Sport Rugby union Website ecrurugby.com | Country England | |
Number of teams 27 (across 3 regional divisions) Holders North Walsham II (North – 1st title)
Brightlingsea (South – 1st title)
Sawston (West – 1st title) (2015–16)
(promoted to Eastern Counties 2) | ||
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.
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East Counties 3 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA