National League 3 North

National League 3 North
Sport	Rugby Union
Number of teams	14
Country	England
Website	clubs.rfu.com

National League 3 North is one of the four level 5 leagues of English rugby. The 14 teams in this league are drawn from across northern England with the league champions being promoted to National League 2 North and the runner-up going into a play off with the second placed team from National League 3 Midlands. The league's bottom three teams are relegated to North 1 East and North 1 West.

Prior to the 2009 reorganisation, the league was known as North 1.

Participating clubs 2012–13

• Billingham (promoted from North 1 East)
• Birkenhead Park
• Bradford & Bingley
• Burnage
• Chester
• Harrogate (relegated from National League 2 North)
• Kendal (relegated from National League 2 North)
• Lymm
• Penrith
• Percy Park (promoted from North 1 East)
• Rossendale
• Sandal
• Waterloo
• West Hartlepool

Inaugural clubs

First season as National 3 North in 2009–10

• Beverley (now playing in North 1 East)
• Birkenhead Park (still playing in National 3 North)
• Chester (still playing in National 3 North)
• Cleckheaton (now playing in North 1 East)
• Darlington Mowden Park (now playing in National 2 North)
• Middlesbrough (now playing in North 1 East)
• Morley (now playing in North 1 East)
• Penrith (still playing in National 3 North)
• Rochdale (now playing in North 1 West)
• Rossendale (still playing in National 3 North)
• Sheffield Tigers (now playing in National 2 North)
• Stockport (now playing in National 2 North)
• West Hartlepool (still playing in National 3 North)
• West Park St Helens (now playing in North 1 West)

See also

• English rugby union system