Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
Current season or competition: 2014–15 Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2011 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Redingensians IV (1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 3 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second, third and fourth teams of clubs whose first teams play at a higher level of the rugby union pyramid. Promoted teams move up to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 while relegated teams drop to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 - north or south - depending on location.
The league was introduced in 2011 originally as a single division, splitting into regional divisions for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, before returning to the original format.
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 2011-12[1] | 10 | Bicester II | Alchester II | No relegation | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3[n 1] | |||||||||
| 2012-13[2] | 9 | Amersham & Chiltern III | Drifters II | Gosford All Blacks II | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North | |||||||||
| 2012-13[3] | 10 | Newbury III | Windsor III | Hungerford II, Phoenix II | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South | |||||||||
| 2013-14[4] | 7 | Aylesbury II | Henley IV | High Wycombe III | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North[n 2] | |||||||||
| 2013-14[5] | 6 | Thatcham II | Reading III | Slough II | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South[n 3] | |||||||||
| 2014-15[6] | 8 | Henley IV | Tadley II | Bracknell III | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 | |||||||||
| 2015-16[7] | 9 | Redingensians IV | Windsor III | Hungerford II, Maidenhead III | Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
- ^ Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 would split into two regional divisions - North and South - for the next season.
- ^ For the following season Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North and South would merge into one league - Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3.
- ^ For the following season Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South and North would merge into one league - Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3.
References
- ^ "2011-2012 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "2011-2012 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "2012-2013 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "2014-2015 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "2015-2016 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
See Also
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