| London 3 South West | |
| Current Season: | 2019–20 London 3 South West |
| Sport: | Rugby union |
| Founded: | (as London 4 South West) |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Champion: | Reeds Weybridge (1st title) |
| Season: | 2019–20) (promoted to London 2 South West |
| Most Champs: | Farnham, Winchester |
| Count: | 2 |
| Website: | englandrugby.com |
London 3 South West is an English rugby union league at the eighth level of club rugby union in England involving sides based in Hampshire, Surrey and south-west London. Promoted clubs move into London 2 South West. Relegated clubs move into either Surrey 1 or Hampshire Premier depending on their location, with sides coming up from these divisions, although only 1st XV clubs are allowed in London 3 South West. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019-20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020-21.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | Antsey Park | Promoted from Hampshire Premier (runners-up) | ||
| Andover | Foxcotte Lane | 8th | ||
| Down Grange | 2,500 (250 seats) | 7th | ||
| Old Cranleighan | Old Cranleighan Sports Club | Relegated from London 2 SW (12th) | ||
| Old Emanuel | Blagdons Sports Ground | Relegated from London 2 SW (11th) | ||
| Old Georgians | 3rd | |||
| Old Walcountians | Clockhouse Ground | Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions) | ||
| Penn's Place | Promoted from Hampshire Premier (champions) | |||
| The Rugby Camp | 6th | |||
| Stoneham Lane | 9th | |||
| Warlingham | Limpsfield Road | 4th | ||
| Weybridge Vandals | Brownacres | 5th | ||
On 30th October the RFU announced [1] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 3 South West was not contested.
United Services Portsmouth who finished 5th in 2018-19 were unable to fulfil their fixtures in and withdrew from the league in November 2019.
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | Foxcotte Lane | 8th | ||
| Down Grange | 2,500 (250 seats) | Promoted from Hampshire 1 (champions) | ||
| Effingham & Leatherhead | King George V Playing Fields | Relegated from London 2 SW (12th) | ||
| Gosport Park | Relegated from London 2 SW (11th) | |||
| Old Georgians | 6th | |||
| Old Tiffinians | Grists Memorial Ground | 4th | ||
| The Rugby Camp | 3rd | |||
| Reeds Weybridge | North Avenue | Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions) | ||
| Stoneham Lane | 7th | |||
| Warlingham | Limpsfield Road | 9th | ||
| Weybridge Vandals | Brownacres | Promoted from Surrey 1 (playoff) | ||
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover | Foxcotte Lane | Relegated from London 2 SW (12th) | ||
| Battersea Ironsides | Burntwood Lane | 4th | ||
| Old Georgians | Promoted from Surrey 1 (playoff) | |||
| Old Whitgiftian | Whitgift Sports Club | Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions) | ||
| Old Tiffinians | Grists Memorial Ground | 8th | ||
| Penn's Place | 9th | |||
| The Rugby Camp | 3rd | |||
| Teddington | Udney Park Sports Ground | 6th | ||
| Stoneham Lane | 5th | |||
| 8,000 | Promoted from Hampshire 1 (champions) | |||
| Warlingham | Limpsfield Road | 7th | ||
| North Walls Park | Relegated from London 2 SW (11th) | |||
| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Grange | 2,500 (250 seats) | 5th | ||
| Battersea Ironsides | Burntwood Lane | 7th | ||
| New Milton & District | Ashley Recreation Ground | Promoted from Hampshire 1 (playoff) | ||
| Old Cranleighans | Old Cranleighan Sports Club | 4th | ||
| Old Emanuel | Blagdons Sports Ground | Promoted from Surrey 1 (champions) | ||
| Old Tiffinians | Grists Memorial Ground | 3rd | ||
| Penn's Place | Promoted from Hampshire 1 (champions) | |||
| The Rugby Camp | Relegated from London 2 South West (11th) | |||
| Teddington | Udney Park Sports Ground | 8th | ||
| Stoneham Lane | 6th | |||
| Warlingham | Limpsfield Road | Relegated from London 2 South West (12th) | ||
| Weybridge Vandals | Brownacres | 9th | ||
When this division was introduced in 2000 (as London 4 South West) it contained the following teams:
Originally known as London 4 South West, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 South West and relegation down to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | |||||||||||
| 2000–01[2] | 11 | Chobham | |||||||||||||
| 2001–02[3] | 12 | Richmond | |||||||||||||
| 2002–03[4] | 10 | Tottonians | |||||||||||||
| 2003–04[5] | 10 | Purley John Fisher | |||||||||||||
| 2004–05[6] | 10 | Old Reigatian | Romsey, Southampton, Old Emanuel | ||||||||||||
| 2005–06[7] | 10 | Dorking | |||||||||||||
| 2006–07[8] | 10 | Cobham | |||||||||||||
| 2007–08[9] | 10 | Warlingham | |||||||||||||
| 2008–09[10] | 12 | Weybridge Vandals | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | |||||||||||||||
League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 South West renamed as London 3 South West. Remaining as a tier 8 league promotion was to London 2 South West (formerly London 3 South West), while relegation continued to either Hampshire 1 or Surrey 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | |||||||||||
| 2009–10[11] | 12 | Gosport & Fareham | |||||||||||||
| 2010–11[12] | 12 | Teddington | |||||||||||||
| 2011–12[13] | 12 | Old Alleynians | |||||||||||||
| 2012–13[14] | 12 | Winchester | |||||||||||||
| 2013–14[15] | 12 | Farnham | |||||||||||||
| 2014-15[16] | 12 | London Exiles | |||||||||||||
| 2015–16[17] | 12 | Camberley | |||||||||||||
| 2016–17[18] | 12 | Farnham | |||||||||||||
| 2017–18[19] | 12 | Old Cranleighans | |||||||||||||
| 2018–19[20] | 12 | Winchester | Old Whitgiftian, Petersfield, Teddington | ||||||||||||
| 2019–20[21] | 11 | Reeds Weybridge | |||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | |||||||||||||||