London_3_North_East
London 3 North East was an English rugby union league that was the eighth level of club rugby union in England and was available to sides from north east London, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Promoted clubs move into London 2 North East. Relegated teams tended to drop to Eastern Counties 1 or Essex 1 depending on geographical location, with new teams also coming from these leagues.
Current season or competition: 2016–17 London 3 North East | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as London 4 North East) |
| Ceased | 2017; 7 years ago (2017) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Harlow (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to London 2 North East) |
| Most titles | Braintree, Campion, Saffron Walden (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
The league was discontinued at the end of the 2016–17 season as the RFU decided to instead create two new leagues - London 3 Eastern Counties and London 3 Essex - to reduce travelling times for teams involved. The teams from London 3 North East were transferred to either London 3 Eastern Counties or London 3 Essex depending on geography, along with additional teams being promoted from regional leagues if needed.
- Basildon
- East London (promoted from Essex 1)
- Ely (promoted from Eastern Counties 1)
- Harlow
- Ilford Wanderers
- Lowestoft & Great Yarmouth
- May & Baker
- Southwold
- Stowmarket
- Upnoncester RFC
- Wanstead
- West Norfolk
- Beccles
- Epping Upper Clapton (promoted from Essex 1)
- Harlow
- Lowestoft & Great Yarmouth
- May & Baker (promoted from Essex 1)
- Old Brentwoods
- Old Cooperians (relegated from London 2 North East)
- Southwold (promoted from Eastern Counties 1)
- Stowmarket
- Upminster
- Wanstead
- West Norfolk
- Beccles
- Billericay (promoted from Essex 1)
- Cantabrigian
- Clacton (promoted from Essex 1)
- Harlow
- Lowestoft & Great Yarmouth (relegated from London 2 North East)
- Old Brentwoods
- Stowmarket (relegated from London 2 North East)
- Sudbury
- Upminster
- Wanstead
- West Norfolk (promoted from Eastern Counties 1)
- Beccles
- Campion (promoted from Eastern Counties 1)
- Cantabrigian
- Canvey Island
- Harlow
- Old Brentwoods
- Old Cooperians (promoted from Essex 1)
- Sudbury
- Upminster
- Wansted
- Wisbech
- Wymondham (promoted from Eastern Counties 1)
When this division as introduced in 2000 (as London 4 North East) it contained the following teams:
- Bury St Edmunds - relegated from London 3 North East (8th)
- Canvey Island - relegated from London 3 North East (9th)
- Ely - relegated from London 3 North East (12th)
- Hadleigh - relegated from London 3 North East (10th)
- Holt - relegated from London 3 North East (13th)
- Newmarket - relegated from London 3 North East (14th)
- Saffron Walden - promoted from Eastern Counties 1 (champions)
- Thetford - relegated from London 3 North East (7th)
- West Norfolk - relegated from London 3 North East (11th)
- Woodbridge - promoted from Eastern Counties 1 (runners up)
London 4 North East (2000–2009)
Originally known as London 4 North East, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North East and relegation down to Eastern Counties 1 and (from 2003–04) Essex 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[1] | 10 | Bury St Edmunds | Hadleigh | Holt, Newmarket, Ely | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[2] | 10 | Saffron Walden | West Norfolk | Canvey Island | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[3] | 10 | Braintree | Eton Manor | Woodbridge, Upminster | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[4] | 10 | Campion | Chelmsford | Ely | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[5] | 10 | Rochford Hundred | Westcliff | Thetford, Beccles, Mersea Island | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[6] | 10 | Braintree | Colchester | West Norfolk, Wanstead, Wymondham | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[7] | 10 | Saffron Walden | Chelmsford | Stowmarket, Wisbech | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[8] | 10 | Mersea Island | Sudbury | Campion | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[9] | 12 | Colchester | Ipswich | Crusaders | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 3 North East (2009–2017)
League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 North East renamed as London 3 North East. Remaining as a tier 8 league, promotion was to London 2 North East (formerly London 3 North East), while relegation continued to either Eastern Counties 1 or Essex 1. The division was cancelled at the end of the 2016–17 season, with all non-promoted teams moving into the newly introduced London 3 Eastern Counties and London 3 Essex.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10[10] | 12 | Beccles | Canvey Island | Billericay, Dagenham, West Norfolk | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[11] | 12 | Basildon | Lowestoft & Yarmouth | Mersea Island, Bancroft, Wisbech | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[12] | 12 | Holt | Stowmarket | Newmarket, Wymondham, Campion | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[13] | 12 | South Woodham Ferrers | Norwich | East London, Sudbury | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[14] | 12 | Campion | Old Cooperians | Canvey Island, Wymondham, Wisbech | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[15] | 12 | Sudbury | Cantabrigian | Billericay, Clacton | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[16] | 11 | Old Cooperians | Epping Upper Clapton | Beccles, Old Brentwoods | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[17] | 11 | Harlow | Wanstead | No relegation[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
- Braintree (2)
- Campion (2)
- Saffron Walden (2)
- Basildon (1)
- Beccles (1)
- Bury St Edmunds (1)
- Colchester (1)
- Harlow (1)
- Mersea Island (1)
- Old Cooperians (1)
- Rochford Hundred (1)
- South Woodham Ferrers (1)
- Sudbury (1)
- Due to the RFU reorganizing splitting teams from London 3 North East into London 3 Eastern Counties and London 3 Essex for the 2017-18 season, no teams were relegated, although 11th place Ilford Wanderers would decide to join Essex 1.
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