London 3 South West

English rugby union league

London 3 South West
Current season or competition:
2019–20 London 3 South West
SportRugby union
Instituted2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as London 4 South West)
Number of teams11
Country England
HoldersReeds Weybridge (1st title) (2019–20)
(promoted to London 2 South West)
Most titlesFarnham, Winchester (2 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.com

London 3 South West is an English rugby union league at the eighth level of club rugby union in England involving sides based in Hampshire, Surrey and south-west London. Promoted clubs move into London 2 South West. Relegated clubs move into either Surrey 1 or Hampshire Premier depending on their location, with sides coming up from these divisions, although only 1st XV clubs are allowed in London 3 South West. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 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.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Alton Antsey Park Alton, Hampshire Promoted from Hampshire Premier (runners-up)
Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 8th
Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 (250 seats) Basingstoke, Hampshire 7th
Old Cranleighan Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey Relegated from London 2 SW (12th)
Old Emanuel Blagdons Sports Ground New Malden, London Relegated from London 2 SW (11th)
Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey 3rd
Old Walcountians Clockhouse Ground Woodmansterne, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions)
Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire Promoted from Hampshire Premier (champions)
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 6th
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 9th
Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey 4th
Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 5th


London 3 South West is located in Surrey
Cranleighan
Cranleighan
Emanuel
Emanuel
Georgians
Georgians
Walcountians
Walcountians
Vandals
Vandals
Warlingham
Warlingham
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Locations of the 2021-22 London 3 South West teams in London & Surrey
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Locations of the 2021–22 London 3 South West teams in Hampshire

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 London 3 South West was not contested.

Teams for 2019–20

United Services Portsmouth who finished 5th in 2018-19 were unable to fulfil their fixtures in and withdrew from the league in November 2019.

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire 8th
Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 (250 seats) Basingstoke, Hampshire Promoted from Hampshire 1 (champions)
Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields Effingham, Surrey Relegated from London 2 SW (12th)
Gosport & Fareham Gosport Park Gosport, Hampshire Relegated from London 2 SW (11th)
Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey 6th
Old Tiffinians Grists Memorial Ground East Molesey, Surrey 4th
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 3rd
Reeds Weybridge North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions)
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 7th
Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey 9th
Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 1 (playoff)


London 3 South West is located in Surrey
Effingham & Leatherhead
Effingham & Leatherhead
Georgians
Georgians
Tiffinians
Tiffinians
Reeds
Reeds
Vandals
Vandals
Warlingham
Warlingham
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Locations of the 2019-20 London 3 South West teams in Surrey
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Locations of the 2019–20 London 3 South West teams in Hampshire

Teams for 2018–19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Andover Foxcotte Lane Andover, Hampshire Relegated from London 2 SW (12th)
Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 4th
Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 1 (playoff)
Old Whitgiftian Whitgift Sports Club South Croydon, London Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions)
Old Tiffinians Grists Memorial Ground East Molesey, Surrey 8th
Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire 9th
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire 3rd
Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London 6th
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 5th
United Services Portsmouth Burnaby Road 8,000 Portsmouth, Hampshire Promoted from Hampshire 1 (champions)
Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey 7th
Winchester North Walls Park Winchester, Hampshire Relegated from London 2 SW (11th)


London 3 South West is located in Surrey
Battersea
Battersea
Georgians
Georgians
Tiffinians
Tiffinians
Whitgiftian
Whitgiftian
Teddington
Teddington
Warlingham
Warlingham
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Locations of the 2018-19 London 3 South West teams in London & Surrey
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Locations of the 2018-19 London 3 South West teams in Hampshire

Teams for 2017–18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Basingstoke Down Grange 2,500 (250 seats) Basingstoke, Hampshire 5th
Battersea Ironsides Burntwood Lane Earlsfield, London 7th
New Milton & District Ashley Recreation Ground Ashley, New Milton, Hampshire Promoted from Hampshire 1 (playoff)
Old Cranleighans Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey 4th
Old Emanuel Blagdons Sports Ground New Malden, London Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions)
Old Tiffinians Grists Memorial Ground East Molesey, Surrey 3rd
Petersfield Penn's Place Petersfield, Hampshire Promoted from Hampshire 1 (champions)
Portsmouth The Rugby Camp Portsmouth, Hampshire Relegated from London 2 South West (11th)
Teddington Udney Park Sports Ground Teddington, London 8th
Trojans Stoneham Lane Eastleigh, Hampshire 6th
Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey Relegated from London 2 South West (12th)
Weybridge Vandals Brownacres Walton-on-Thames, Surrey 9th


