Essex 3

Essex 3
Sport Rugby Union
Instituted 2003
Ceased 2009
Number of teams 7
Country  England
Website clubs.rfu.com

Essex 3 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition. It was formerly the basement division of club rugby in Essex and promoted teams moved up to Essex Spitfire 2. Originally formed in 2003 by breakaway Essex clubs from East Counties 3 South the division ran for six seasons before being abolished at the end of 2008-09.

Essex 3 Honours

Essex 3 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
2003-04[1] 7 Millwall May & Baker No relegation Essex 3
2004-05[2] 7 Writtle Wanderers Clacton No relegation Essex 3
2005-06[3] 8 Old Cooperians Pegasus Palmerians No relegation Essex 3
2006-07[4] 7 Witham Kings Cross Steelers No relegation Essex 3
2007-08[5] 6 Runwell Wyverns May & Baker No relegation Essex 3
2008-09[6] 7 Pegasus Palmerians Brightlingsea (and 3 others also promoted)[n 1] No relegation Essex Oranjeboom League 3
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. As this was the last season of the Essex Oranjeboom League 3 all teams in the league would be promoted to Essex Spitfire 2 asides from Ravens who would join the Essex Merit League Division 6[7] and Witham who had to withdraw from the league due to financial difficulties.[8]

See also

References

  1. "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  3. "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  5. "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. League Table Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. Nina Morgan (26 September 2011). "Witham: Rugby league success hopes". Retrieved 31 January 2015.
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