Sport | Rugby union |
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Instituted | 1987 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Country | ![]() |
Holders | Old Caterhamians |
Most titles | Bec Old Boys, Worth Old Boys, Old Caterhamians (3 titles) |
Website | englandrugby.com |
Counties 3 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the ninth tier of the English rugby union system. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Surrey 2 and relegated teams move down to Counties 4 Surrey.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-11 national competition.
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.
Raynes Park withdrew from the league in October 2021, consequently it ran with nine teams instead.
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Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2021-22 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London
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On 30 October the RFU announced [1] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues ( National League 1 and below) for the 2020–21 season meaning Surrey 3 was not contested.
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Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2019-20 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London
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Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2018-19 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London
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Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 3 teams in Surrey Locations of the 2017-18 Surrey 3 teams in Greater London
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When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
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.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1987–88 | 12 | Harrodians | Law Society | Lightwater, Racal-Decca | ||||||||||
1988–89 | 10 | Battersea Ironsides [b] | Old Caterhamians [c] | Multiple teams [d] | ||||||||||
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 [e] | No relegation [f] | ||||||||||
1992–93 | 12 | Old Caterhamians | Chipstead | Shene Old Grammarians [g] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
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.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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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. |
The cancellation of National 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Surrey 3 reverted to being a tier 10 league. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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1996–97 | 11 | Old Wellingtonians | Reigate & Redhill | No relegation | ||||||||||
1997–98 | 12 | London Cornish | London Fire Brigade | Old Bevonians, Old Johnians | ||||||||||
1998–99 [2] | 11 | Haslemere | Mitcham | No relegation | ||||||||||
1999–00 [3] | 11 | Lightwater | Old Freemens | No relegation [h] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
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.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2000–01 [4] | 9 | Old Amplefordians | Old Abingdonians | No relegation | ||||||||||
2001–02 [5] | 9 | London Cornish | Reigate | No relegation | ||||||||||
2002–03 [6] | 10 | Worth Old Boys | Chipstead [i] | No relegation | ||||||||||
2003–04 [7] | 5 | Wandsworthians | London Fire Brigade | No relegation | ||||||||||
2004–05 [8] | 8 | Bec Old Boys [j] | London Media [k] | Multiple teams [l] | ||||||||||
2005–06 [9] | 9 | Bec Old Boys | Old Walcountians | No relegation [m] | ||||||||||
2006–07 [10] | 10 | London Media | Teddington 2nd XV | Lightwater, Wandsworthians, Pelhamians | ||||||||||
2007–08 [11] | 10 | Old Cranleighans | Old Haileyburians | Guildfordians, Woking | ||||||||||
2008–09 [12] | 10 | Old Blues | Raynes Park | Reigate, Haslemere [n] | ||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |
Surrey 3 remained a tier 11 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion and relegation continued to Surrey 2 and Surrey 4 respectively.
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Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
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2009–10 [13] | 9 | CL London | Old Tiffinians | Old Oundelians, Streatham-Croydon | ||||||||||
2010–11 [14] | 10 | Worth Old Boys | Old Rutlishians | Merton, Old Glynonians, Mitcham | ||||||||||
2011–12 [15] | 9 | Streatham-Croydon | Old Tonbridgians | No relegation | ||||||||||
2012–13 [16] | 10 | Old Amplefordians | Economicals | Reigate, Old Radleian [o] | ||||||||||
2013–14 [17] | 9 | Old Caterhamians | Guildfordians | Raynes Park, Old Haileyburians | ||||||||||
2014–15 [18] | 10 | Old Georgians | Worth Old Boys | No relegation | ||||||||||
2015–16 [19] | 10 | Streatham-Croydon | Bec Old Boys | Old Glynonians, Mitcham & Carshalton | ||||||||||
2016–17 [20] | 10 | Old Haileyburians | Reeds Weybridge | Reigate, Guildfordians | ||||||||||
2017–18 [21] | 10 | Metropolitan Police | Old Rutlishians | Croydon [p] | ||||||||||
2018–19 [22] | 9 [q] | Worth Old Boys | Old Caterhamians | Woking | ||||||||||
2019–20 [23] | 10 | London Media | Metropolitan Police | Old Paulines, Streatham-Croydon | ||||||||||
2020–21 | 9 | Old Caterhamians | Old Johnians | |||||||||||
Green backgrounds are promotion places. |