Counties 3 Surrey

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Counties 3 Surrey
Sport Rugby union
Instituted1987;37 years ago (1987)
Number of teams10
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
HoldersOld Caterhamians
Most titlesBec Old Boys, Worth Old Boys, Old Caterhamians (3 titles)
Website englandrugby.com

Counties 3 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the ninth tier of the English rugby union system. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Counties 2 Surrey and relegated teams move down to Counties 4 Surrey.

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Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-11 national competition.

Teams for 2024-25

Leaving the league were Bec Old Boys and Met Police, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Old Emanuel were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. In their place came Law Society and Warlingham, relegated from Counties 2 Surrey whilst Streatham-Croydon and Old Hamptonians were promoted from Counties 4 Surrey.

Ordinarily having finished 9th London Media would have been relegated too but owing to Old Freemans suffering a double relegation from Counties 2 Surrey to Counties 4 Surrey they earned a repreive. Consequently the league will run with eleven sides.

Teams for 2023-24

Departing the league were Old Caterhamians and Old Wimbledonians, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Cranleigh were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. Also departing were Old Wellingtonians (5th in 2022-23) who withdrew from league competition.

In their place came Bec Old Boys and Old Georgians, promoted from Counties 4 Surrey whilst Effingham & Leatherhead and London Exiles joined having been relegated from Counties 2 Surrey. Old Emanuel re-joined the league structure after a sabbatical having most recently competed in London 3 South West in season 2021-22. With four leaving and five joining the league was made up of 10 sides having had 9 in its inaugural year.

Teams for 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 2 but while that league had been at level 10 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 9.

Seven of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 2 and they were joined from the top two from Surrey 3 - Old Caterhamians and Old Johnians.

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.

Raynes Park withdrew from the league in October 2021, consequently it ran with nine teams instead.

Season 2020–21

On 30 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 Surrey 3 was not contested.

Teams for 2019-20

Teams for 2018-19

Teams for 2017-18

Teams for 2016-17

Teams for 2015-16

Teams for 2014-15

Teams for 2013-14

Teams for 2012-13

Teams for 2011-12

Teams for 2010-11

Teams for 2009-10

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Surrey 3 Honours

Surrey 3 (1987–1993)

The original Surrey 3 was tier 10 league, with promotion up to Surrey 2 (initially Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) and relegation down to Surrey 4.

Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1987–8812 Harrodians Law Society Lightwater, Racal-Decca
1988–8910 Battersea Ironsides [b] Old Caterhamians [c] Multiple teams [d]
1989–9011 Shirley Wanderers Farnham King's College Hospital, Chipstead
1990–9111 Old Reedonians Kingston Old Johnians, Old Suttonians
1991–9210 Bec Old Boys Reigate & Redhill [e] No relegation [f]
1992–9312 Old Caterhamians Chipstead Shene Old Grammarians [g]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 3 dropped from a tier 10 league to a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1993–9413 Woking London Fire Brigade Old Freemens, King's College Hospital
1994–9511 Old Suttonians Battersea Ironsides Haslemere
1995–9611 Old Freemens London Media Old Johnians, Croydon
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 3 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1996–9711 Old Wellingtonians Reigate & Redhill No relegation
1997–9812 London Cornish London Fire Brigade Old Bevonians, Old Johnians
1998–99 [2] 11 Haslemere Mitcham No relegation
1999–00 [3] 11 Lightwater Old Freemens No relegation [h]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (2000–2009)

The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 3 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion was to Surrey 2, while the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the 1999–00 season, meant that there was no relegation until Surrey 4 was reinstated from the 2005–06 season onward.

Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2000–01 [4] 9 Old Amplefordians Old Abingdonians No relegation
2001–02 [5] 9 London Cornish Reigate No relegation
2002–03 [6] 10 Worth Old Boys Chipstead [i] No relegation
2003–04 [7] 5 Wandsworthians London Fire Brigade No relegation
2004–05 [8] 8 Bec Old Boys [j] London Media [k] Multiple teams [l]
2005–06 [9] 9 Bec Old Boys Old Walcountians No relegation [m]
2006–07 [10] 10 London Media Teddington 2nd XV Lightwater, Wandsworthians, Pelhamians
2007–08 [11] 10 Old Cranleighans Old Haileyburians Guildfordians, Woking
2008–09 [12] 10 Old Blues Raynes Park Reigate, Haslemere [n]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (2009–present)

Surrey 3 remained a tier 11 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2009–10 [13] 9 CL London Old Tiffinians Old Oundelians, Streatham-Croydon
2010–11 [14] 10 Worth Old Boys Old Rutlishians Merton, Old Glynonians, Mitcham
2011–12 [15] 9 Streatham-Croydon Old Tonbridgians No relegation
2012–13 [16] 10 Old Amplefordians Economicals Reigate, Old Radleian [o]
2013–14 [17] 9 Old Caterhamians Guildfordians Raynes Park, Old Haileyburians
2014–15 [18] 10 Old Georgians Worth Old Boys No relegation
2015–16 [19] 10 Streatham-Croydon Bec Old Boys Old Glynonians, Mitcham & Carshalton
2016–17 [20] 10 Old Haileyburians Reeds Weybridge Reigate, Guildfordians
2017–18 [21] 10 Metropolitan Police Old Rutlishians Croydon [p]
2018–19 [22] 9 [q] Worth Old Boys Old Caterhamians Woking
2019–20 [23] 10 London Media Metropolitan Police Old Paulines, Streatham-Croydon
2020–219Old CaterhamiansOld Johnians
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Harrodians would be renamed Barnes RFC from the 1992–93 season onward.
  2. ↑ Changes to the Surrey leagues for the following season, including the restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that champions Battersea Ironsides were not promoted.
  3. ↑ The restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that runners up Old Caterhamians were actually relegated into Surrey 4.
  4. ↑ The restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that nine teams were relegated. Old Caterhamians, Reigate & Redhill, Surrey Police, BBC, Old Bevonians, Old Croydonians, Shene Old Grammarians and London Fire Brigade dropped to Surrey 4, while Haslemere dropped to Surrey 5.
  5. ↑ Due to restructuring caused by the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season, six clubs were promoted including Old Haileyburians, Chobham, Old Wandsworthians and Old Bevonians.
  6. ↑ Restructuring due to the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant there was no relegation.
  7. ↑ Relegated Shene Old Grammarians would drop out of the league.
  8. ↑ No relegation due to the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the season.
  9. ↑ Bec Old Boys were also promoted along with champions Worth Old Boys and runners up Chipstead.
  10. ↑ Not promoted due to restructure to Surrey league - Surrey 4 re-instated. Bec Old Boys would remain in division along with teams dropping from Surrey 2.
  11. ↑ Despite finishing second London Media would be victims of league restructuring due to the reinstatement of Surrey 4 - dropping down to the new division.
  12. ↑ Old Suttonians, Egham Hollowegians, Woking, Old Oundelians, Haslemere and Economicals were the relegated teams this year. This was due to the reinstatement of Surrey 4 for the 2005-06 season which meant that almost all teams in this division were relegated to populate the new league.
  13. ↑ No relegation as league increased from 9 to 10 teams for the next season.
  14. ↑ Haslemere would drop out of the league for the next season.
  15. ↑ Old Radleian would drop out of the league for the next season.
  16. ↑ Despite finishing 7th, Horley also dropped down to Surrey 4.
  17. ↑ Reduced from 10 to 9 teams after Horley dropped down to Surrey 4.

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