Counties 3 Surrey
Current season or competition: 2019–20 Surrey 3 | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | England |
Holders | London Media (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Surrey 2) |
Most titles | Bec Old Boys, Worth Old Boys (3 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Surrey 3 is a level 11 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 2 while relegated teams drop down to Surrey 4.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
Teams for 2021-22
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
Raynes Park withdrew from the league in October 2021, consequently it will run with nine teams instead.
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Season 2020–21
On 30th October the RFU announced [1] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Surrey 3 was not contested.
Teams for 2019-20
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Teams for 2018-19
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Teams for 2017-18
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Teams for 2016-17
- Croydon (relegated from Surrey 2)
- Guildfordians (relegated from Surrey 2)
- London Media
- Merton
- Metropolitan Police
- Old Haileyburians (promoted from Surrey 4)
- Old Johnians (promoted from Surrey 4)
- Old Rutlishians
- Reeds Weybridge
- Reigate
Teams for 2015-16
- Bec Old Boys
- London Media
- Merton
- Metropolitan Police
- Mitcham & Carshalton
- Old Glynonians
- Old Rutlishians
- Reeds Weybridge (promoted from Surrey 4)
- Reigate (promoted from Surrey 4)
- Streatham-Croydon
Teams for 2014-15
- Bec Old Boys (relegated from Surrey 2)
- London Media
- Merton (promoted from Surrey 4)
- Metropolitan Police
- Mitcham
- Old Georgians (promoted from Surrey 4)
- Old Glynonians
- Old Rutlishians (relegated from Surrey 2)
- Stretham Croydon (relegated from Surrey 2)
- Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2013-14
- Guildfordians
- London Media
- Metropolitan Police
- Mitcham
- Old Caterhamians
- Old Glynonians
- Old Haileyburians
- Old Radleian
- Raynes Park
- Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2012-13
- Economicals
- Guildfordians
- London Media
- Mitcham
- Old Amplefordians
- Old Caterhamians
- Old Haileyburians
- Old Radleian
- Raynes Park
- Reigate
Teams for 2011-12
- Economicals
- Haslemere
- London Media
- Mitcham
- Old Amplefordians
- Old Caterhamians
- Old Radleian
- Old Tonbridgians
- Raynes Park
- Streatham Croydon
Teams for 2010-11
- Economicals
- London Media
- Merton
- Mitcham
- Old Amplefordians
- Old Glynonians
- Old Radleian
- Old Rutlishians
- Old Tonbridgians
- Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2009-10
- CL London - promoted from Surrey 4 in 2009
- Haslemere
- Merton
- Mitcham
- Old Amplefordians
- Old Oundelians
- Old Radleian
- Old Tiffinians
- Streatham Croydon
- Worth Old Boys
Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Battersea Ironsides
- BBC
- Harrodians[a]
- Haslemere
- Law Society
- Lightwater
- London Fire Brigade
- Old Caterhamians
- Old Croydonians
- Racal-Decca
- Reigate & Redhill
- Surrey Police
Surrey 3 Honours
Surrey 3 (1987–1993)
The original Surrey 3 was tier 10 league, with promotion up to Surrey 2 (initially Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) and relegation down to Surrey 4.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1987–88 | 12 | Harrodians | Law Society | Lightwater, Racal-Decca | ||||||||||
1988–89 | 10 | Battersea Ironsides[b] | Old Caterhamians[c] | Multiple teams[d] | ||||||||||
1989–90 | 11 | Shirley Wanderers | Farnham | King's College Hospital, Chipstead | ||||||||||
1990–91 | 11 | Old Reedonians | Kingston | Old Johnians, Old Suttonians | ||||||||||
1991–92 | 10 | Bec Old Boys | Reigate & Redhill[e] | No relegation[f] | ||||||||||
1992–93 | 12 | Old Caterhamians | Chipstead | Shene Old Grammarians[g] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Surrey 3 (1993–1996)
The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 3 dropped from a tier 10 league to a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1993–94 | 13 | Woking | London Fire Brigade | Old Freemens, King's College Hospital | ||||||||||
1994–95 | 11 | Old Suttonians | Battersea Ironsides | Haslemere | ||||||||||
1995–96 | 11 | Old Freemens | London Media | Old Johnians, Croydon | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Surrey 3 (1996–2000)
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 3 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1996–97 | 11 | Old Wellingtonians | Reigate & Redhill | No relegation | ||||||||||
1997–98 | 12 | London Cornish | London Fire Brigade | Old Bevonians, Old Johnians | ||||||||||
1998–99[2] | 11 | Haslemere | Mitcham | No relegation | ||||||||||
1999–00[3] | 11 | Lightwater | Old Freemens | No relegation[h] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Surrey 3 (2000–2009)
