Herts/Middlesex 3

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Sport Rugby union
Instituted1996;28 years ago (1996)
Ceased2014;10 years ago (2014)
Number of teams7
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Holders London French (2nd title) (2013–14)
(promoted to Herts/Middlesex 2)
Most titles Wasps Amateurs, Feltham, London French (2 titles)
Website clubs.rfu.com

Herts/Middlesex 3 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league that was organized by the London and South East Division Rugby Football Union. It was the third division competition for clubs in Hertfordshire and parts of north-west London that belonged to the historic county of Middlesex, with promoted teams moving up to Herts/Middlesex 2.

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It involved a number of formats over the years, switching between a single division and regional (north/south) divisions and during certain years there was relegation to Herts/Middlesex 4 (when in existence). Herts/Middlesex 3 folded at the end of the 2013-14 season with most teams being promoted automatically to Herts/Middlesex 2.

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012-13

Participating Clubs 2009-10

Original teams

When this division began in 1996 it contained the following teams:

Herts/Middlesex 3 honours

Herts/Middlesex 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsLeague Name
1996–9712 London Nigerian [lower-alpha 3] UCS Old Boys [lower-alpha 4] No relegation [lower-alpha 5] Herts/Middlesex 3
1997–9810 St. Nicholas Old Boys Hammersmith & Fulham Pinner & Grammarians Herts/Middlesex 3
1998–99 [2] 13 Northolt Southgate Multiple teams [lower-alpha 6] Herts/Middlesex 3 [lower-alpha 7]
1999–00
[3] [4] 		6 Cuffley Old Streetonians Royston Herts/Middlesex 3 North
6 London Exiles Old Isleworthians British Airways Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2000–01
[5] [6] 		9 Kilburn Cosmos Old Grammarians Old Ashmoleans, Southgate, Old StreetoniansHerts/Middlesex 3 North
9 Wasps Amateurs Old Actonians [7] London Tribes, Quintin Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2001–02
[8] [9] 		8 Chess Valley Hendon Watford II, Hatfield, Northolt Herts/Middlesex 3 North
8 Wasps Amateurs Old Isleworthians Wealdstone, Ickenham Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2002–03
[10] [11] 		7 Old Grammarians Old Haberdashers No relegation [lower-alpha 8] Herts/Middlesex 3 North
9 Harlequin Amateurs Belsize Park Northolt, Osterley Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2003–04
[12] [13] 		8 Wealdstone Cuffley No relegation [lower-alpha 9] Herts/Middlesex 3 North
7 Belsize Park London French No relegation [lower-alpha 10] Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2004–05
[14] [15] 		7 Old Ashmoleans Hendon No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3 North
7 Feltham GWR No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3 South
2005–06
[16] [17] 		7 Saracens Amateurs Watford II No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3 North
8 British Airways Old Isleworthians No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3 South
2006–07
[18] [19] 		8 Royston Wasps Amateurs No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3 North
9 Thamesians H.A.C. No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3 South
2007–08
[20] [21] 		7 Hackney [lower-alpha 11] Cuffley [lower-alpha 12] Multiple teams [lower-alpha 13] Herts/Middlesex 3 North
7 London French [lower-alpha 14] Quintin [lower-alpha 15] Multiple teams [lower-alpha 16] Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2008–09 [22] 8 Old Isleworthians Hackney Watford, Old Tottonians, Cuffley Herts/Middlesex 3
2009–10 [23] 8 Ickenham London French Cuffley, Watford, Hatfield Herts/Middlesex 3
2010–11 [24] 9 Harrow Hillingdon Abbots No relegation [lower-alpha 17] Herts/Middlesex 3
2011–12 [25] 9 Quintin Chess Valley No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3
2012–13 [26] 8 Feltham Thamesians No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3
2013–14 [27] 7 London French Watford [lower-alpha 18] No relegationHerts/Middlesex 3
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

From 2000 to 2003 there was a playoff between the runners-up of Herts/Middlesex 3 North and Herts/Middlesex 3 South for the third and final promotion place to Herts/Middlesex 2 with the team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. The promotion playoffs were discontinued for the 2003-04 season when Herts/Middlesex 2 split into two divisions (north and south), meaning that the top two sides in Herts/Middlesex 3 North and Herts/Middlesex 3 South automatically went up instead. At the end of the 2003-04 season the Herts/Middlesex 3 South teams had been the most successful with two wins to the Herts/Middlesex 3 North teams one; and the away team had won promotion two times to the home team's one.

