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.

London 3 North West
Current season or competition:
2019–20 London 3 North West
SportRugby union
Instituted2000 (2000) (as London 4 North West)
Number of teams12
Country England
HoldersOld Streetonians (2nd title) (2019–20)
(promoted to London 2 North West)
Most titlesOld Streetonians (2 titles)
Websiteenglandrugby.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.

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

Participating Clubs 2018–19

Participating Clubs 2017–18

Participating Cubs 2016-17

Final league table

2016–17 London 3 North West
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Try Bonus Points Losing Bonus Points Points
1Hackney (C)222200859245614200109
2Hemel Hempstead22180480030549516290
3Stevenage22150071647224418583
4Grasshoppers2213185645154911267
5Kilburn Cosmos229211550560-1010454
6Datchworth2210012458633-1757350
7St Albans228113463590-12710347
8Hitchin229013497639-1429146
9Old Merchant Taylors'229013475588-1138145
10Cheshunt227213463558-958343
11Finchley227015512563-518541
12Staines222020310999-6894012
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background are the promotion places. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 10 April 2017
Source: 2016-17

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

Participating Clubs 2012-13

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:

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.

London 4 North West
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2000–01[3]11Letchworth Garden CityBank Of EnglandOld Millhillians, Tring
2001–02[4]10London ScottishFulleriansHemel Hempstead, Chiswick, Hampstead
2002–03[5]10Civil ServiceSt AlbansNo relegation
2003–04[6]10WelwynRuislipOld Merchant Taylors' Lambs[lower-alpha 2]
2004–05[7]9TringStevenage TownFinchley
2005–06[8]10London New ZealandDatchworthWest London, Cheshunt
2006–07[9]10Hammersmith & FulhamUCS Old BoysVerulamians, Hitchin
2007–08[10]10FinchleyGrasshoppersHarrow
2008–09[11]11ChiswickHemel HempsteadNo 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.

London 3 North West
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams
2009–10[12]11Old StreetoniansWest LondonOld Hamptonians
2010–11[13]12Old HaberdashersFulleriansOld Ashmoleans, Wasps Amateurs
2011–12[14]12H.A.C.London NigerianLondon Welsh Amateur, Bank Of England, West London
2012–13[15]12Old PrioriansTwickenhamHaringey Rhinos, Cheshunt, Imperial Medicals
2013–14[16]12HarrowOld Merchant Taylors'No relegation
2014–15[17]12FulleriansWelwynOld Streetonians, UCS Old Boys
2015–16[18]12London NigerianBelsize ParkWasps, Old Actonians
2016–17[19]12HackneyHemel HempsteadStaines[lower-alpha 3]
2017–18[20]12GrasshoppersWelwynHitchin, St Albans
2018–19[21]12London WelshDatchworthVerulamians[lower-alpha 4]
2019–20[22]12Old StreetoniansEnfield IgnatiansHarrow
2020–2112
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. The Lambs were Old Merchant Taylors' 2nd team.
  3. Only 1 team relegated this season.
  4. Only 1 team relegated this season.

See also

References

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  2. "RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season". RFU. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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