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.
Current season or competition: 2013–14 Herts/Middlesex 3 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1996 |
| Ceased | 2014 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Country |  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 |
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
edit- Borehamwood
- Hatfield
- London French
- Mill Hill
- Old Grammarians
- Old Isleworthians
- Pinner & Grammarians
- Watford
Participating Clubs 2012-13
edit- Borehamwood
- Feltham
- Hatfield
- London French
- Mill Hill
- Old Ashmoleans
- Old Tottonians
- Sodam
- Thamesians
- Watford
Participating Clubs 2009-10
edit- Cuffley
- Hatfield
- London French
- Ickenham
- Old Tottonians
- Pinner & Grammarians - promoted from Middlesex/Herts 4 in 2009
- Thamesians
- Watford
Original teams
editWhen this division began in 1996 it contained the following teams:
- Antlers[a] - transferred from Middlesex 2 (4th)
- Bank of England - transferred from Middlesex 2 (6th)
- Barclays Bank - transferred from Middlesex 2 (3rd)
- Old Abbots[b] - transferred from Middlesex 2 (runners up)
- Hitchin - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (5th)
- London Exiles - transferred from Middlesex 2 (7th)
- London French - transferred from Middlesex 2 (5th)
- London Nigerian - transferred from Middlesex 1 (runners up)
- Roxeth Manor Old Boys - transferred from Middlesex 1 (11th)
- Sudbury Court - transferred from Middlesex 1 (12th)
- UCS Old Boys - promoted from Middlesex 3 (champions)
- Watford - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (4th)
Herts/Middlesex 3 honours
edit
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | 12 | London Nigerian[c] | UCS Old Boys[d] | No relegation[e] | Herts/Middlesex 3 | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | St. Nicholas Old Boys | Hammersmith & Fulham | Pinner & Grammarians | Herts/Middlesex 3 | |||||||||
| 1998–99[2] | 13 | Northolt | Southgate | Multiple teams[f] | Herts/Middlesex 3[g] | |||||||||
| 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 Streetonians | Herts/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[h] | Herts/Middlesex 3 North | |||||||||
| 9 | Harlequin Amateurs | Belsize Park | Northolt, Osterley | Herts/Middlesex 3 South | ||||||||||
| 2003–04 [12][13] |
8 | Wealdstone | Cuffley | No relegation[i] | Herts/Middlesex 3 North | |||||||||
| 7 | Belsize Park | London French | No relegation[j] | Herts/Middlesex 3 South | ||||||||||
| 2004–05 [14][15] |
7 | Old Ashmoleans | Hendon | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 North | |||||||||
| 7 | Feltham | GWR | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 South | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 [16][17] |
7 | Saracens Amateurs | Watford II | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 North | |||||||||
| 8 | British Airways | Old Isleworthians | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 South | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 [18][19] |
8 | Royston | Wasps Amateurs | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 North | |||||||||
| 9 | Thamesians | H.A.C. | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 South | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 [20][21] |
7 | Hackney[k] | Cuffley[l] | Multiple teams[m] | Herts/Middlesex 3 North | |||||||||
| 7 | London French[n] | Quintin[o] | Multiple teams[p] | 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[q] | Herts/Middlesex 3 | |||||||||
| 2011–12[25] | 9 | Quintin | Chess Valley | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 | |||||||||
| 2012–13[26] | 8 | Feltham | Thamesians | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 | |||||||||
| 2013–14[27] | 7 | London French | Watford[r] | No relegation | Herts/Middlesex 3 | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Promotion play-offs
editFrom 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.
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| Season | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Attendance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01[28] | Hammersmith & Fulham (S)[s] | 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
edit- Feltham (2)[t]
- London French (2)[u]
- Wasps Amateurs (2)[v]
- Belsize Park[w]
- British Airways[x]
- Chess Valley[y]
- Cuffley (1)[z]
- Hackney (1)[aa]
- Harlequin Amateurs (1)[ab]
- Harrow (1)
- Ickenham (1)
- Kilburn Cosmos (1)[ac]
- London Exiles (1)[ad]
- London Nigerian (1)
- Northolt (1)
- Old Ashmoleans (1)[ae]
- Old Grammarians (1)[af]
- Old Isleworthians (1)
- Quintin (1)
- Royston (1)[ag]
- Saracens Amateurs (1)[ah]
- St. Nicholas Old Boys (1)
- Thamesians (1)[ai]
- Wealdstone (1)[aj]
Notes
edit- ^ Currently known as Teddington RFC.[1]
- ^ Currently known as Hillingdon Abbots RFC.
- ^ Due to league restructuring champions London Nigerian would be promoted two levels up to Herts/Middlesex 1.
- ^ Due to league restructuring all remaining eleven clubs were promoted into Herts/Middlesex 2 including runners up UCS Old Boys.
- ^ League restructuring meant there was no relegation.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herts/Middlesex 3 would split into two regional divisions - north and south - for the following season. This format would continue until 2008–09.
- ^ No relegation as division would increase from 7 to 8 teams for the following season.
- ^ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 North abolished for the following season.
- ^ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 South abolished for the following season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ As with Hackney, Cuffley would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ As with London French, Quintin would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 abolished for the next season.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ One of Feltham's titles was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ One of London French's titles was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ Both of Wasps Amateurs titles were for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ Belsize Park's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ British Airways title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ Chess Valley's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Cuffley's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Hackney's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Harlequin Amateurs title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ Kilburn Cosmos title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ London Exiles title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ Old Ashmoleans title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Old Grammarians title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Royston's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Saracens Amateurs title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
- ^ Thamesians title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
- ^ Wealdstone's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Teddington RFC 50 Years Celebration Ball" (PDF). Teddington RFC. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "1998-1999 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "1999-2000 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2000-2001 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ 3rd place Hammersmith & Fulham were also promoted due to champions Wasps Amateurs being denied promotion. Old Actonians went up in 2nd place and 3rd place Hammersmith & Fulham won the promotion playoff to join them.
- ^ "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2001-2002 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2002-2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2002-2003 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2010-2011 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2011-2012 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2012-2013 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2000-01". England Rugby. 12 May 2001.
- ^ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2001-02". England Rugby. 27 April 2002.
- ^ "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2002-03". England Rugby. Retrieved 6 May 2017.