Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
Current season or competition:
2014–15 Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 2011 (2011)
Number of teams 9
Country  England
Holders Redingensians IV (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2)
Website englandrugby.com

Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 3 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second, third and fourth teams of clubs whose first teams play at a higher level of the rugby union pyramid. Promoted teams move up to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 while relegated teams drop to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 - north or south - depending on location.

The league was introduced in 2011 originally as a single division, splitting into regional divisions for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, before returning to the original format.

Participating Clubs 2016-17

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 Honours

Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
2011-12[1] 10 Bicester II Alchester II No relegation Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3[n 1]
2012-13[2] 9 Amersham & Chiltern III Drifters II Gosford All Blacks II Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North
2012-13[3] 10 Newbury III Windsor III Hungerford II, Phoenix II Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South
2013-14[4] 7 Aylesbury II Henley IV High Wycombe III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North[n 2]
2013-14[5] 6 Thatcham II Reading III Slough II Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South[n 3]
2014-15[6] 8 Henley IV Tadley II Bracknell III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
2015-16[7] 9 Redingensians IV Windsor III Hungerford II, Maidenhead III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3
2016-17 9
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 would split into two regional divisions - North and South - for the next season.
  2. For the following season Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North and South would merge into one league - Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3.
  3. For the following season Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South and North would merge into one league - Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3.

References

  1. "2011-2012 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. "2011-2012 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. "2012-2013 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. "2013-2014 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. "2013-2014 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  6. "2014-2015 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. "2015-2016 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

See also


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