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Eastern Counties 3
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Eastern Counties 3
SportRugby union
Instituted1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Number of teams20
HoldersSouthwold II (North – 1st title)
Aldeburgh & Thorpeness (South – 1st title) (2018–19)
(promoted to Eastern Counties 2)
Most titlesMultiple teams (1 title)
Websiteecrurugby.com

Eastern Counties 3 is an English level 11 Rugby Union league, currently divided into 3 regional leagues (north, south, west). Promoted teams moved up to the relevant regional divisions in Eastern Counties 2 while since the abolition of East Counties 4 at the end of the 2016–17 season there has been no relegation. For most of its history, East Counties 3 was divided into two regional divisions – north and south – with teams from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex taking part. A breakaway of Essex teams at the end of the 2002–03 to form a new league would lead to East Counties 3 being abolished by the end of 2003–04 only to return due to a league restructure to cater for more 2nd and 3rd teams.

Eastern Counties 3 Honours

East Counties 3 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1987–88 Old Edwardians Eastern Counties 3
1988–89 Campion Eastern Counties 3
1989–90 Bancroft Eastern Counties 3
1990–91 Newmarket Eastern Counties 3
1991–92 Wymondham Eastern Counties 3
1992–93 Loughton Eastern Counties 3
1993–94 Old Cooperians Eastern Counties 3
1994–95 Fakenham Eastern Counties 3
1995–96 Hadleigh Eastern Counties 3
1996–97 South Woodham Ferrers Eastern Counties 3
1997–98 Eastern Counties 3
1998–99
[1][2]		 9 Wisbech Crusaders March Bears, Stowmarket East Counties 3 North
8 East London Stanford Le Hope Witham East Counties 3 South
1999–00
[3][4]		 9 Ipswich Y.M. Lakenham Hewett No relegation[a 1] East Counties 3 North
9 Stanford Le Hope Old Brentwoods No relegation[a 2] East Counties 3 South
2000–01
[5][6]		 9 Stowmarket Haverhill & District No relegation East Counties 3 North
11 May & Baker Millwall No relegation East Counties 3 South
2001–02
[7][8]		 9 Southwold Norwich Union No relegation East Counties 3 North
10 Burnham-On-Crouch Dagenham No relegation East Counties 3 South
2002–03
[9][10]		 8 Broadland – Great Yarmouth Harwich & Dovercourt No relegation East Counties 3 North[a 3]
9 Ravens[a 4] Runwell Wyverns No relegation East Counties 3 South[a 5]
2003–04[11] 6 Swaffham Clacton No relegation East Counties 3[a 6]
2005–13 No competition
2014–15
[12][13][14]		 10 Beccles II Wymondham II Wisbech II Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North
9 Colchester III Sudbury II Woodbridge II Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
8 Ely II Cantabrigian III No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 West
2015–16
[15][16][17]		 11 North Walsham II Norwich Union Lakenham Hewett Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North
9 Brightlingsea Colchester IV Mersea Island II Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
10 Sawston Shelford IV No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 West
2016–17
[18][19][20]		 11 Diss III[a 7] Holt II Crusaders II Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North
9 Thurston II Harwich II University of Essex Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
11 March Bears St Ives II No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 West
2017–18
[21][22][23]		 12 Dereham Norwich III No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North
9 Woodbridge II Mersea Island II No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
4 Shelford V[a 8] Cantabrigian III No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
2018–19
[24][25]		 12 Southwold II Crusaders II No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North
8 Aldeburgh & Thorpeness Maldon II No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
2019–20 12 No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
8 No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
2020–21 12 No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
8 No relegation Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

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Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ^ No relegation as East Counties tier 4 was abolished for the next season.
  2. ^ No relegation as East Counties tier 4 was abolished for the next season.
  3. ^ This was the last season for East Counties 3 North due to the restructuring of the Eastern Counties league. A new Essex league would be introduced leading to teams from East Counties 3 South breaking away to join it. Teams from the East Counties 3 North division would move into either Eastern Counties 2 or Eastern Counties 3 for the next year depending on league position, asides from Witham who joined Essex 3.
  4. ^ Transferred to Essex 1.
  5. ^ This was the last season for East Counties 3 South as a new Essex league was introduced. The teams in this division would split away and move into either Essex 2 or Essex 3 depending on league position.
  6. ^ East Counties 3 was only operational as a single division for one season. When the season finished most teams were promoted to Eastern Counties 2 asides from Clacton who transferred to Essex 3.
  7. ^ Despite being champions Diss III were not promoted as Diss II were in division above.
  8. ^ Champions Shelford V not promoted as Shelford IV in division above.
  9. ^ As a club Southwold has won 2 titles - 1 by the 1st XV, 1 by the 2nd XV.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "1998–1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "1999–2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "2000–2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "2000–2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ^ "2001–2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  8. ^ "2001–2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  9. ^ "2002–2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  10. ^ "2002–2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  11. ^ "2003–2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Leagues – 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Leagues – 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Leagues – 2014-15 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  15. ^ "London & SE Division – 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  16. ^ "London & SE Division – 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  17. ^ "London & SE Division – 2015-16 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three West". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  18. ^ "London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  19. ^ "London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  20. ^ "London & SE Division – 2016-17 Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three West". Pitchero. Eastern Counties Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North 2017-18". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South 2017-18". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three West 2017-18". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three North 2018-19". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Eastern Counties Greene King Division Three South 2018-19". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  26. ^ "EASTERN COUNTIES RUGBY UNION HANDBOOK 2015/16" (PDF). Eastern Counties RU. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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