London 3 South East

English level 8 Rugby Union League

London 3 South EastCurrent season or competition:
2019–20 London 3 South East

Sport| Rugby union
Instituted| 2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as London 4 South East)
Number of teams| 12
Country|  England
Holders| Ashford (1st title)  (2019–20)
(promoted to London 2 South East)
Most titles| Aylesford Bulls, Crowborough (2 titles)
Website| englandrugby.com

London 3 South East is an English level 8 Rugby Union League involving club sides from Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex and the south-east London.[1] It is made up of teams predominantly from London, Sussex and Kent. The twelve teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase \- a level 8 national competition.

Promoted teams move up to London 2 South East and demoted teams move down to Sussex 1 and Kent 1. Although 2nd XV rugby is part of the Sussex regional system, only 1st XV sides can play in London 3 South East.

## Teams for 2021–22[edit]

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

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Aylesford Bulls | Jack Williams Ground |  | Aylesford, Kent | 8th
Bromley | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | 3rd
Crawley | Willoughby Fields |  | Crawley, West Sussex | Promoted from Sussex 1 (champions)
Cranbrook | Tomlin Ground |  | Cranbrook, Kent | Promoted from Kent 1 (runners-up)
Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground |  | Dover, Kent | Relegated from London 2 SE (11th)
Gillingham Anchorians | Darland Banks |  | Gillingham, Kent | 9th
Heathfield & Waldron | Hardy Roberts Recreational Ground |  | Cross In Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex | 6th
Maidstone | William Davey Memorial Ground |  | Maidstone, Kent | Relegated from London 2 SE (12th)
Old Dunstonians | St. Dunstan's Lane |  | Beckenham, London | 5th
Pulborough | Freelands |  | Pulborough, West Sussex | 4th
Southwark Lancers | Burgess Park |  | Camberwell, London | Promoted from Kent 1 (champions)
Vigo | Swanswood Field |  | Vigo, Kent | 7th

Aylesford

Cranbrook

Crawley

Dover

Anchorians

H & W

London

Maidstone

Pulborough

Vigo

London teams
Bromley
Old Dunstonians
Southwark Lancers

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Locations of the 2021-22 London 3 South East teams

Bromley

Dunstonians

Southwark

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Location of 2021–22 London 3 South East teams in London

## Season 2020–21[edit]

On 30th October 2020 the RFU announced[2] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 3 South East was not contested.

## Teams for 2019–20[edit]

| Team  | Ground  | Capacity  | City/Area  | Previous season

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Ashford | Kinney's Field |  | Ashford, Kent | Promoted from Kent 1 (champions)
Aylesford Bulls | Jack Williams Ground |  | Aylesford, Kent | Relegated from London 2 SE (11th)
Bromley | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | 9th
Folkestone | New Burlington Ground |  | Newington, Folkestone, Kent | 3rd
Gillingham Anchorians | Darland Banks |  | Gillingham, Kent | Promoted from Kent 1 (playoff)
Heathfield & Waldron | Hardy Roberts Recreational Ground |  | Cross In Hand, Heathfield, East Sussex | Relegated from London 2 SE (12th)
Old Dunstonians | St. Dunstan's Lane |  | Beckenham, London | 6th
Old Williamsonians | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School |  | Rochester, Kent | 8th
Park House | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | 7th
Pulborough | Freelands |  | Pulborough, West Sussex | 4th
Uckfield | Hempstead Playing Fields |  | Uckfield, East Sussex | Promoted from Sussex 1 (champions)
Vigo | Swanswood Field |  | Vigo, Kent | 5th

Ashford

Aylesford

Folkestone

Anchorians

H & W

London

Williamsonians

Pulborough

Uckfield

Vigo

London teams
Bromley
Old Dunstonians
Park House

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Locations of the 2019–20 London 3 South East teams

Bromley

Dunstonians

Park House

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Location of 2019–20 London 3 South East teams in London

## Teams for 2018–19[edit]

| Team  | Ground  | Capacity  | City/Area  | Previous season

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Beccehamian | Sparrow's Den |  | West Wickham, London | Promoted from Kent 1 (champions)
Bromley | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | 3rd
Crowborough | Steel Cross |  | Crowborough, East Sussex | 6th
Folkestone | New Burlington Ground |  | Newington, Folkestone, Kent | 10th
Hastings & Bexhill | William Parker Lower School |  | Hastings, East Sussex | 9th
Lewes | Stanley Turner Ground |  | Lewes, East Sussex | 7th
Old Dunstonians | St. Dunstan's Lane |  | Beckenham, London | 5th
Old Williamsonians | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School |  | Rochester, Kent | 4th
Park House | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | 8th
Pulborough | Freelands |  | Pulborough, West Sussex | Relegated from London 2 SE (11th)
Vigo | Swanswood Field |  | Vigo, Kent | Promoted from Kent 1 (playoff)

