North East 3
North East 3 was an English Rugby Union league which was at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and was available to teams in North East England. Promoted teams moved up to North East 2 while relegated teams dropped to either Yorkshire 1 or Durham/Northumberland 1 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 East 1, North East 2, and their counterparts North West 1, North West 2 and North West 3, due to northern league restructuring by the RFU. Most teams in North West 3 were transferred to their relevant regional leagues - Yorkshire 1 or Durham/Northumberland 1 - although one side went into Yorkshire 2.
North East 3 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 1996–97 | 10 | Darlington | Hull | Blyth, Whitley Bay Rockcliff | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Pocklington | Redcar | Whitby, Bramley Phoenix | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[1] | 10 | Selby | West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. | Thornensians, Sunderland, Bradford Salem | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[2] | 10 | Westoe[lower-alpha 1] | Yarnbury[lower-alpha 2] | Roundhegians[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Darlington (1)
- Pocklington (1)
- Selby (1)
- Westoe (1)
Notes
- As North East 2 was abolished Westoe instead transferred to Yorkshire 1.
- Due to the cancellation of North East 1, 2 and 3 runners up Yarnbury, Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. and Ripon were transferred to Yorkshire 1 for the following season. Gateshead, Ryton, Hartlepool Rovers, Ashington and Medicals transferred to Durham/Northumberland 1.
- Although not relegated in the usual fashion, Roundhegians were the only Yorkshire team to go into Yorkshire 2.
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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