East Counties 3
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Current season or competition: 2014–15 Eastern Counties 3 |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Number of teams | 27 (across 3 regional divisions) |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | North Walsham II (North - 1st title) Brightlingsea (South - 1st title) Sawston (West - 1st title) (2015–16) (promoted to Eastern Counties 2) |
| Website | ecrurugby.com |
East Counties 3 is an English level 11 Rugby Union league, currently divided into 3 regional leagues (north, south, west). Promoted teams moved up to the relevant regional divisions in Eastern Counties 2 while relegated teams drop to regional divisions in East Counties 4. For most of its history, East Counties 3 was divided into two regional divisions - north and south - with teams from Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex taking part. A breakaway of Essex teams at the end of the 2002-03 to form a new league would lead to East Counties 3 being abolished by the end of 2003-04 only to return due to a league restructure to cater for more 2nd and 3rd teams.
East Counties 3 Honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | League Name | |||||||||
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| 1998-99[1] | 9 | Wisbech | Crusaders | March Bears, Stowmarket | East Counties 3 North | |||||||||
| 1998-99[2] | 8 | East London | Stanford Le Hope | Witham | East Counties 3 South | |||||||||
| 1999-00[3] | 9 | Ipswich Y.M. | Lakenham Hewett | No relegation[n 1] | East Counties 3 North | |||||||||
| 1999-00[4] | 9 | Stanford Le Hope | Old Brentwoods | No relegation[n 2] | East Counties 3 South | |||||||||
| 2000-01[5] | 9 | Stowmarket | Haverhill & District | No relegation | East Counties 3 North | |||||||||
| 2000-01[6] | 11 | May & Baker | Millwall | No relegation | East Counties 3 South | |||||||||
| 2001-02[7] | 9 | Southwold | Norwich Union | No relegation | East Counties 3 North | |||||||||
| 2001-02[8] | 10 | Burnham-On-Crouch | Dagenham | No relegation | East Counties 3 South | |||||||||
| 2002-03[9] | 8 | Broadland - Great Yarmouth | Harwich & Dovercourt | No relegation | East Counties 3 North[n 3] | |||||||||
| 2002-03[10] | 9 | Ravens[n 4] | Runwell Wyverns | No relegation | East Counties 3 South[n 5] | |||||||||
| 2003-04[11] | 6 | Swaffham | Clacton | No relegation | East Counties 3[n 6] | |||||||||
| 2014-15[12] | 10 | Beccles II | Wymondham II | Wisbech II | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North | |||||||||
| 2014-15[13] | 9 | Colchester III | Sudbury II | Woodbridge II | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South | |||||||||
| 2014-15[14] | 8 | Ely Development | Cantabrigian III | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 West | |||||||||
| 2015-16[15] | 11 | North Walsham II | Norwich Union | Lakenham Hewett | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 North | |||||||||
| 2015-16[16] | 9 | Brightlingsea | Colchester IV | Mersea Island Rhinos | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 South | |||||||||
| 2015-16[17] | 10 | Sawston | Shelford IV | No relegation | Eastern Counties Greene King Division 3 West | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
- ↑ No relegation as East Counties tier 4 was abolished for the next season.
- ↑ No relegation as East Counties tier 4 was abolished for the next season.
- ↑ This was the last season for East Counties 3 North due to the restructuring of the Eastern Counties league. A new Essex league would be introduced leading to teams from East Counties 3 South breaking away to join it. Teams from the East Counties 3 North division would move into either Eastern Counties 2 or Eastern Counties 3 for the next year depending on league position, asides from Witham who joined Essex 3.
- ↑ Transferred to Essex 1.
- ↑ This was the last season for East Counties 3 South as a new Essex league was introduced. The teams in this division would split away and move into either Essex 2 or Essex 3 depending on league position.
- ↑ East Counties 3 was only operational as a single division for one season. When the season finished most teams were promoted to Eastern Counties 2 asides from Clacton who transferred to Essex 3.
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