Crowborough

Folkestone

Hastings & Bexhill

Lewes

London

Williamsonians

Pulborough

Vigo

London teams
Beccehamian
Bromley
Old Dunstonians
Park House

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Locations of the 2018–19 London 3 South East teams

Beccehamian

Bromley

Dunstonians

Park House

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Location of 2018–19 London 3 South East clubs in London

## Teams for 2017–18[edit]

| Team  | Ground  | Capacity  | City/Area  | Previous season

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Aylesford Bulls | Jack Williams Ground |  | Aylesford, Kent | 7th
Bromley | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | Relegated from London 2 South East (11th)
Crawley | Willoughby Fields |  | Crawley, West Sussex | Promoted from Sussex 1 (champions)
Crowborough | Green Lane |  | Crowborough, East Sussex | Relegated from London 2 South East (12th)
Folkestone | New Burlington Ground |  | Newington, Folkestone, Kent | 4th
Hastings & Bexhill | William Parker Lower School |  | Hastings, East Sussex | Promoted from Kent 1 (champions)
Lewes | Stanley Turner Ground |  | Lewes, East Sussex | 5th
Old Dunstonians | St. Dunstan's Lane |  | Beckenham, London | 6th
Old Williamsonians | Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School |  | Rochester, Kent | Promoted from Kent 1 (playoff)
Park House | Barnet Wood Road |  | Hayes, London | 9th
Sheppey | Stupple Field |  | Minster, Kent | 8th
Thanet Wanderers | St Peter's Recreation Ground |  | Broadstairs, Kent | 3rd

Aylesford

Crawley

Crowborough

Folkestone

Hastings & Bexhill

Lewes

London

Williamsonians

Sheppey

Thanet

London teams
Bromley
Old Dunstonians
Park House

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Locations of the 2017–18 London 3 South East teams

Bromley

Dunstonians

Park House

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Location of 2017–18 London 3 South East clubs in London

## Teams for 2016-17[edit]

* Ashford (relegated from London 2 South East)
* Aylesford Bulls
* Eastbourne
* Folkestone
* Gillingham Anchorians
* Haywards Heath (promoted from Sussex Spitfire 1)
* Lewes (promoted from Sussex Spitfire 1)
* Old Dunstonians
* Park House
* Pulborough
* Sheppey (promoted from Shepherd Neame Kent 1)
* Thanet Wanderers (relegated from London 2 South East)

## Teams for 2015-16[edit]

* Aylesford Bulls (relegated from London 2 South East)
* Bromley
* Burgess Hill (promoted from Sussex Spitfire 1)
* Cranbrook (promoted from Shepherd Neame Kent 1)
* Eastbourne (promoted from Sussex Spitfire 1)
* Folkestone
* Gillingham Anchorians
* Heathfield & Waldron
* Old Dunstonians
* Park House
* Pulborough
* Uckfield

## Teams for 2014-15[edit]

* Bromley
* Dartfordians
* Folkestone
* Gillingham Anchorians
* Hastings & Bexhill
* Heathfield & Waldron (relegated from London 2 South East)
* Horsham
* Lewes (relegated from London 2 South East)
* Old Dunstonians
* Park House
* Pulborough
* Uckfield

## Teams for 2013-14[edit]

* Ashford
* Beccehamian (promoted from Shepherd Neame Kent 1)
* Bromley
* Burgess Hill (promoted from Sussex Spitfire 1)
* Dartfordians
* Folkestone
* Gillingham Anchorians
* Horsham
* Old Dunstonians
* Sheppey
* Thanet Wanderers
* Uckfield

## Teams for 2012-2013[edit]

* Ashford
* Bromley
* Folkestone
* Gillingham Anchorians
* Horsham
* Maidstone
* Park House
* Pulborough
* Sheppey
* Tunbridge Wells
* Uckfield
* Vigo

## Original teams[edit]

When this division was introduced in 2000 (as London 4 South East) it contained the following teams:

* Beccehamian \- relegated from London 3 South East (10th)
* Bognor \- promoted from Sussex 1 (champions)
* Chichester \- relegated from London 3 South East (9th)
* Dartfordians \- relegated from London 3 South East (10th)
* Eastbourne \- relegated from London 3 South East (8th)
* Folkestone \- relegated from London 3 South East (12th)
* Heathfield & Waldron \- relegated from London 3 South East (11th)
* Hove \- relegated from London 3 South East (14th)
* Old Dunstonians \- promoted from Kent 1 (champions)
* Park House \- relegated from London 3 South East (13th)

