Counties 3 Surrey Explained

Counties 3 Surrey
Sport:Rugby union
Teams:10
Champion:Old Caterhamians
Most Champs:Bec Old Boys, Worth Old Boys, Old Caterhamians
Count:3
Website:englandrugby.com

Counties 3 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the ninth tier of the English rugby union system. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 2 and relegated teams move down to Counties 4 Surrey.

Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-11 national competition.

Teams for 2024-25

Leaving the league were Bec Old Boys and Met Police, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Old Emanuel were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. In their place came Law Society and Warlingham, relegated from Counties 2 Surrey whilst Streatham-Croydon and Old Hamptonians were promoted from Counties 4 Surrey.

Ordinarily having finished 9th London Media would have been relegated too but owing to Old Freemans suffering a double relegation from Counties 2 Surrey to Counties 4 Surrey they earned a repreive. Consequently the league will run with eleven sides.

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Economicals LSE Sports Ground 6th
Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields 8th
Law Society King's College Sportsground Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (10th)
London Exiles 7th
London Media Battersea Park 9th
Old Georgians 3rd
Old Hamptonians Dean Road Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (champions)
Old Johnians 5th
Frant Road 1,400 (200 seats) Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (runners-up)
Warlingham Limpsfield Road Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (11th)
Worth Old Boys North Avenue 4th

Teams for 2023-24

Departing the league were Old Caterhamians and Old Wimbledonians, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Cranleigh were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. In their place came Bec Old Boys and Old Georgians, promoted from Counties 4 Surrey whilst Effingham & Leatherhead and London Exiles joined having been relegated from Counties 2 Surrey. With three leaving and four joining the league was made up of 10 sides having had 9 in its inaugural year.

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Bec Old Boys Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (champions)
Economicals LSE Sports Ground 6th
Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (11th)
London Exiles 500 Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (12th)
London Media Battersea Park 8th
Metropolitan Police Imber Court 7th
Old Emanuel Raynes Park Sports Ground Re-entry
Old Georgians Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (runners-up)
Old Johnians 4th
Worth Old Boys North Avenue 3rd

Teams for 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 2 but while that league had been at level 10 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 9.

Seven of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 2 and they were joined from the top two from Surrey 3 - Old Caterhamians and Old Johnians.

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Cranleigh Wildwood Lane 8th Surrey 2
Economicals LSE Sports Ground 10th Surrey 2
London Media Battersea Park 9th Surrey 2
Metropolitan Police Imber Court 7th Surrey 2
Old Caterhamians Champions Surrey 3
Old Johnians Runners-up Surrey 3
Old Wellingtonians Ruxley Lane 6th Surrey 2
Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground 4th Surrey 2
Worth Old Boys North Avenue 5th Surrey 2

Teams for 2021-22

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.

Raynes Park withdrew from the league in October 2021, consequently it ran with nine teams instead.

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Bec Old Boys Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th)
Addington Road Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions)
Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby 6th
Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex 3rd
Merton Morden Recreation Ground 8th
Old Caterhamians Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th)
Old Glynonians 7th
Old Johnians 4th
Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground 5th
Raynes Park Dornan Fields Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up)

Season 2020–21

On 30 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 Surrey 3 was not contested.

Teams for 2019-20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up)
Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex 7th
London Media Battersea Park 4th
Merton Morden Recreation Ground 5th
Metropolitan Police Imber Court Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th)
Old Glynonians 8th
Old Johnians 3rd
Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground 6th
Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions)
Frant Road 1,400 (200 seats) Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th)

Teams for 2018-19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up)
London Media Battersea Park 8th
Merton Morden Recreation Ground 5th
Old Caterhamians 3rd
Old Glynonians 9th
Old Johnians 6th
Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th)
Woking Recreation Ground Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions)
Worth Old Boys North Avenue 4th

Teams for 2017-18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Addington Road 8th
Horley New Defence Sports Club Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions)
London Media Battersea Park 7th
Merton Morden Recreation Ground 6th
Metropolitan Police Imber Court 3rd
Old Caterhamians Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th)
Old Glynonians Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up)
Old Johnians 5th
Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground 4th
Worth Old Boys North Avenue Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th)

Teams for 2016-17

Teams for 2015-16

Teams for 2014-15

Teams for 2013-14

Teams for 2012-13

Teams for 2011-12

Teams for 2010-11

Teams for 2009-10

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Surrey 3 Honours

Surrey 3 (1987–1993)

The original Surrey 3 was tier 10 league, with promotion up to Surrey 2 (initially Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) and relegation down to Surrey 4.

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Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1987–88 12 Harrodians Law SocietyLightwater, Racal-Decca
1988–89 10 Battersea Ironsides Multiple teams
1989–90 11 Shirley Wanderers FarnhamKing's College Hospital, Chipstead
1990–91 11 Old Reedonians KingstonOld Johnians, Old Suttonians
1991–92 10 Bec Old Boys No relegation
1992–93 12 Old Caterhamians Chipstead
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 3 dropped from a tier 10 league to a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

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Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1993–94 13 Woking London Fire Brigade
1994–95 11 Old Suttonians Battersea IronsidesHaslemere
1995–96 11 Old Freemens London Media
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 3 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

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Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
1996–97 11 Old Wellingtonians Reigate & RedhillNo relegation
1997–98 12 London Cornish London Fire BrigadeOld Bevonians, Old Johnians
1998–99[2] 11 Haslemere MitchamNo relegation
1999–00[3] 11 Lightwater Old FreemensNo relegation
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (2000–2009)

The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 3 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion was to Surrey 2, while the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the 1999–00 season, meant that there was no relegation until Surrey 4 was reinstated from the 2005–06 season onward.

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Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2000–01[4] 9 Old Amplefordians Old AbingdoniansNo relegation
2001–02[5] 9 London Cornish ReigateNo relegation
2002–03[6] 10 Worth Old Boys No relegation
2003–04[7] 5 Wandsworthians London Fire BrigadeNo relegation
2004–05[8] 8 Bec Old Boys Multiple teams
2005–06[9] 9 Bec Old Boys Old WalcountiansNo relegation
2006–07[10] 10 London Media Teddington 2nd XVLightwater, Wandsworthians, Pelhamians
2007–08[11] 10 Old Cranleighans Old HaileyburiansGuildfordians, Woking
2008–09[12] 10 Old Blues Raynes Park
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (2009–present)

Surrey 3 remained a tier 11 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

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Surrey 3
SeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Teams
2009–10[13] 9 CL London Old Tiffinians
2010–11[14] 10 Worth Old Boys Old RutlishiansMerton, Old Glynonians, Mitcham
2011–12[15] 9 Streatham-Croydon Old TonbridgiansNo relegation
2012–13[16] 10 Old Amplefordians Economicals
2013–14[17] 9 Old Caterhamians GuildfordiansRaynes Park, Old Haileyburians
2014–15[18] 10 Old Georgians Worth Old BoysNo relegation
2015–16[19] 10 Streatham-Croydon Bec Old BoysOld Glynonians, Mitcham & Carshalton
2016–17[20] 10 Old Haileyburians Reeds WeybridgeReigate, Guildfordians
2017–18[21] 10 Metropolitan Police Old Rutlishians
2018–19[22] 9 Worth Old Boys Old CaterhamiansWoking
2019–20[23] 10 London Media Metropolitan Police
2020–21 9 Old Caterhamians Old Johnians
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

See also

External links

Notes and References

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