London 3 North West
London 3 North West is a level 8 league within the RFU league structure and is made up of teams predominantly from north-west London and Hertfordshire. Promoted sides tend to move up to London 2 North West while relegated teams drop to Herts/Middlesex 1. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.
Current season or competition: 2019–20 London 3 North West | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 2000 (as London 4 North West) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Old Streetonians (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to London 2 North West) |
| Most titles | Old Streetonians (2 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
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.
Old Merchant Taylors', who finished 9th in 2019-20, withdrew from the league in November 2021,[1] consequently it will be completed with eleven teams.
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Season 2020–21
On 30 October the RFU announced [2] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 3 North West was not contested.
Participating Clubs 2019–20
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Participating Clubs 2018–19
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Locations of the 2018–19 London 3 North West teams
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Participating Clubs 2017–18
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Participating Cubs 2016-17
- Cheshunt (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Datchworth
- Finchley
- Grasshoppers
- Hackney
- Hemel Hempstead
- Hitchin
- Kilburn Cosmos (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Old Merchant Taylors' (relegated from London 2 North West)
- St Albans
- Staines (relegated from London 2 North West)
- Stevenage Town
Final league table
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Try Bonus Points | Losing Bonus Points | Points | |||||
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| 1 | Hackney (C) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 859 | 245 | 614 | 20 | 0 | 109 | ||||
| 2 | Hemel Hempstead | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 800 | 305 | 495 | 16 | 2 | 90 | ||||
| 3 | Stevenage | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 716 | 472 | 244 | 18 | 5 | 83 | ||||
| 4 | Grasshoppers | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 564 | 515 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 67 | ||||
| 5 | Kilburn Cosmos | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 550 | 560 | -10 | 10 | 4 | 54 | ||||
| 6 | Datchworth | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 458 | 633 | -175 | 7 | 3 | 50 | ||||
| 7 | St Albans | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 463 | 590 | -127 | 10 | 3 | 47 | ||||
| 8 | Hitchin | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 497 | 639 | -142 | 9 | 1 | 46 | ||||
| 9 | Old Merchant Taylors' | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 475 | 588 | -113 | 8 | 1 | 45 | ||||
| 10 | Cheshunt | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 463 | 558 | -95 | 8 | 3 | 43 | ||||
| 11 | Finchley | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 512 | 563 | -51 | 8 | 5 | 41 | ||||
| 12 | Staines | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 310 | 999 | -689 | 4 | 0 | 12 | ||||
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| Green background are the promotion places. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 10 April 2017 Source: 2016-17 | |||||||||||||||
Participating Clubs 2015-16
- Belsize Park
- Datchworth
- Finchley
- Grasshoppers
- Hackney
- Hemel Hempstead (relegated from London 2 North West)
- Hitchin
- London Nigerian (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Old Actonians (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- St Albans (relegated from London 2 North West)
- Stevenage Town
- Wasps
Participating Clubs 2014-15
- Belsize Park (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Datchworth
- Finchley
- Fullerians
- Grasshoppers
- Hackney (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Hitchin
- Old Streetonians
- Stevenage Town
- UCS Old Boys (relegated from London 2 North West)
- Wasps
- Welwyn
Participating Clubs 2013-14
- Datchworth
- Finchley
- Fullerians (relegated from London 2 North West)
- Grasshoppers (relegated from London 2 North West)
- Harrow (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Hitchin
- London New Zealand
- Old Merchant Taylors' (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
- Old Streetonians (relegated from London 2 North East)
- Stevenage Town (relegated from London 2 North East)
- Wasps
- Welwyn
Participating Clubs 2012-13
- Barnet Elizabethans
- Cheshunt
- Datchworth
- Finchley
- Haringey Rhinos
- Hitchin
- Imperial Medicals
- London New Zealand
- Old Priorians
- Twickenham
- Wasps
- Welwyn
Participating Clubs 2009-10
- Bank of England
- Barnet Elizabethans
- Cheshunt
- Datchworth
- Fullerians
- Haringey Rhinos
- Hitchin
- Old Ashmoleans
- Old Hamptonians
- Old Streetonians
- West London
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 2000 (as London 4 North West) it contained the following teams:
- Bank Of England - promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (champions)
- Chiswick - relegated from London 3 North West (9th)
- Fullerians - relegated from London 3 North West (7th)
- Grasshoppers - relegated from London 3 North West (6th)
- Hampstead - relegated from London 3 North West (12th)
- Hemel Hempstead - relegated from London 3 North West (8th)
- Letchworth Garden City - relegated from London 3 North West (10th)
- London New Zealand - promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (runners up)
- Old Millhillians - relegated from London 3 North West (13th)
- St Albans - relegated from London 3 North West (14th)
- Tring - relegated from London 3 North West (15th)
London 3 North West honours
London 4 North West (2000–2009)
Originally known as London 4 North West, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Herts/Middlesex 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2000–01[3] | 11 | Letchworth Garden City | Bank Of England | Old Millhillians, Tring | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[4] | 10 | London Scottish | Fullerians | Hemel Hempstead, Chiswick, Hampstead | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[5] | 10 | Civil Service | St Albans | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[6] | 10 | Welwyn | Ruislip | Old Merchant Taylors' Lambs[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[7] | 9 | Tring | Stevenage Town | Finchley | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[8] | 10 | London New Zealand | Datchworth | West London, Cheshunt | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[9] | 10 | Hammersmith & Fulham | UCS Old Boys | Verulamians, Hitchin | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[10] | 10 | Finchley | Grasshoppers | Harrow | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[11] | 11 | Chiswick | Hemel Hempstead | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
London 3 North West (2009–present)
League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 North East renamed as London 3 North West. Remaining as a tier 8 league promotion was to London 2 North West (formerly London 3 North West), while relegation continued to Herts/Middlesex 1.
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| Season | No of teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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| 2009–10[12] | 11 | Old Streetonians | West London | Old Hamptonians | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[13] | 12 | Old Haberdashers | Fullerians | Old Ashmoleans, Wasps Amateurs | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[14] | 12 | H.A.C. | London Nigerian | London Welsh Amateur, Bank Of England, West London | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[15] | 12 | Old Priorians | Twickenham | Haringey Rhinos, Cheshunt, Imperial Medicals | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[16] | 12 | Harrow | Old Merchant Taylors' | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[17] | 12 | Fullerians | Welwyn | Old Streetonians, UCS Old Boys | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[18] | 12 | London Nigerian | Belsize Park | Wasps, Old Actonians | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[19] | 12 | Hackney | Hemel Hempstead | Staines[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[20] | 12 | Grasshoppers | Welwyn | Hitchin, St Albans | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[21] | 12 | London Welsh | Datchworth | Verulamians[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[22] | 12 | Old Streetonians | Enfield Ignatians | Harrow | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Old Streetonians (2)
- Chiswick (1)
- Civil Service (1)
- Finchley (1)
- Fullerians (1)
- Grasshoppers (1)
- Hackney (1)
- Hammersmith & Fulham (1)
- Harrow (1)
- H.A.C. (1)
- Letchworth Garden City (1)
- London New Zealand (1)
- London Nigerian (1)
- London Scottish (1)
- London Welsh (1)
- Old Haberdashers (1)
- Old Priorians (1)
- Tring (1)
- Welwyn (1)
Notes
- Kilburn Cosmos, who finished 11th in L3NW in season 2019-20 took the place of Harrow RFC in Herts/Middlesex 1 for season 2021-22.
- The Lambs were Old Merchant Taylors' 2nd team.
- Only 1 team relegated this season.
- Only 1 team relegated this season.
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- "RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season". RFU. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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