## London 3 South East honours[edit]

### London 4 South East (2000–2009)[edit]

Originally known as London 4 South East, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 South East and relegation down to either Kent 1 or Sussex 1.

|  | London 4 South East Honours |

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Season  | No of teams  | Champions  | Runners–up  | Relegated Teams
2000–01[3] | 10 | Dartfordians | Old Dunstonians | Park House, Chichester, Heathfield & Waldron
2001–02[4] | 10 | Betteshanger | Eastbourne | Askean, Cranbrook, Uckfield
2002–03[5] | 10 | Chichester | Bognor | Heathfield & Waldron, Guys' Kings' & St Thomas' Hospital, Beccehamian
2003–04[6] | 10 | Aylesford Bulls | Folkestone | Uckfield
2004–05[7] | 10 | Old Dunstonians | Lordswood | Crawley, Ashford
2005–06[8] | 10 | Old Elthamians | Betteshanger | East Grinstead, Horsham, Sittingbourne
2006–07[9] | 10 | Eastbourne | Dover | Dartfordians, Brighton, Ashford
2007–08[10] | 10 | Bognor | Hove | No relegation[a]
2008–09[11] | 12 | Tonbridge Juddians | Bromley | Beccehamian
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

### London 3 South East (2009–present)[edit]

League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 South East renamed as London 3 South East. Remaining as a tier 8 league promotion was to London 2 South East (formerly London 3 South East), while relegation continued to either Kent 1 or Sussex 1.

|  | London 3 South East |

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Season  | No of teams  | Champions  | Runners–up  | Relegated Teams
2009–10[12] | 12 | East Grinstead | Brighton | Old Gravesendians, Whitstable, Hastings & Bexhill
2010–11[13] | 12 | Heathfield & Waldron | Charlton Park | Dartfordians, Cranbrook, Crawley
2011–12[14] | 12 | Crowborough | Medway | Eastbourne, Uckfield
2012–13[15] | 12 | Maidstone | Tunbridge Wells | Vigo, Pulborough, Park House
2013–14[16] | 12 | Thanet Wanderers | Ashford | Beccehamian, Burgess Hill, Sheppey
2014–15[17] | 12 | Horsham | Dartfordians | Hastings & Bexhill, Lewes
2015–16[18] | 12 | Bromley | Heathfield & Waldron | Uckfield, Burgess Hill
2016–17[19] | 12 | Pulborough | Haywards Heath | Ashford, Eastbourne
2017–18[20] | 12 | Aylesford Bulls | Thanet Wanderers | Crawley, Sheppey
2018–19[21] | 11[b] | Crowborough | Beccehamian | Lewes, Hastings & Bexhill
2019–20[22] | 12 | Ashford | Folkestone | Old Williamsonians, Park House, Uckfield
2020–21 | 12 |  |  |
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

## Number of league titles[edit]

* Aylesford Bulls (2)
* Crowborough (2)
* Ashford (1)
* Betteshanger (1)
* Bognor (1)
* Bromley (1)
* Chichester (1)
* Dartfordians (1)
* East Grinstead (1)
* Eastbourne (1)
* Heathfield & Waldron (1)
* Horsham (1)
* Maidstone (1)
* Old Dunstonians (1)
* Old Elthamians (1)
* Pulborough (1)
* Thanet Wanderers (1)
* Tonbridge Juddians (1)

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ No relegation as league to increase from 10 to 12 teams for the following season.
2. ^ Only 11 teams this season after Hellingly dropped out of the league.

## See also[edit]

* Kent RFU
* Sussex RFU
* English rugby union system
* Rugby union in England

## References[edit]

1. ^ "League Make up". Sussex Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010.
2. ^ "RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season". RFU. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. ^ "2000-2001 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
4. ^ "2001-2002 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
5. ^ "2002-2003 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
6. ^ "2003-2004 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
7. ^ "2004-2005 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
8. ^ "2005-2006 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
9. ^ "2006-2007 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
10. ^ "2007-2008 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
11. ^ "2008-2009 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
12. ^ "2009-2010 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
13. ^ "2010-2011 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
14. ^ "2011-2012 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
15. ^ "2012-2013 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
16. ^ "2013-2014 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
17. ^ "2014-2015 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
18. ^ "2015-2016 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
19. ^ "2016-2017 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
20. ^ "2017-2018 London & SE Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
21. ^ "2018-2019 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
22. ^ "Men's London & South East Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

## External links[edit]

* London 3 South East results at the Rugby Football Union
* Sussex Rugby Football Union

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