Durham/Northumberland 3

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Durham/Northumberland 1
Current season or competition:
2015–16 Durham/Northumberland 3
England Rugby text logo.svg
Sport Rugby union
Number of teams 13
Country  England
Holders Sedgefield (1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2)
Most titles Guisborough (3 titles)
Website clubs.rfu.com

Durham/Northumberland 3 is an English Rugby Union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and is currently the basement league of club rugby in North East England. Any club in the north east wishing to join the rugby union club hierarchy must begin at the bottom so all new teams from the north east start in this division - although until 2005-06 there was relegation to the now defunct Durham/Northumberland 4. The champions and runner-up and promoted to Durham/Northumberland 2.

Participating Clubs 2015-16

Locations of the 2015-16 Durham/Northumberland 3 teams in County Durham
Locations of the 2015-16 Durham/Northumberland 3 teams in Northumberland & Tyne and Wear
Locations of the 2015-16 Durham/Northumberland 3 teams in North Yorkshire
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season
Chester-le-Street Riverside Park Chester-le-Street, County Durham 7th
Hartlepool B.B.O.B. Old Friarage Hartlepool, County Durham Relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2 (14th)
Jarrovians Luke's Lane Sports Pavilion Hebburn, Tyne and Wear 12th
Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Sports Club Newton Aycliffe, County Durham 3rd
Prudhoe & Stocksfield Stocksfield Sports Ground Stocksfield, Northumberland 11th
Richmondshire Theakston Lane Richmond, North Yorkshire 8th
Seaham Seaham Leisure Centre Seaham, County Durham 6th
Sedgefield Sedgefield Cricket Club Sedgefield, County Durham 10th
Seghill Welfare Park Cramlington, Northumberland 4th
South Shields Grosvenor Road South Shields, Tyne and Wear Relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2 (13th)
Washington Northumbria Centre Washington, Tyne and Wear 9th
West Hartlepool T.D.S.O.B. John Howard Park Hartlepool, County Durham N/A
Yarm Wass Way Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham 5th

Participating Clubs 2014-15

Participating Clubs 2013-14

  • Chester-Le-Street
  • Houghton
  • Jarrovians
  • Newton Aycliffe
  • Richmondshire
  • Seaham (relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2)
  • Sedgefield
  • Seghill
  • South Tyneside College
  • Washington
  • Winlaton Vulcans (relegated from Durham/Northumberland 2)
  • Yarm

Participating clubs 2012–13

  • Chester-Le-Street
  • Hartlepool B.B.O.B.
  • Houghton
  • Jarrovians
  • Newton Aycliffe
  • Richmondshire
  • Sedgefield
  • Seghill
  • South Tyneside College
  • Washington
  • Whitby
  • Yarm

Durham/Northumberland 3 Honours

Durham/Northumberland 3 Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
1998-99[1] 10 Wallsend Richmondshire Hartlepool B.B.O.B. Durham/Northumberland 3
1999-00[2] 9 Guisborough[n 1] Seaton Carew Hartlepool Athletic, Seaham Durham/Northumberland 3
2000-01[3] 12 Guisborough Barnard Castle Durham Constabulary Durham/Northumberland 3
2001-02[4] 12 Novocastrians Seaton Carew Newton Aycliffe, Wensleydale Durham/Northumberland 3
2002-03[5] 12 Ponteland Yarm Wearside Samurai, Jarrovians Durham/Northumberland 3
2003-04[6] 12 Richmondshire Whitby West Hartlepool Amateurs, Hartlepool Athletic Durham/Northumberland 3
2004-05[7] 10 Sunderland Whitley Bay Rockcliff Seaham, South Tyneside College Durham/Northumberland 3
2005-06[8] 10 Blyth Yarm No relegation[n 2] Durham/Northumberland 3
2006-07[9] 13 Medicals Barnard Castle No relegation Durham/Northumberland 3
2007-08[10] 11 Hartlepool Team Northumbria No relegation Durham/Northumberland 3
2008-09[11] 11 Seaton Carew Bishop Auckland No relegation Durham/Northumberland 3
2009-10[12] 12 Guisborough Prudhoe & Stocksfield No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2010-11[13] 11 North Shields Whitby No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2011-12[14] 11 Prudhoe & Stocksfield Seaham No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2012-13[15] 12 Hartlepool B.B.O.B. Whitby No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2013-14[16] 12 South Tyneside College Winlaton Vulcans No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2014-15[17] 12 Whitby Houghton No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2015-16[18] 13 South Shields Sedgefield No relegation Durham/Northumberland Division 3
2016-17 13
Green backgrounds are promotion places.
  1. Guisborough were not promoted despite being champions as the division was to increase from 9 to 12 teams for the following season.
  2. No relegation as Durham/Northumberland 4 to be abolished for the following season.

References

  1. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1998-1999/group/9119
  2. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/1999-2000/group/9416
  3. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2000-2001/group/9741
  4. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2001-2002/group/10075
  5. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2002-2003/group/10410
  6. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2003-2004/group/10795
  7. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2004-2005/group/11195
  8. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2005-2006/group/11551
  9. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2006-2007/group/11862
  10. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2007-2008/group/12315
  11. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2008-2009/group/12776
  12. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2009-2010/group/13585
  13. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2010-2011/group/14457
  14. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2011-2012/group/15366
  15. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2012-2013/group/16304
  16. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2013-2014/group/17234
  17. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2014-2015/group/18272
  18. http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/northern-division/2015-2016/group/19772

See also