Herts/Middlesex 3

Herts/Middlesex 3 was a tier 11 English Rugby Union league that was organized by the London and South East Division Rugby Football Union. It was the third division competition for clubs in Hertfordshire and parts of north-west London that belonged to the historic county of Middlesex, with promoted teams moving up to Herts/Middlesex 2.

Herts/Middlesex 3

Current season or competition: 2013–14 Herts/Middlesex 3
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Ceased	2014; 11 years ago (2014)
Number of teams	7
Country	England
Holders	London French (2nd title) (2013–14) (promoted to Herts/Middlesex 2)
Most titles	Wasps Amateurs, Feltham, London French (2 titles)
Website	clubs.rfu.com

It involved a number of formats over the years, switching between a single division and regional (north/south) divisions and during certain years there was relegation to Herts/Middlesex 4 (when in existence). Herts/Middlesex 3 folded at the end of the 2013-14 season with most teams being promoted automatically to Herts/Middlesex 2.

Participating Clubs 2013-14

• Borehamwood
• Hatfield
• London French
• Mill Hill
• Old Grammarians
• Old Isleworthians
• Pinner & Grammarians
• Watford

Participating Clubs 2012-13

• Borehamwood
• Feltham
• Hatfield
• London French
• Mill Hill
• Old Ashmoleans
• Old Tottonians
• Sodam
• Thamesians
• Watford

Participating Clubs 2009-10

• Cuffley
• Hatfield
• London French
• Ickenham
• Old Tottonians
• Pinner & Grammarians - promoted from Middlesex/Herts 4 in 2009
• Thamesians
• Watford

Original teams

When this division began in 1996 it contained the following teams:

• Antlers^[a] - transferred from Middlesex 2 (4th)
• Bank of England - transferred from Middlesex 2 (6th)
• Barclays Bank - transferred from Middlesex 2 (3rd)
• Old Abbots^[b] - transferred from Middlesex 2 (runners up)
• Hitchin - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (5th)
• London Exiles - transferred from Middlesex 2 (7th)
• London French - transferred from Middlesex 2 (5th)
• London Nigerian - transferred from Middlesex 1 (runners up)
• Roxeth Manor Old Boys - transferred from Middlesex 1 (11th)
• Sudbury Court - transferred from Middlesex 1 (12th)
• UCS Old Boys - promoted from Middlesex 3 (champions)
• Watford - transferred from Hertfordshire 1 (4th)

Herts/Middlesex 3 honours

Herts/Middlesex 3
Season	No of Teams	Champions	Runners–up	Relegated Teams	League Name
1996–97	12	London Nigerian[c]	UCS Old Boys[d]	No relegation[e]	Herts/Middlesex 3
1997–98	10	St. Nicholas Old Boys	Hammersmith & Fulham	Pinner & Grammarians	Herts/Middlesex 3
1998–99[2]	13	Northolt	Southgate	Multiple teams[f]	Herts/Middlesex 3[g]
1999–00 [3][4]	6	Cuffley	Old Streetonians	Royston	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	6	London Exiles	Old Isleworthians	British Airways	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2000–01 [5][6]	9	Kilburn Cosmos	Old Grammarians	Old Ashmoleans, Southgate, Old Streetonians	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	9	Wasps Amateurs	Old Actonians[7]	London Tribes, Quintin	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2001–02 [8][9]	8	Chess Valley	Hendon	Watford II, Hatfield, Northolt	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	8	Wasps Amateurs	Old Isleworthians	Wealdstone, Ickenham	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2002–03 [10][11]	7	Old Grammarians	Old Haberdashers	No relegation[h]	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	9	Harlequin Amateurs	Belsize Park	Northolt, Osterley	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2003–04 [12][13]	8	Wealdstone	Cuffley	No relegation[i]	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	7	Belsize Park	London French	No relegation[j]	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2004–05 [14][15]	7	Old Ashmoleans	Hendon	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	7	Feltham	GWR	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2005–06 [16][17]	7	Saracens Amateurs	Watford II	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	8	British Airways	Old Isleworthians	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2006–07 [18][19]	8	Royston	Wasps Amateurs	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	9	Thamesians	H.A.C.	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2007–08 [20][21]	7	Hackney[k]	Cuffley[l]	Multiple teams[m]	Herts/Middlesex 3 North
	7	London French[n]	Quintin[o]	Multiple teams[p]	Herts/Middlesex 3 South
2008–09[22]	8	Old Isleworthians	Hackney	Watford, Old Tottonians, Cuffley	Herts/Middlesex 3
2009–10[23]	8	Ickenham	London French	Cuffley, Watford, Hatfield	Herts/Middlesex 3
2010–11[24]	9	Harrow	Hillingdon Abbots	No relegation[q]	Herts/Middlesex 3
2011–12[25]	9	Quintin	Chess Valley	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3
2012–13[26]	8	Feltham	Thamesians	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3
2013–14[27]	7	London French	Watford[r]	No relegation	Herts/Middlesex 3
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

