National League 3 South West

National League 3 South West
Current season or competition:
2015–16 National League 3 South West
Sport Rugby union
Instituted 1987 (1987)
Number of teams 14
Country  England
Holders Exmouth (2015–16)
(promoted to National League 2 South)
Most titles Reading (3 titles)
Website England Rugby - South West Division

National League 3 South West (formerly the South West Division One) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of four leagues at this level, with its counterparts; National League 3 London & SE, National League 3 Midlands and National League 3 North. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union.

National League 3 South West is the highest, regional rugby union league covering South West England and part of South East England. The club finishing in first place is automatically promoted to National League 2 South. The runner-up plays the second placed team of National League 3 London & SE with the winner also gaining promotion. Relegated teams drop down to either South West 1 East or South West 1 West (occasionally Midlands 1 West) depending on location, and other factors such as the location of relegated and promoted teams in other divisions.

The current champions are Exmouth who will participate in National League 2 South next season, as will the second-place team, Barnstaple after winning the play-off match against Tonbridge Juddians 31 – 30.

Format

The season runs from September to May and comprises twenty-six rounds of matches, with each club playing each of its rivals home and away. The results of the matches contribute points to the league as follows:

2015–16

Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by two teams relegated from National League 2 South, Dings Crusaders and Lydney; and by three promoted teams Cleve, Chippenham and Ivybridge. The teams leaving the league were the 2014–15 champions, Redingensians who were promoted to National League 2 South and the relegated teams, Chard and Weston-super-Mare to play in Tribute South West 1 West, and Oxford Harlequins to South West 1 East. Bracknell, who finished 3rd last season, transferred to National League 3 London and SE.

Participating teams

Bristol
Ivybridge
Locations of the 2015-16 National League 3 South West teams
2015-16 Bristol National League 3 South West clubs
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Barnstaple Pottington Road 1,200 (600 seats) Barnstaple, Devon 8th
Bournemouth Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset 9th
Brixham Astley Park Brixham, Devon 5th
Cleve The Hayfields Mangotsfield, Bristol promoted from Tribute South West 1 West (champions)
Chippenham Allington Fields Chippenham, Wiltshire promoted from South West 1 East (champions)
Dings Crusaders Landseer Avenue 1,500 Lockleaze, Bristol relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (16th)
Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground Exmouth, Devon 2nd
Hornets Hutton Moor Park[1] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 6th
Ivybridge Cross-in-Hand Ivybridge, Devon promoted from Tribute South West 1 West (play-off)
Lydney Regentsholm 1,500 Lydney, Gloucestershire relegated from 2014–15 National League 2 South (14th)
Newton Abbot Rackerhayes Newton Abbot, Devon 7th
Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire 4th
Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th
Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane[1] Brislington, Bristol 11th

Current standings

National League 3 South West 2015–16
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Exmouth 26 21 0 5 921 466 455 17 2 103
2 Barnstaple 26 20 2 4 715 378 337 12 2 98
3 Lydney 26 16 1 9 547 488 59 9 4 79
4 Brixham 26 16 0 10 553 517 36 9 4 77
5 Bournemouth 26 15 0 11 630 441 189 8 7 75
6 Old Redcliffians 26 15 2 9 474 437 37 7 4 75
7 Hornets 26 13 2 11 647 508 139 13 5 74
8 Ivybridge 25 13 0 12 496 454 42 7 7 66
9 Cleve 26 12 1 13 598 595 3 10 3 63
10 Ding Crusaders 25 11 0 14 472 546 –74 5 4 53
11 Old Centralians 25 11 0 14 479 564 –85 6 2 52
12 Newton Abbot 25 8 0 17 537 545 –8 6 11 49
13 Old Patesians (R) 26 3 0 23 466 950 –484 5 5 22
14 Chippenham (R) 26 2 0 24 353 999 –646 4 3 15
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 24 April 2016
Source: "National League 3 South West". England Rugby. 

Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Tonbridge Juddians, host the match and their opponents were Barnstaple, who won the match 30 – 31, scoring the winning points with a penalty in the last seconds of the match.[2]

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Tonbridge Juddians 26 21 1 4 833 395 438 13 2 102
Barnstaple (P) 26 20 2 4 715 378 337 12 2 98
30 April 2016
15:00
Tonbridge Juddians 30 – 31 Barnstaple
Juddians
Barnstaple
The Slade

2014–15

Participating teams

Team Ground City/Area Previous season
Barnstaple Pottington Road Barnstaple, Devon 8th
Bournemouth Chapel Gate Bournemouth, Dorset relegated from National League 2 South
Bracknell Lily Hill Park Bracknell, Berkshire 3rd
Brixham Astley Park Brixham, Devon 7th
Chard The Park, Essex Close[1] Chard, Somerset promoted from Tribute South West 1 West
Exmouth Imperial Recreation Ground Exmouth, Devon relegated from National League 2 South
Hornets Hutton Moor Park[1] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset promoted from Tribute South West 1 West
Newton Abbot Rackerhayes Newton Abbot, Devon 4th
Old Centralians Saintbridge Sports Centre Gloucester, Gloucestershire 11th
Old Patesians Everest Road Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 10th
Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane[1] Brislington, Bristol 6th
Oxford Harlequins Marston Ferry Road North Hinksey, Oxfordshire promoted from South West 1 East
Redingensians Old Bath Road Sonning, Berkshire 2nd
Weston-super-Mare Recreation Ground[1] Weston-super-Mare, Somerset 9th

Final league table

National League 3 South West 2014–15
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
1 Redingensians 26 22 0 4 934 359 575 18 2 108
2 Exmouth 26 21 0 5 820 426 394 13 2 99
3 Bracknell 26 17 0 9 747 565 182 13 6 87
4 Old Centralians 26 18 1 7 672 551 121 7 3 84
5 Brixham 26 17 0 9 692 577 115 12 4 84
6 Hornets 26 16 0 10 695 557 138 13 5 82
7 Newton Abbot 26 11 1 14 654 670 –16 11 7 64
8 Barnstaple 26 11 2 13 605 582 23 10 5 63
9 Bournemouth 26 11 1 14 590 630 –40 9 4 59
10 Old Patesians 26 9 1 16 533 755 –222 10 6 54
11 Old Redcliffians 26 10 2 14 439 642 –203 2 4 50
12 Weston-super-Mare 26 7 0 9 469 652 –183 5 6 39
13 Oxford Harlequins 26 6 0 20 431 825 –394 6 3 33
14 Chard 26 2 0 24 409 899 –490 2 4 14
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 4 May 2015
Source: "National League 3 South West". England Rugby. 

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Promotion play-off

Each season, the runners-up in the National League 3 London and SE, and National League 3 South West participate in a play-off for promotion to National League 2 South. The team with the best playing record, in this case Exmouth, hosts the match; their opponents were Barnes and the match was played on 25 April 2015. At the end of full-time the match score was 22 – 22, and Barnes scored the only points in extra-time, to win the match 27– 22.[3]

Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Loss bonus Points
Exmouth 26 21 0 5 820 426 394 13 2 99
Barnes (P) 26 19 0 7 638 492 146 13 2 91
25 April 2015
14:30
Exmouth 22 – 27 Barnes
Imperial Recreation Ground

After extra time (80 mins: 22 – 22)

2013–14

League winners

Relegated

Transferred

Final league table

2013–14 National League 3 South West Final Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1 Lydney (C) 26 24 1 1 919 385 534 20 1 119
2 Redingensians 26 20 2 4 719 363 356 16 2 102
3 Bracknell 26 19 1 6 706 425 281 14 3 95
4 Newton Abbot 26 15 0 11 663 603 60 12 3 75
5 Amersham & Chiltern RFC 26 12 1 13 595 409 186 13 6 69
6 O Redcliffians 26 14 2 10 501 500 1 6 2 68
7 Brixham 26 13 0 13 591 618 –27 10 6 68
8 Barnstaple 26 13 1 12 508 585 –77 7 2 63
9 Weston-super-Mare 26 11 0 15 612 645 –33 8 6 58
10 O Patesians 26 9 0 17 516 778 –262 9 5 50
11 O Centralians 26 9 1 16 500 640 –140 7 6 46[n 1]
12 Worcester Wanderers (R) 26 9 0 17 440 696 –256 7 3 46
13 Avonmouth Old Boys (R) 26 5 1 20 373 617 –244 2 7 31
14 Chippenham (R) 26 4 0 22 381 760 –379 5 6 27
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
  1. ↑ Old Centralians deducted 5 points
Green background is the promotion places. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.

