North West 3
North West 3 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in North West England. Promoted teams moved up to North West 2 while relegated teams dropped to either South Lancs/Cheshire 1 or North Lancs/Cumbria depending on their location.
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
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| Instituted | 1996 |
| Ceased | 2000 |
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| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
At the end of the 1999-2000 the division was cancelled along with North West 1, North West 2, and their counterparts North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3, due to northern league restructuring by the RFU. Most teams in North West 3 were transferred to their relevant regional leagues - South Lancs/Cheshire 1, South Lancs/Cheshire 2, North Lancs/Cumbria or the Cumbrian League depending on final league position.
North West 3 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 10 | Merseyside Police | Caldy | Ruskin Park | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Southport | Altrincham Kersal | Windermere | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[1] | 10 | Wigan | Workington | Old Salians | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[2] | 10 | Rochdale[lower-alpha 1] | Blackpool[lower-alpha 2] | Wallasey, St Benedicts, Sandbach[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- As North West 2 cancelled at the end of the season Rochdale would instead transfer to North Lancs/Cumbria.
- As North West 1, 2 and 3 were to be cancelled runners up Blackpool and Rossendale were transferred to North Lancashire/Cumbria while St Edward's O.B. and Warrington went into South Lancs/Cheshire 1.
- Although not technically relegated these teams were transferred into lower level divisions than others teams in North West 3 with Wallasey and Sandbach going into South Lancs/Cheshire 2 and St Benedicts going into the Cumbrian League.
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References
- "1998-99 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "1999-00 Northern Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
See also
- English Rugby Union Leagues
- English rugby union system
- Rugby union in England
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