From 2000 to 2003 there was a playoff between the runners-up of Herts/Middlesex 3 North and Herts/Middlesex 3 South for the third and final promotion place to Herts/Middlesex 2 with the team with the superior league record has home advantage in the tie. The promotion playoffs were discontinued for the 2003-04 season when Herts/Middlesex 2 split into two divisions (north and south), meaning that the top two sides in Herts/Middlesex 3 North and Herts/Middlesex 3 South automatically went up instead. At the end of the 2003-04 season the Herts/Middlesex 3 South teams had been the most successful with two wins to the Herts/Middlesex 3 North teams one; and the away team had won promotion two times to the home team's one.

Herts/Middlesex 3 North v Herts/Middlesex 3 South promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000-01[28]	Hammersmith & Fulham (S)[s]	58-0	Old Grammarians (N)	Hurlingham Park, Fulham, London
2001-02[29]	Hendon (N)	5-22	Old Isleworthians (S)	Copthall Playing Fields, Hendon, London
2002-03[30]	Belsize Park (S)	8-12	Old Haberdashers (N)	Regent's Park, Central London, London
Green background is the promoted team. N = Herts/Middlesex 3 North and S = Herts/Middlesex 3 South

Number of league titles

• Feltham (2)^[t]
• London French (2)^[u]
• Wasps Amateurs (2)^[v]
• Belsize Park^[w]
• British Airways^[x]
• Chess Valley^[y]
• Cuffley (1)^[z]
• Hackney (1)^[aa]
• Harlequin Amateurs (1)^[ab]
• Harrow (1)
• Ickenham (1)
• Kilburn Cosmos (1)^[ac]
• London Exiles (1)^[ad]
• London Nigerian (1)
• Northolt (1)
• Old Ashmoleans (1)^[ae]
• Old Grammarians (1)^[af]
• Old Isleworthians (1)
• Quintin (1)
• Royston (1)^[ag]
• Saracens Amateurs (1)^[ah]
• St. Nicholas Old Boys (1)
• Thamesians (1)^[ai]
• Wealdstone (1)^[aj]

Notes

1. Currently known as Teddington RFC.^[1]
2. Currently known as Hillingdon Abbots RFC.
3. Due to league restructuring champions London Nigerian would be promoted two levels up to Herts/Middlesex 1.
4. Due to league restructuring all remaining eleven clubs were promoted into Herts/Middlesex 2 including runners up UCS Old Boys.
5. League restructuring meant there was no relegation.
6. Four teams were relegated including Royston, Watford II, Millfield Old Boys and British Airways. This was due to the restructuring of Herts/Middlesex 3 into two regional divisions.
7. Herts/Middlesex 3 would split into two regional divisions - north and south - for the following season. This format would continue until 2008–09.
8. No relegation as division would increase from 7 to 8 teams for the following season.
9. No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 North abolished for the following season.
10. No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 South abolished for the following season.
11. Due to league restructuring Hackney would not be promoted but would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
12. As with Hackney, Cuffley would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
13. Four teams would be relegated from Middlesex 3 North into the new single division Herts/Middlesex 4 for the following season; Chess Valley, Southgate, Hatfield and Pinner & Grammarians.
14. Due to league restructuring London French would not be promoted but would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
15. As with London French, Quintin would remain in the new look, single division Herts/Middlesex 3 for the next season.
16. Five teams would be relegated from Middlesex 3 South into the new single division Herts/Middlesex 4 for the following season; Hayes, GWR, Northolt, British Airways and Sudbury & London Springboks.
17. No relegation as Herts/Middlesex 4 abolished for the next season.
18. As this was the last season of Herts/Middlesex 3 most teams in the division would be automatically promoted to Herts/Middlesex 2 although Pinner & Grammarians and Old Grammarians would leave the league to join Middlesex Merit Table 5 and 6 respectively.
19. Despite finishing 3rd in the league Hammersmith & Fulham qualified for the 2000-01 promotion playoff as champions Wasps Amateurs were denied promotion. This meant that 2nd placed Old Actonians went up instead with Hammersmith & Fulham going into the playoff which was usually reserved for the league runners up.
20. One of Feltham's titles was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
21. One of London French's titles was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
22. Both of Wasps Amateurs titles were for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
23. Belsize Park's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
24. British Airways title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
25. Chess Valley's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
26. Cuffley's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
27. Hackney's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
28. Harlequin Amateurs title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
29. Kilburn Cosmos title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
30. London Exiles title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
31. Old Ashmoleans title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
32. Old Grammarians title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
33. Royston's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
34. Saracens Amateurs title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.
35. Thamesians title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 South.
36. Wealdstone's title was for Herts/Middlesex 3 North.

See also

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