Scottish National League Division Three
Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 1973 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Scotland |
Most recent champion(s) | Lasswade RFC |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | National League Division Two |
Relegation to | Regional Leagues |
The Scottish National League Division Three is one of Scotland's national rugby union league divisions, and therefore part of the Scottish League Championship.
History
Until 2011, the division was the sixth tier of amateur club rugby in Scotland. For season 2011-12, league reconstruction reduced the number of nationwide leagues from six to two and the division ceased to exist. However further changes in 2014-15 increased the amount of nationwide leagues to four, and with it the National League Division Three name returned.
Promotion and Relegation
The top two teams are promoted to National League Division Two and the bottom three teams relegated to the appropriate Regional League - Caledonia, East or West - depending on their geographic location.
Promoted from the 2014–15 BT Regional Leagues
- Orkney (Caledonia)
- Berwick RFC (East)
- GHK (West)
Relegated from the 2014–15 BT National League Division Two
- Haddington RFC (9th)
- Livingston RFC (10th)
2015-16 Teams
- Berwick RFC
- Dalziel RFC
- Dumfries Saints
- East Kilbride RFC
- GHK
- Haddington RFC
- Irvine RFC
- Livingston RFC
- Orkney
- Perthshire RFC
- RHC RFC
- West of Scotland RFC
Past Winners
Winners of the fourth tier competition - includes National League Division 1 (1973-2012) and National League Division Three (2015-)
- Hamilton (as National League Division 1)
- Perthshire
- Irvine
- Falkirk
- Howe of Fife
- Dalziel
- Lasswade (National 1)
- Championship Leagues A and B
- Championship Leagues A and B
- Lasswade (as National League Division Three)
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