Surrey 3

Surrey 3 is a level 11 English Rugby Union League. It is made up of teams predominantly from Surrey and south-west London. Teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 2 while relegated teams drop down to Surrey 4.

Surrey 3

Current season or competition: 2019–20 Surrey 3
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987
Number of teams	10
Country	England
Holders	London Media (2nd title) (2019–20) (promoted to Surrey 2)
Most titles	Bec Old Boys, Worth Old Boys (3 titles)
Website	englandrugby.com

Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Teams for 2019-20

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby Englefield Green, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up) Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey 7th London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 4th Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 5th Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 8th Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 3rd Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 6th Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Cheam, London Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 1,400 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th)

Egham Guildfordians Met Police Glynonians Johnians Paulines Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey

London Media Merton Suttonians Streatham-Croydon Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London

Teams for 2018-19

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up) London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 8th Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 5th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey 3rd Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 9th Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 6th Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th) Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey 4th

Horley Guildfordians Caterhamians Glynonians Johnians Paulines Woking Worth OB Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey

L Media Merton Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London

Teams for 2017-18

Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Croydon Addington Road Addington, London 8th Horley New Defence Sports Club Horley, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 7th Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 6th Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey 3rd Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up) Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 5th Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Wimbledon, London 4th Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th)

Horley Met Police Caterhamians Glynonians Johnians Worth OB Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey

Croydon L Media Merton Rutlishians Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London

Teams for 2016-17

• Croydon (relegated from Surrey 2)
• Guildfordians (relegated from Surrey 2)
• London Media
• Merton
• Metropolitan Police
• Old Haileyburians (promoted from Surrey 4)
• Old Johnians (promoted from Surrey 4)
• Old Rutlishians
• Reeds Weybridge
• Reigate

Teams for 2015-16

• Bec Old Boys
• London Media
• Merton
• Metropolitan Police
• Mitcham & Carshalton
• Old Glynonians
• Old Rutlishians
• Reeds Weybridge (promoted from Surrey 4)
• Reigate (promoted from Surrey 4)
• Stretham Croydon

Teams for 2014-15

• Bec Old Boys (relegated from Surrey 2)
• London Media
• Merton (promoted from Surrey 4)
• Metropolitan Police
• Mitcham
• Old Georgians (promoted from Surrey 4)
• Old Glynonians
• Old Rutlishians (relegated from Surrey 2)
• Stretham Croydon (relegated from Surrey 2)
• Worth Old Boys

Teams for 2012-13

• Economicals
• Guildfordians
• London Media
• Mitcham
• Old Amplefordians
• Old Caterhamians
• Old Haileyburians
• Old Radleian
• Raynes Park
• Reigate

Teams for 2009-10

• CL London - promoted from Surrey 4 in 2009
• Haslemere
• Merton
• Mitcham
• Old Amplefordians
• Old Oundelians
• Old Radleian
• Old Tiffinians
• Stretham Croydon
• Worth Old Boys

Original teams

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

• Battersea Ironsides
• BBC
• Harrodians[lower-alpha 1]
• Haslemere
• Law Society
• Lightwater
• London Fire Brigade
• Old Caterhamians
• Old Croydonians
• Racal-Decca
• Reigate & Redhill
• Surrey Police

Surrey 3 Honours

Surrey 3 (1987–1993)

The original Surrey 3 was tier 10 league, with promotion up to Surrey 2 (initially Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) and relegation down to Surrey 4.

Surrey 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1987–88	12	Harrodians	Law Society	Lightwater, Racal-Decca
1988–89	10	Battersea Ironsides[lower-alpha 2]	Old Caterhamians[lower-alpha 3]	Multiple teams[lower-alpha 4]
1989–90	11	Shirley Wanderers	Farnham	King's College Hospital, Chipstead
1990–91	11	Old Reedonians	Kingston	Old Johnians, Old Suttonians
1991–92	10	Bec Old Boys	Reigate & Redhill[lower-alpha 5]	No relegation[lower-alpha 6]
1992–93	12	Old Caterhamians	Chipstead	Shene Old Grammarians[lower-alpha 7]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (1993–1996)

The creation of National 5 South meant that Surrey 3 dropped from a tier 10 league to a tier 11 league for the years that National 5 South was active. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

Surrey 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1993–94	13	Woking	London Fire Brigade	Old Freemens, King's College Hospital
1994–95	11	Old Suttonians	Battersea Ironsides	Haslemere
1995–96	11	Old Freemens	London Media	Old Johnians, Croydon
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (1996–2000)

The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 3 reverted back to being a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

Surrey 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
1996–97	11	Old Wellingtonians	Reigate & Redhill	No relegation
1997–98	12	London Cornish	London Fire Brigade	Old Bevonians, Old Johnians
1998–99[1]	11	Haslemere	Mitcham	No relegation
1999–00[2]	11	Lightwater	Old Freemens	No relegation[lower-alpha 8]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (2000–2009)

The introduction of London 4 South West ahead of the 2000–01 season meant Surrey 3 dropped to become a tier 11 league. Promotion was to Surrey 2, while the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the 1999–00 season, meant that there was no relegation until Surrey 4 was reinstated from the 2005–06 season onward.

