National Division Three South

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National Division Three South is the fourth level of domestic rugby union competition in England. The league consists of fourteen semi-professional teams from around Southern England. Each season is contested on a home and away basis, with each club playing 26 fixtures.

Promotion and relegation affect the makeup of the league each season, with the top team automatically promoted to National Division Two, and the runner-up playing a one-off play-off with the runner-up of National Division Three North for promotion. The bottom three teams are usually relegated into either London Division One or South West Division One, but occasionally Midlands Division One if there is a regional imbalance.

Contents 1 Participating Teams 2008-09 2 Current Table (2008-09) 3 Final Table (2007-08) 4 Results 5 See also

[edit] Participating Teams 2008-09

• Barking
• Bridgwater & Albion
• Canterbury
• Chinnor (Promoted from South West Division One 2007-08 as champions)
• Dings Crusaders
• Ealing
• Havant
• Henley Hawks (Relegated from National Division Two 2007-08 after finishing 12th)
• London Scottish
• Lydney
• Richmond (Promoted from London Division One 2007-08 as champions}
• Rosslyn Park
• Rugby Lions
• Worthing (Promoted from London Division One 2007-08 as London/South West Playoff winners)

[edit] Current Table (2008-09)

2008/2009 National Division Three South Table watch · edit · discuss
Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points Diff	Bonus Points	Points
Barking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bridgwater & Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canterbury	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chinnor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dings Crusaders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ealing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Havant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Henley Hawks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
London Scottish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rosslyn Park	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Richmond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rugby Lions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Worthing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reference National Clubs Association and BBC Sport: Updated 2008-05-02 --- Current English Leagues

[edit] Final Table (2007-08)

2007/2008 National Division Three South Table watch · edit · discuss
Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points Diff	Bonus Points	Points
Mounts Bay (C)	26	23	0	3	772	337	435	15	107
Cinderford (P)	26	20	2	4	719	305	414	11	95
Ealing	26	18	1	7	689	402	287	17	91
London Scottish	26	17	0	9	633	410	223	15	83
Canterbury	26	18	0	8	608	473	135	13	83*
Dings Crusaders	26	13	1	12	492	441	51	13	67
Lydney	26	13	0	13	501	485	16	11	63
Bridgwater & Albion	26	13	0	13	495	558	-63	10	62
Rosslyn Park	26	12	0	14	502	463	39	11	59
Havant	26	8	0	18	394	567	-173	9	41
Barking	26	8	1	17	488	708	-220	7	41
Clifton (R)	26	8	1	17	476	852	-376	6	40
North Walsham (R)	26	6	0	20	384	711	-327	9	33
Luton (R)	26	2	0	24	380	821	-441	8	16
Reference National Clubs Association and BBC Sport: Updated 2008-04-19 --- Current English Leagues Canterbury deducted two points for unnecessarily going to uncontested scrums in their match against Mounts Bay on 16th February 2008

[edit] Results

Year	Champions	Runners-Up	Relegated	Teams	Matches
2007/08	Mounts Bay	Cinderford	Luton, North Walsham, Clifton	14	26
2006/07	Southend	Westcombe Park	Chinnor, Old Patesians, Hertford	14	26
2005/06	Cambridge	North Walsham	Bracknell, Reading	14	26
2004/05	Barking	Redruth	Weston-Super-Mare, Tabard, Haywards Heath	14	26
2003/04	Blackheath	Launceston	Basingstoke, Old Colfeians	14	26
2002/03	Rosslyn Park	Lydney	Havant, Camberley	14	26
2001/02	Penzance & Newlyn	Launceston	Clifton, Cinderford	14	26
2000/01	Plymouth Albion	Launceston	Basingstoke, Cheltenham, Reading, Weston-Super-Mare	14	26
1999/00	Esher	Penzance & Newlyn	Bridgwater, Norwich, Met. Police	14	26
1998/99	Bracknell	Esher	Havant	14	26
1997/98	Camberley	Henley	None	14	26
1996/97	Newbury	Henley	Berry Hill, Askeans, High Wycombe, Charlton Park	14	26
1995/96	Lydney	Weston-Super-Mare	Cambourne	13	12
1994/95	London Welsh	Lydney	Sudbury, Basingstoke	13	12
1993/94	Reading	Lydney	Southend, Maidstone	13	12
1992/93	Sudbury	London Welsh	Thurrock	13	12
1991/92	Havant	Basingstoke	Sidcup, Ealing	13	12
1990/91	Redruth	Basingstoke	Maidenhead, Cheltenham	13	12
1989/90	Met. Police	Clifton	Salisbury	11	10
1988/89	Lydney	Havant	Sidcup, Stroud, Ealing	11	10
1987/88	Askeans	Sidcup	Streatham	11	10

[edit] See also

• English rugby union system

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