2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 Explained

2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3
Date:5 May 2018 - 27 May 2018
Champions:Dorset & Wilts
Count:3
Runnersup:Essex
Top Point Scorer: Sam Baker (Dorset & Wilts)
45 points
Top Try Scorer: Tommy Gray (Oxfordshire)
Jack Robinson (Oxfordshire)
Josh Sunley (Berkshire)
Sam Baker (Dorset & Wilts)
3 tries each
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 was the 14th version of the competition that is part of the annual English rugby union County Championship, organised by the RFU for the tier 3 English counties. Each county drew its players from rugby union clubs from the fifth tier and below of the English rugby union league system. The counties were divided into two regional pools (east/west) with the winners of each pool meeting in the final at the Athletic Ground in Richmond, London - a change from previous seasons, where the final was held at Twickenham Stadium. Oxfordshire were the reigning champions, having won last year's final.[1] [2]

By the end of the group stage, Essex did just enough by winning two tight games to top Pool 1, while Dorset & Wilts managed to win Pool 2 on bonus points despite losing their final game against Berkshire. In the final held at the Athletic Ground, Dorset & Wilts overcame Essex 24 points to 22 to claim their third Division 3 title and first since 2011.[3] Based on results over the two years, Essex (north) and Sussex (south) were promoted to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2.[4] [5]

Competition format

The competition format is two regional group stages (west & east) with three teams in each group, each playing two games (one home, one away). Changes to the 2018 competition see a reduction in teams from seven to six as Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire have decided not to take part this season.[6] At the end of the pool stage the top teams with the best record from each pool advance to the final held on 27 May 2018 at the Athletic Ground in Richmond, London.

A continuation from the 2017 competition is that promotion/relegation occurs every two seasons instead of one, with points accumulated over the two seasons (2017 and 2018) taken into consideration. The two highest ranked counties (one from the north/one from the south) will be promoted into the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 competition, replacing the lowest ranked aggregate sides who drop down into division 3. As this is the lowest ranked tier in the county championships there is no relegation.

Participating counties and ground locations

width=25%Countywidth=25%Stadium(s) width=15%Capacitywidth=50%City/Area
Holme ParkN/AReading, Berkshire
BuckinghamshireOak Lodge MeadowN/ABeaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
Dorset & WiltsSlaughtergate1,000Gillingham, Dorset
EssexLatton ParkN/A
OxfordshireDry Leas4,000Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
SussexRoundstone Lane1,500Angmering, West Sussex

Group stage

Division 3 Pool 1 (East)

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width=20% style="border:0px"2018 Bill Beaumont Division 3 Pool 1 (East) Tablewidth=20% style="border:0px" align=right
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 Essex (Q), (P) 2 2 0 0 39 32 7 0 0 8
2 2 1 0 1 93 45 48 1 1 6
3 2 0 0 2 42 97 -55 1 1 2
  • 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 means the county qualified for the final. (P) means promoted. Updated: 19 May 2018
Source: Web site: County Championships . englandrugby.com.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Division 3 Pool 2 (West)

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width=20% style="border:0px"2018 Bill Beaumont Division 3 Pool 2 (West) Tablewidth=20% style="border:0px" align=right
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 Dorset & Wilts (Q) 2 1 0 1 66 64 2 2 1 7
2 Sussex (P) 2 1 0 1 50 48 2 1 1 6
3 2 1 0 1 60 64 -4 1 1 6
  • 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 means the county qualified for the final. (P) means promoted. Updated: 19 May 2018
Source: Web site: County Championships . englandrugby.com.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Final

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Promotion aggregate table

In order to determine promotion to the 2019 Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2, results from the 2017 and 2018 Division 3 competitions will be combined, with the highest ranked sides from each group being promoted. They will be replaced by the lowest ranked teams from the 2017 and 2018 Division 2 competitions. Note that Notts, Lincs & Derbyshire dropped out of the 2018 competition having played in 2017. This means that any results between them and the other sides in Division 3 East have been annulled and do not count towards promotion.

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width=20% style="border:0px"2017 and 2018 Beaumont Cup Division 3 East Tablewidth=20% style="border:0px" align=right
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 4 3 0 1 86 83 3 1 1 14
2 4 2 0 2 154 100 54 3 2 13
3 4 1 0 3 89 146 -57 2 2 8
  • 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 means the county is promoted. Updated: 19 May 2018
Source: Web site: County Championships . englandrugby.com.
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width=20% style="border:0px"2017 and 2018 Beaumont Cup Division 3 West Tablewidth=20% style="border:0px" align=right
CountyPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
1 4 3 0 1 97 71 26 2 1 15
2 4 2 0 2 103 101 2 1 2 11
3 4 1 0 3 94 122 -28 2 1 7
  • 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 means the county is promoted. Updated: 19 May 2018
Source: Web site: County Championships . englandrugby.com.

Individual statistics

Top points scorers

Rank Player County Club Side Appearances Points
1 3 45
2 2 16
3 2 15
2 15
2 15
2 15
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Top try scorers

Rank Player CountyClub Side Appearances Tries
1 2 3
2 3
2 3
4 3
2 1 2
1 2
2 2
2 2
3 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
3 2
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Competition records

Team

Largest home win — 49 points76 - 27 Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018
  • Largest away win — 6 points21 – 15 Essex away to Buckinghamshire on 19 May 2018
  • Most points scored — 76 points76 - 27 Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018
  • Most tries in a match — 12Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018
  • Most conversions in a match — 8Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018
  • Most penalties in a match — 2Essex at home to Oxfordshire on 12 May 2018
  • Most drop goals in a match — 0

    • [7] [8] [9] [3]

    Players

    Most points in a match — 23 Sam Baker for Dorset & Wilts away to Berkshire on 19 May 2018
  • Most tries in a match — 3 Tommy Gray for Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018
  • Most conversions in a match — 8 Ed Phillips for Oxfordshire at home to Buckinghamshire on 5 May 2018
  • Most penalties in a match — 2 Bradley Burr for Essex at home to Oxfordshire on 12 May 2018

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    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: OXFORDSHIRE BECOME DIVISION THREE COUNTY CHAMPIONS. England Rugby. 28 May 2017 .
    2. Web site: RUGBY UNION: Oxfordshire beat Sussex in dramatic Twickenham final. Oxford Mail. 28 May 2017 .
    3. Web site: DORSET AND WILTS SENIOR XV BILL BEAUMONT DIV. 3 CHAMPIONS. Dorset & Wilts RFU. 28 May 2018. 31 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902095352/http://dwrugby.co.uk/dorset-wilts-senior-xv-bill-beaumont-div-3-champions/. 2 September 2018. dead.
    4. Web site: County events schedule. Essex RFU (Pitchero). 8 February 2019 .
    5. Web site: County Championships. Sussex Rugby (Pitchero). 8 February 2019. 9 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180158/http://www.sussexrugby.co.uk/news/county-championships-24656/. dead.
    6. Web site: NLD SENIOR XV. NLD RFU. 23 April 2018 .
    7. News: Bill Beaumont Cup. The RUGBYPaper. 503. Rugby Paper Ltd. 6 May 2018. 28–30.
    8. News: Bill Beaumont Cup. The RUGBYPaper. 504. Rugby Paper Ltd. 13 May 2018. 28–30.
    9. News: Bill Beaumont Cup. The RUGBYPaper. 505. Rugby Paper Ltd. 20 May 2018. 27.

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