Herts/Middlesex 3 North v Herts/Middlesex 3 South promotion play-off results
SeasonHome teamScoreAway teamVenueAttendance
2000-01 [28] Hammersmith & Fulham (S) [lower-alpha 19] 58-0 Old Grammarians (N)Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London
2001-02 [29] Hendon (N)5-22 Old Isleworthians (S)Copthall Playing Fields, Hendon, London
2002-03 [30] Belsize Park (S)8-12 Old Haberdashers (N) Regent's Park, Central London, London
Green background is the promoted team. N = Herts/Middlesex 3 North and S = Herts/Middlesex 3 South

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. ↑ Currently known as Teddington RFC. [1]
  2. ↑ Currently known as Hillingdon Abbots RFC.
  3. ↑ Due to league restructuring champions London Nigerian would be promoted two levels up to Herts/Middlesex 1.
  4. ↑ Due to league restructuring all remaining eleven clubs were promoted into Herts/Middlesex 2 including runners up UCS Old Boys.
  5. ↑ League restructuring meant there was no relegation.
  6. ↑ Four teams were relegated including Royston, Watford II, Millfield Old Boys and British Airways. This was due to the restructuring of Herts/Middlesex 3 into two regional divisions.
  7. ↑ Herts/Middlesex 3 would split into two regional divisions - north and south - for the following season. This format would continue until 2008–09.
  8. ↑ No relegation as division would increase from 7 to 8 teams for the following season.
  9. ↑ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 North abolished for the following season.
  10. ↑ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 South abolished for the following season.
  11. ↑ Due to league restructuring Hackney would not be promoted but would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  12. ↑ As with Hackney, Cuffley would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  13. ↑ Four teams would be relegated from Middlesex 3 North into the new single division Herts/Middlesex 4 for the following season; Chess Valley, Southgate, Hatfield and Pinner & Grammarians.
  14. ↑ Due to league restructuring London French would not be promoted but would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  15. ↑ As with London French, Quintin would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
  16. ↑ Five teams would be relegated from Middlesex 3 South into the new single division Herts/Middlesex 4 for the following season; Hayes, GWR, Northolt, British Airways and Sudbury & London Springboks.
  17. ↑ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 abolished for the next season.
  18. ↑ As this was the last season of Herts/Middlesex 3 most teams in the division would be automatically promoted to Herts/Middlesex 2 although Pinner & Grammarians and Old Grammarians would leave the league to join Middlesex Merit Table 5 and 6 respectively.
  19. ↑ Despite finishing 3rd in the league Hammersmith & Fulham qualified for the 2000-01 promotion playoff as champions Wasps Amateurs were denied promotion. This meant that 2nd placed Old Actonians went up instead with Hammersmith & Fulham going into the playoff which was usually reserved for the league runners up.
  20. ↑ One of Feltham's titles was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  21. ↑ One of London French's titles was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  22. ↑ Both of Wasps Amateurs titles were for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  23. ↑ Belsize Park's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  24. ↑ British Airways title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  25. ↑ Chess Valley's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  26. ↑ Cuffley's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  27. ↑ Hackney's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  28. ↑ Harlequin Amateurs title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  29. ↑ Kilburn Cosmos title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  30. ↑ London Exiles title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  31. ↑ Old Ashmoleans title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  32. ↑ Old Grammarians title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  33. ↑ Royston's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  34. ↑ Saracens Amateurs title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
  35. ↑ Thamesians title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
  36. ↑ Wealdstone's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.

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