Scottish Premiership Division Three Explained

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Sport:	Rugby union
Founded:	1973
Reorganised:	2012
Teams:	12
Champion:	Howe of Fife RFC
Most Titles:	Haddington RFC(4)

The Scottish League Championship (Formerly Scottish Premiership Division Three) is the third tier of Scotland's national rugby union league system, and therefore part of the Scottish League Championship.

Between 1973 and 2012 the league was the lowest division in the Scottish Premiership and as such was a nationwide league with the best teams being promoted to Scottish Premiership Division Two and the bottom teams relegated to Scottish National League Division One.

Beginning in the 2012–13 season the SRU have regionalised the third tier of the Scottish League Championship, replacing the 12 team nationwide league with two 10 team 'East' and 'West' Championships.

Division Three, 2011-2012

• Ardrossan Academicals RFC
• Cartha Queens Park RFC
• Dalziel RFC
• Dumfries RFC
• Greenock Wanderers RFC
• Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC
• Haddington RFC
• Howe of Fife RFC
• Kirkcaldy RFC
• Lasswade RFC
• Morgan Academy RFC
• Perthshire RFC

Details:^[1]

Past winners

1974. Kilmarnock RFC
1975. Highland RFC
1976. Haddington
1977. Preston Lodge
1978. Leith Academicals
      1. Glasgow Academicals
1979. Haddington
1980. Ayr
1981. Aberdeen GSFP
      1. Musselburgh
1982. Corstorphine
1983. Currie
1984. Langholm RFC
1985. Kirkcaldy
1986. Dundee HSFP
1987. Peebles
1988. Grangemouth Stags
1989. Haddington
1990. Gordonians RFC
1991. Ayr
      1. Kirkcaldy
1992. Selkirk
1993. Peebles
1994. Edinburgh Academicals
1995. Murrayfield Wanderers
      1. Dundee HSFP
1996. Edinburgh Academicals
1997. Cartha Queens Park
1998. Hamilton
1999. Haddington
2000. Hamilton
2001. Kirkcaldy
2002. Hillhead/Jordanhill
2003. Whitecraigs
2004. Howe of Fife RFC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scottish Club & Community Rugby Website - Results . 2011-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324025151/http://www.scottishrugby.org/community/index.php?option=com_joomleague&func=showResultsRank&p=336&Itemid=789 . 2012-03-24 .