11 1 14 509 614 –105 9 55
10 Guernsey 26 11 0 15 617 650 – 33 14 53
11 Westcliff 26 9 0 17 516 681 –165 12 48
12 Tring (R) 26 9 1 16 500 695 –195 10 48
13 Amersham & Chiltern (R) 26 9 0 17 489 610 –121 11 47
14 CS Rugby 1863 (R) 26 6 0 20 481 867 –386 11 35
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
    Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
    Updated: 7 October 2015
    Source:

    Participating Clubs 2013-14

    Final league table

    2013–14 National League 3 London & SE Table
    Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Bonus Points Points
    1 Dorking (C) 26 22 1 3 1048 384 664 21 111
    2 Old Elthamians (P) 26 22 2 2 961 376 585 19 111
    3 East Grinstead 26 19 1 6 792 379 413 17 95
    4 Tonbridge Juddian 26 17 2 7 712 583 129 13 85
    5 Guernsey 26 15 1 10 733 487 246 17 79
    6 Tring 26 14 0 12 667 574 93 14 70
    7 Bury St Edmunds 26 13 1 12 729 687 42 16 70
    8 Hertford 26 13 1 12 645 557 88 14 68
    9 CS Rugby 1863 26 10 3 13 622 695 –73 14 60
    10 Westcombe Park 26 11 0 15 611 649 –38 11 55
    11 Barnes 26 9 0 17 519 790 –271 15 51
    12 Basingstoke (R) 26 7 1 18 583 838 –255 13 43
    13 Thurrock (R) 26 3 1 22 441 1016 –575 6 20
    14 Barking (R) 26 0 0 26 329 1377 –1048 6 6
    • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
    1. Number of matches won
    2. Difference between points for and against
    3. Total number of points for
    4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
    5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
      Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
      Updated: 20 May 2014
      Source: and [1]

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      Participating Clubs 2012–13

      Participating Clubs 2011–12

      Participating Clubs 2010–11

      Participating Clubs 2009–10

      First season as a national league

      National League 3 London & South East Honours

      National League 3 London & South East Honours
      Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
      1998-99[2] 17 Westcombe Park Staines Southend, Charlton Park London Division 1
      1999-00[3] 17 Basingstoke Staines Cheshunt, Sudbury, Old Mid-Whitgiftian, Wimbledon, Ruislip, Woodford[n 1] London Division 1
      2000-01[4] 12 Old Colfeians Havant Guildford & Godalming, Thurrock London Division 1
      2001-02[5] 12 Havant Basingstoke Cambridge London Division 1
      2002-03[6] 12 Southend Haywards Heath Cheshunt, Northwich, Winchester London Division 1
      2003-04[7] 12 Havant Hertford Harlow, Camberley, Staines London Division 1
      2004-05[8] 12 Cambridge Worthing Thanet Wanderers, Sutton & Epsom, London Nigerian London Division 1
      2005-06[9] 12 Canterbury Richmond Tabard, Old Colfeians London Division 1
      2006-07[10] 12 London Scottish Ealing Trailfinders Guildford, Haywards Heath, Staines London Division 1
      2007-08[11] 12 Richmond Worthing Thanet Wanderers, Basingstoke, CS Rugby 1863 London Division 1
      2008-09[12] 12 Shelford Barnes No relegation due to league restructure[n 2] London Division 1
      2009-10[13] 14 Jersey Old Albanian Haywards Heath, Portsmouth, Sutton & Epsom National League 3 London & South East
      2010-11[14] 14 Barnes Hertford Diss, North Walsham, Basingstoke National League 3 London & South East
      2011-12[15] 14 Canterbury Tonbridge Juddian Havant, Luton, Bracknell National League 3 London & South East
      2012-13[16] 14 Bishop's Stortford Dorking Staines, Westcliff, Gravesend National League 3 London & South East
      2013-14[17] 14 Dorking Old Elthamians Barking, Thurrock, Basingstoke National League 3 London & South East
      2014-15[18] 14 Bury St Edmunds Barnes CS Rugby 1863, Amersham & Chiltern, Tring National League 3 London & South East
      2015-16[19] 14 National League 3 London & South East
      Green backgrounds are promotion places.
      1. ↑ The creation of a new division 4 for the next season in the London league would lead to a restructure of the whole league including a downsizing of this division from 17 teams to 12 resulting in much more relegation spots than usual.
      2. ↑ The division would be renamed National League 3 London & South East for the next season and along with the whole national restructure of the league system by the RFU lead to mass changes at all levels.

      See Also

      References

      1. ↑ "Results". The RUGBYPaper. 27 April 2014. p. 33.
      2. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1998-1999/
      3. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/1999-2000/
      4. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2000-2001/
      5. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2001-2002/
      6. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2002-2003/
      7. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2003-2004/
      8. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2004-2005/
      9. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2005-2006/
      10. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2006-2007/
      11. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/
      12. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2007-2008/
      13. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2009-2010/
      14. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2010-2011/
      15. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2011-2012/
      16. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2012-2013/
      17. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2013-2014/
      18. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/2014-2015/
      19. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/london-se-division/
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