Updated: 9 May 2014
Source: RFU and [4]

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2012–13

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

The first season as a national league

2007–08

Final league table

South West Division 1 Table

Place Team Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Chinnor 22 19 2 1 665 317 +348 40
2 Bracknell 22 19 0 3 640 292 +348 38
3 Weston-super-Mare 22 13 1 8 496 413 +83 27
4 Cleve 22 13 0 9 469 417 +52 26
5 Bournemouth* 22 11 1 10 520 405 +115 21
6 Old Patesians 22 9 2 11 477 362 +115 20
7 Oxford Harlequins* 22 9 2 11 472 452 +20 18
8 Redingensians 22 9 0 13 403 459 -56 18
9 Coney Hill 22 9 0 13 411 534 -123 18
10 Reading 22 7 2 13 483 587 -104 16
11 Maidenhead 22 7 1 14 416 584 -168 15
12 St Ives (SW)* 22 1 1 20 158 788 -630 1
Reference rfu.com - Updated 2008-04-19 - South West 1
*Oxford Harlequins and Bournemouth were deducted two points each for fielding ineligible players and
St Ives were deducted two points for failing to field a team against Bracknell

National League 3 South West honours

In the first season of the English rugby union league pyramid, sponsored by Courage, there was four, tier five leagues. The geographical area for teams in South West Division One covered an area of south-west England from Oxfordshire and Berkshire in the east to Cornwall in the west. There were eleven teams in the league and they played each team once, giving each team ten matches. The other tier five leagues were London 1, Midlands 1 and North 1.[5] This system prevailed for five seasons, and in 1992–93 the number of teams increased from eleven to thirteen. The following season (1993–94) the league was reorganised and the four tier five leagues became two; National 5 North and National 5 South.[6] After three seasons, in 1996–97, a further reorganisation occurred, and there was a return to four, tier five leagues; with South West Division One covering the area of south-west England from Berkshire westwards.[7] This system prevailed until 2009–10 when the number of teams was increased from twelve to fourteen and renamed National League Three South West.

