Counties 3 Durham & Northumberland
Appearance
Current season or competition: 2015–16 Durham/Northumberland 3 | |
Sport | Rugby union |
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Number of teams | 13 |
Country | England |
Holders | Sedgefield (1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2) |
Most titles | Guisborough (3 titles) |
Website | clubs.rfu.com |
Durham/Northumberland 3 is an English Rugby Union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and is currently the basement league of club rugby in North East England. Any club in the north east wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all new teams from the north east start in this division - although up until 2005-06 there was relegation to the now defunct Durham/Northumberland 4. The champions and runner-up and promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2.
Participating Clubs 2015-16
Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
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Chester-le-Street | Riverside Park | Chester-le-Street, County Durham | 7th | |
Hartlepool B.B.O.B. | Old Friarage | Hartlepool, County Durham | Relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2 (14th) | |
Jarrovians | Luke's Lane Sports Pavilion | Hebburn, Tyne and Wear | 12th | |
Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe Sports Club | Newton Aycliffe, County Durham | 3rd | |
Prudhoe & Stocksfield | Stocksfield Sports Ground | Stocksfield, Northumberland | 11th | |
Richmondshire | Theakston Lane | Richmond, North Yorkshire | 8th | |
Seaham | Seaham Leisure Centre | Seaham, County Durham | 6th | |
Sedgefield | Sedgefield Cricket Club | Sedgefield, County Durham | 10th | |
Seghill | Welfare Park | Cramlington, Northumberland | 4th | |
South Shields | Grosvenor Road | South Shields, Tyne and Wear | Relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2 (13th) | |
Washington | Northumbria Centre | Washington, Tyne and Wear | 9th | |
West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. | John Howard Park | Hartlepool, County Durham | N/A | |
Yarm | Wass Way | Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham | 5th |
Participating Clubs 2014-15
- Chester-Le-Street
- Houghton
- Jarrovians
- Newton Aycliffe
- Prudhoe & Stocksfield (relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2)
- Richmondshire
- Seaham
- Sedgefield
- Seghill
- Washington
- Whitby (relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2)
- Yarm
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- Chester-Le-Street
- Houghton
- Jarrovians
- Newton Aycliffe
- Richmondshire
- Seaham (relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2)
- Sedgefield
- Seghill
- South Tyneside College
- Washington
- Winlaton Vulcans (relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2)
- Yarm
Participating clubs 2012–13
- Chester-Le-Street
- Hartlepool B.B.O.B.
- Houghton
- Jarrovians
- Newton Aycliffe
- Richmondshire
- Sedgefield
- Seghill
- South Tyneside College
- Washington
- Whitby
- Yarm
Durham/Northumberland 3 Honours
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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1998-99[1] | 10 | Wallsend | Richmondshire | Hartlepool B.B.O.B. | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
1999-00[2] | 9 | Guisborough[n 1] | Seaton Carew | Hartlepool Athletic, Seaham | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2000-01[3] | 12 | Guisborough | Barnard Castle | Durham Constabulary | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2001-02[4] | 12 | Novocastrians | Seaton Carew | Newton Aycliffe, Wensleydale | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2002-03[5] | 12 | Ponteland | Yarm | Wearside Samurai, Jarrovians | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2003-04[6] | 12 | Richmondshire | Whitby | West Hartlepool Amateurs, Hartlepool Athletic | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2004-05[7] | 10 | Sunderland | Whitley Bay Rockcliff | Seaham, South Tyneside College | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2005-06[8] | 10 | Blyth | Yarm | No relegation[n 2] | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2006-07[9] | 13 | Medicals | Barnard Castle | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2007-08[10] | 11 | Hartlepool | Team Northumbria | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2008-09[11] | 11 | Seaton Carew | Bishop Auckland | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland 3 | |||||||||
2009-10[12] | 12 | Guisborough | Prudhoe & Stocksfield | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2010-11[13] | 11 | North Shields | Whitby | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2011-12[14] | 11 | Prudhoe & Stocksfield | Seaham | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2012-13[15] | 12 | Hartlepool B.B.O.B. | Whitby | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2013-14[16] | 12 | South Tyneside College | Winlaton Vulcans | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2014-15[17] | 12 | Whitby | Houghton | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2015-16[18] | 13 | Sedgefield | Newton Aycliffe | No relegation | Durham/Northumberland Division 3 | |||||||||
2016-17 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
- ^ Guisborough were not promoted despite being champions as the division was to increase from 9 to 12 teams for the following season.
- ^ No relegation as Durham/Northumberland 4 to be abolished for the following season.
References
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1998-1999/group/9119
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1999-2000/group/9416
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/group/9741
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/group/10075
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/group/10410
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/group/10795
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/group/11195
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2005-2006/group/11551
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/group/11862
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2007-2008/group/12315
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2008-2009/group/12776
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/group/13585
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2010-2011/group/14457
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2011-2012/group/15366
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2012-2013/group/16304
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2013-2014/group/17234
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2014-2015/group/18272
- ^ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2015-2016/group/19772