London 3 South West is located in Surrey
Battersea
Battersea
Cranleighan
Cranleighan
Emanuel
Emanuel
Tiffinians
Tiffinians
Teddington
Teddington
Warlingham
Warlingham
Vandals
Vandals
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Locations of the 2017-18 London 3 South West teams in London & Surrey
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Locations of the 2017-18 London 3 South West teams in Hampshire

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

  • Camberley (relegated from London 2 South West)
  • Eastleigh
  • Ellingham & Ringwood
  • Farnham (promoted from Surrey 1 (winners))
  • KCS Old Boys (relegated from London 2 South West)
  • London Exiles
  • New Milton & District (promoted from Hampshire 1 (winners))
  • Old Cranleighans (promoted from Surrey 1 (play-off winners)
  • Old Mid-Whitgiftian
  • Old Wellingtonian
  • Purley John Fisher
  • Sandown & Shanklin

Participating Clubs 2012-13

Participating Clubs 2011-12

Participating Clubs 2010-11

Participating Clubs 2009-10

  • Andover
  • Camberley
  • Ellingham & Ringwood
  • Fordingbridge (promoted from Hampshire 1 (winners))
  • Gosport & Fareham
  • Kingston
  • Old Alleynian
  • Old Mid-Whitgiftian
  • Old Paulines (promoted from Surrey 1 (winners)
  • Old Wellingtonians
  • Old Wimbledonians
  • Sandown & Shanklin (promoted from Hampshire 1 (play-off winners))

Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2000 (as London 4 South West) it contained the following teams:

London 3 South West honours

London 4 South West (2000–2009)

Originally known as London 4 South West, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 South West and relegation down to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.

London 4 South West
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2000–01[2] 11 Chobham Cobham Fawley, Old Alleynians, Southampton
2001–02[3] 12 Richmond Barnes Farnborough, Warlingham, Reeds Weybridge
2002–03[4] 10 Tottonians London Irish Amateur Trojans, Cranleigh
2003–04[5] 10 Purley John Fisher Farnham United Services Portsmouth
2004–05[6] 10 Old Reigatian Guernsey Romsey, Southampton, Old Emanuel
2005–06[7] 10 Dorking KCS Old Boys Old Wellingtonians, Alton, Trojans
2006–07[8] 10 Cobham London Cornish Old Amplefordians, Sandown & Shanklin, Old Caterhamians
2007–08[9] 10 Warlingham London South Africa Farnham, Old Paulines, Petersfield
2008–09[10] 12 Weybridge Vandals Trojans Petersfield
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

London 3 South West (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 South West renamed as London 3 South West. Remaining as a tier 8 league promotion was to London 2 South West (formerly London 3 South West), while relegation continued to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.

London 3 South West
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2009–10[11] 12 Gosport & Fareham Old Mid-Whitgiftian Kingston, Old Paulines, Andover
2010–11[12] 12 Teddington Camberley London South Africa, Old Wimbledonians, Fordingbridge
2011–12[13] 12 Old Alleynians KCS Old Boys Alton, Andover, Old Freemens
2012–13[14] 12 Winchester Weybridge Vandals Old Blues, Bognor, Old Paulines
2013–14[15] 12 Farnham KCS Old Boys Old Wellingtonians, Camberley, Old Cranleighans
2014-15[16] 12 London Exiles Andover Ellingham & Ringwood, Sandown & Shanklin
2015–16[17] 12 Camberley Old Tonbridgians Purley John Fisher, New Milton & District
2016–17[18] 12 Farnham Eastleigh Bognor, Millbrook, United Services Portsmouth
2017–18[19] 12 Old Cranleighans Old Emanuel Basingstoke, New Milton & District, Weybridge
2018–19[20] 12 Winchester Battersea Ironsides Old Whitgiftian, Petersfield, Teddington
2019–20[21] 11[a] Reeds Weybridge Old Tiffinians Effingham & Leatherhead, Gosport & Fareham
2020–21 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ^ Only 11 teams this season after United Services Portsmouth dropped out of the league.[22]

See also

References

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  6. ^ "2004–05 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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  10. ^ "2008–09 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  11. ^ "2009–10 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  12. ^ "2010–11 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  13. ^ "2011–12 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  14. ^ "2012–13 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  15. ^ "2013–14 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  16. ^ "2014–15 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  17. ^ "2015–16 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  18. ^ "2016–17 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  19. ^ "2017–18 London South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  20. ^ "2018-2019 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  21. ^ "Men's London & South East Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  22. ^ "One of Portsmouth's most iconic sporting institutions - the United Services RFC - face a fight for survival". England Rugby. 17 November 2019.
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