South West Division One
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Reference
1987–88 11 10 Redruth High Wycombe Bournemouth [8]
1988–89 11 10 Clifton High Wycombe Torquay Athletic, Bridgwater & Albion [5]
1989–90 11 10 Maidenhead Weston-super-Mare Oxford [5]
1990–91 11 10 High Wycombe Reading Matson, Stroud, Taunton [5]
1991–92 11 10 Berry Hill Cinderford No relegation [9]
1992–93 13 12 Reading Henley Penryn [10]
National 5 South
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Reference
1993–94 13 12 Reading Lydney Southend, Maidstone [6]
1994–95 13 12 London Welsh Lydney Sudbury, Basingstoke [11]
1995–95 13 12 Lydney Weston-super-Mare Camborne[n 1][12]
South West Division One
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Reference
1996–97 12 22 Bridgwater & Albion Launceston Brixham, Camborne [13]
1997–98 12 22 Bracknell Launceston High Wycombe [14]
1998–99 12 22 Penzance & Newlyn Launceston Salisbury [15]
1999–00 12 22 Launceston Keynsham Matson, Stroud [16]
2000–01 12 22 Old Patesians Cinderford Berry Hill, Truro, Torquay Athletic, Gloucester Old Boys [17]
2001–02 12 22 Weston-super-Mare Dings Crusaders Stroud, Maidenhead, Swanage & Warham, Dorcester [18]
2002–03 12 22 Dings Crusaders Reading Berry Hill, Marlow [19]
2003–04 12 22 Reading Cinderford Barnstaple, Truro [20]
2004–05 12 22 Cinderford Bridgwater & Albion St Mary’s Old Boys, Gloucester Old Boys, Keynsham [21]
2005–06 12 22 Chinnor Clifton Penryn, Cheltenham, Spartans [22]
2006–07 12 22 Mounts Bay Cleve Chippenham, Clevedon, Reading Abbey [23]
2007–08 12 22 Chinnor Bracknell Reading, Maidenhead, St Ives [24]
2008–09 12 22 Clifton Bracknell No relegation due to league restructuring[n 2] [25]
National League 3 South West
Season No of teams No of matches Champions Runners-up Relegated teams Reference
2009–10 14 26 Taunton Old Patesians Maidenhead, Chippenham, Reading [26]
2010–11 14 26 Hartpury College Bournemouth Cleve, Coney Hill, Cheltenham [27]
2011–12 14 26 Bournemouth Chinnor Bridgwater & Albion, Newbury Blues, Old Redcliffians [28]
2012–13 14 26 London Irish Amateur Exmouth Maidenhead, Oxford Harlequins, Malvern [29]
2013–14 14 26 Lydney Redingensians Chippenham, Avonmouth Old Boys, Worcester Wanderers [30]
2014–15 14 26 Redingensians Exmouth Chard, Oxford Harlequins, Weston-super-Mare [31]
2015–16 14 26 Exmouth Barnstaple Chippenham, Old Patesians, Old Centralians [32]
Green background are the promotion places.
  1. ↑ The division was renamed South West Division One for the following season and the top four divisions increased in size. Lydney was promoted to National Division Three and all of the other teams, bar Camborne, were transferred to National 4 South.
  2. ↑ The division was renamed National League 3 South West for the following season and along with the restructuring of the league system by the RFU, led to changes at all levels.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Handbook Season 2014-2015 (PDF). Somerset County Rugby Football Union Limited. 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "National League Three Round-up". The RugbyPaper (378). 1 May 2016. p. 37.
  3. ↑ "Exmouth's promotion hopes shattered with extra-time play-off defeat to Barnes". Express & Echo. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Results". The RUGBYPaper. 27 April 2014. p. 33.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Williams, Tony; Mitchell, Bill (eds.). Courage Official Rugby Union Club Directory 1991–92 (4th ed.). Taunton: Football Directories. ISBN 1 869833 15 5.
  6. 1 2 Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95 (23rd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 163–179. ISBN 0 7472 7850 4.
  7. ↑ Mick Cleary, ed. (1997). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997–98 (26th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishers. ISBN 0 7472 7732 X.
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  9. ↑ Official Handbook and Byelaws. Season 1992–93. Cornwall Rugby Football Union. 1992. p. 111.
  10. ↑ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94 (22nd ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing Ltd. pp. 151–167. ISBN 0 7472 7891 1.
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  12. ↑ Cleary, Mick; Griffiths, John (1996). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996–97 (25th ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. pp. 150–163. ISBN 0 7472 7771 0.
  13. ↑ "Final League Tables, 1996–97". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Final League Tables, 1997–98". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "South West 1 1998–1999". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "South West 1, 1999–2000". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  17. ↑ Mc Cormack, Stephen (2001). The Official RFU Club Directory 2001–2002 (14th ed.). Harpender: Queen Anne Press. pp. 624–630. ISBN 1 85291 640 0.
  18. ↑ Mc Cormack, Stephen (2002). The Official RFU Club Directory 2002–2003 (15th ed.). Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. pp. 662–668. ISBN 1 85291 645 1.
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  20. ↑ "South West 1, 2003–2004". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  21. ↑ "South West 1, 2004–2005". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  22. ↑ "South West 1, 2005–2006". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "Final League Tables, 2006–2007". Trelawny's Army. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  24. ↑ "South West 1, 2007–2008". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  25. ↑ "South West 1, 2008–2009". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  26. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2009-2010/
  27. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2010-2011/
  28. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2011-2012/
  29. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2012-2013/
  30. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2013-2014/
  31. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2014-15
  32. ↑ http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/south-west-division/2015-16

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