The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 3 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion was to Surrey 2, while the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the 1999–00 season, meant that there was no relegation until Surrey 4 was reinstated from the 2005–06 season onward.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2000–01[4] | 9 | Old Amplefordians | Old Abingdonians | No relegation | ||||||||||
2001–02[5] | 9 | London Cornish | Reigate | No relegation | ||||||||||
2002–03[6] | 10 | Worth Old Boys | Chipstead[i] | No relegation | ||||||||||
2003–04[7] | 5 | Wandsworthians | London Fire Brigade | No relegation | ||||||||||
2004–05[8] | 8 | Bec Old Boys[j] | London Media[k] | Multiple teams[l] | ||||||||||
2005–06[9] | 9 | Bec Old Boys | Old Walcountians | No relegation[m] | ||||||||||
2006–07[10] | 10 | London Media | Teddington 2nd XV | Lightwater, Wandsworthians, Pelhamians | ||||||||||
2007–08[11] | 10 | Old Cranleighans | Old Haileyburians | Guildfordians, Woking | ||||||||||
2008–09[12] | 10 | Old Blues | Raynes Park | Reigate, Haslemere[n] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Surrey 3 (2009–present)
Surrey 3 remained a tier 11 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2009–10[13] | 9 | CL London | Old Tiffinians | Old Oundelians, Streatham-Croydon | ||||||||||
2010–11[14] | 10 | Worth Old Boys | Old Rutlishians | Merton, Old Glynonians, Mitcham | ||||||||||
2011–12[15] | 9 | Streatham-Croydon | Old Tonbridgians | No relegation | ||||||||||
2012–13[16] | 10 | Old Amplefordians | Economicals | Reigate, Old Radleian[o] | ||||||||||
2013–14[17] | 9 | Old Caterhamians | Guildfordians | Raynes Park, Old Haileyburians | ||||||||||
2014–15[18] | 10 | Old Georgians | Worth Old Boys | No relegation | ||||||||||
2015–16[19] | 10 | Stretham-Croydon | Bec Old Boys | Old Glynonians, Mitcham & Carshalton | ||||||||||
2016–17[20] | 10 | Old Haileyburians | Reeds Weybridge | Reigate, Guildfordians | ||||||||||
2017–18[21] | 10 | Metropolitan Police | Old Rutlishians | Croydon[p] | ||||||||||
2018–19[22] | 9[q] | Worth Old Boys | Old Caterhamians | Woking | ||||||||||
2019–20[23] | 10 | London Media | Metropolitan Police | Old Paulines, Stretham-Croydon | ||||||||||
2020–21 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Number of league titles
- Bec Old Boys (3)
- Worth Old Boys (3)
- London Media (2)
- Old Amplefordians (2)
- Old Caterhamians (2)
- London Cornish (2)
- Streatham-Croydon (2)
- Battersea Ironsides (1)
- CL London (1)
- Harrodians (1)
- Haslemere (1)
- Lightwater (1)
- Metropolitan Police (1)
- Old Blues (1)
- Old Cranleighans (1)
- Old Freemens (1)
- Old Georgians (1)
- Old Haileyburians (1)
- Old Reedonians (1)
- Old Suttonians (1)
- Old Wellingtonians (1)
- Shirley Wanderers (1)
- Wandsworthians (1)
- Woking (1)
Notes
- ^ Harrodians would be renamed Barnes RFC from the 1992–93 season onward.
- ^ Changes to the Surrey leagues for the following season, including the restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that champions Battersea Ironsides were not promoted.
- ^ The restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that runners up Old Caterhamians were actually relegated into Surrey 4.
- ^ The restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that nine teams were relegated. Old Caterhamians, Reigate & Redhill, Surrey Police, BBC, Old Bevonians, Old Croydonians, Shene Old Grammarians and London Fire Brigade dropped to Surrey 4, while Haslemere dropped to Surrey 5.
- ^ Due to restructuring caused by the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season, six clubs were promoted including Old Haileyburians, Chobham, Old Wandsworthians and Old Bevonians.
- ^ Restructuring due to the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant there was no relegation.
- ^ Relegated Shene Old Grammarians would drop out of the league.
- ^ No relegation due to the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the season.
- ^ Bec Old Boys were also promoted along with champions Worth Old Boys and runners up Chipstead.
- ^ Not promoted due to restructure to Surrey league - Surrey 4 re-instated. Bec Old Boys would remain in division along with teams dropping from Surrey 2.
- ^ Despite finishing second London Media would be victims of league restructuring due to the reinstatement of Surrey 4 - dropping down to the new division.
- ^ Old Suttonians, Egham Hollowegians, Woking, Old Oundelians, Haslemere and Economicals were the relegated teams this year. This was due to the reinstatement of Surrey 4 for the 2005-06 season which meant that almost all teams in this division were relegated to populate the new league.
- ^ No relegation as league increased from 9 to 10 teams for the next season.
- ^ Haslemere would drop out of the league for the next season.
- ^ Old Radleian would drop out of the league for the next season.
- ^ Despite finishing 7th, Horley also dropped down to Surrey 4.
- ^ Reduced from 10 to 9 teams after Horley dropped down to Surrey 4.
See also
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