North East 3

North East 3
Sport	Rugby Union
Ceased	2000
Country	England
Website	clubs.rfu.com

North East 3 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in North East England. Promoted teams moved up to North East 2 while relegated teams dropped to either Yorkshire 1 or Durham/Northumberland 1 depending on their location. The division was abolished at the end of the 1999-00 season due to RFU restructuring with teams being transferred to their relevant regional leagues - Yorkshire 1 or Durham/Northumberland 1.

North East 3 Honours

North East 3 Honours

Season

No of Teams

Champions

Runners–up

Relegated Teams

League Name

1998-99^[1]

10

Selby

West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B.

Thornensians, Sunderland, Bradford Salem

North East 3

1999-00^[2]

10

Westoe^{[n 1]}

Yarnbury^{[n 2]}

Roundhegians^{[n 3]}

North East 3^{[n 4]}

Green backgrounds are promotion places.

^ As North East 2 was abolished Westoe instead transferred to Yorkshire 1.
^ Due to the cancellation of North East 1, 2 and 3 runners up Yarnbury, Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. and Ripon were transferred to Yorkshire 1 for the following season. Gateshead, Ryton, Hartlepool Rovers, Ashington and Medicals transferred to Durham/Northumberland 1.
^ Although not relegated in the usual fashion, Roundhegians were the only Yorkshire team to go into Yorkshire 2.
^ Last season of North East 3.

North East 3

North East 3 Honours

References

See also