Surrey 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2000–01[3]	9	Old Amplefordians	Old Abingdonians	No relegation
2001–02[4]	9	London Cornish	Reigate	No relegation
2002–03[5]	10	Worth Old Boys	Chipstead[lower-alpha 9]	No relegation
2003–04[6]	5	Wandsworthians	London Fire Brigade	No relegation
2004–05[7]	8	Bec Old Boys[lower-alpha 10]	London Media[lower-alpha 11]	Multiple teams[lower-alpha 12]
2005–06[8]	9	Bec Old Boys	Old Walcountians	No relegation[lower-alpha 13]
2006–07[9]	10	London Media	Teddington 2nd XV	Lightwater, Wandsworthians, Pelhamians
2007–08[10]	10	Old Cranleighans	Old Haileyburians	Guildfordians, Woking
2008–09[11]	10	Old Blues	Raynes Park	Reigate, Haslemere[lower-alpha 14]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Surrey 3 (2009–present)

Surrey 3 remained a tier 11 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.

Surrey 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams
2009–10[12]	9	CL London	Old Tiffinians	Old Oundelians, Streatham-Croydon
2010–11[13]	10	Worth Old Boys	Old Rutlishians	Merton, Old Glynonians, Mitcham
2011–12[14]	9	Streatham-Croydon	Old Tonbridgians	No relegation
2012–13[15]	10	Old Amplefordians	Economicals	Reigate, Old Radleian[lower-alpha 15]
2013–14[16]	9	Old Caterhamians	Guildfordians	Raynes Park, Old Haileyburians
2014–15[17]	10	Old Georgians	Worth Old Boys	No relegation
2015–16[18]	10	Stretham-Croydon	Bec Old Boys	Old Glynonians, Mitcham & Carshalton
2016–17[19]	10	Old Haileyburians	Reeds Weybridge	Reigate, Guildfordians
2017–18[20]	10	Metropolitan Police	Old Rutlishians	Croydon[lower-alpha 16]
2018–19[21]	9[lower-alpha 17]	Worth Old Boys	Old Caterhamians	Woking
2019–20[22]	10	London Media	Metropolitan Police	Old Paulines, Stretham-Croydon
2020–21	10
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

• Bec Old Boys (3)
• Worth Old Boys (3)
• London Media (2)
• Old Amplefordians (2)
• Old Caterhamians (2)
• London Cornish (2)
• Streatham-Croydon (2)
• Battersea Ironsides (1)
• CL London (1)
• Harrodians (1)
• Haslemere (1)
• Lightwater (1)
• Metropolitan Police (1)
• Old Blues (1)
• Old Cranleighans (1)
• Old Freemens (1)
• Old Georgians (1)
• Old Haileyburians (1)
• Old Reedonians (1)
• Old Suttonians (1)
• Old Wellingtonians (1)
• Shirley Wanderers (1)
• Wandsworthians (1)
• Woking (1)

Notes

1. Harrodians would be renamed Barnes RFC from the 1992–93 season onward.
2. Changes to the Surrey leagues for the following season, including the restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that champions Battersea Ironsides were not promoted.
3. The restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that runners up Old Caterhamians were actually relegated into Surrey 4.
4. The restructuring of Surrey 2 and creation of Surrey 5 meant that nine teams were relegated. Old Caterhamians, Reigate & Redhill, Surrey Police, BBC, Old Bevonians, Old Croydonians, Shene Old Grammarians and London Fire Brigade dropped to Surrey 4, while Haslemere dropped to Surrey 5.
5. Due to restructuring caused by the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season, six clubs were promoted including Old Haileyburians, Chobham, Old Wandsworthians and Old Bevonians.
6. Restructuring due to the cancellation of Surrey 5 at the end of the season meant there was no relegation.
7. Relegated Shene Old Grammarians would drop out of the league.
8. No relegation due to the cancellation of Surrey 4 at the end of the season.
9. Bec Old Boys were also promoted along with champions Worth Old Boys and runners up Chipstead.
10. Not promoted due to restructure to Surrey league - Surrey 4 re-instated. Bec Old Boys would remain in division along with teams dropping from Surrey 2.
11. Despite finishing second London Media would be victims of league restructuring due to the reinstatement of Surrey 4 - dropping down to the new division.
12. Old Suttonians, Egham Hollowegians, Woking, Old Oundelians, Haslemere and Economicals were the relegated teams this year. This was due to the reinstatement of Surrey 4 for the 2005-06 season which meant that almost all teams in this division were relegated to populate the new league.
13. No relegation as league increased from 9 to 10 teams for the next season.
14. Haslemere would drop out of the league for the next season.
15. Old Radleian would drop out of the league for the next season.
16. Despite finishing 7th, Horley also dropped down to Surrey 4.
17. Reduced from 10 to 9 teams after Horley dropped down to Surrey 4.

See also

• London & SE Division RFU
• Surrey RFU
• English rugby union system
• Rugby union in England

References

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External links

• Surrey Rugby Football Union