English rugby union league
Counties 3 Yorkshire , previously known asYorkshire 3 , is an Englishrugby union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition. Club rugby in Yorkshire operates without promotion play-offs meaning that the top two teams are automatically promoted toCounties 2 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated toCounties 4 Yorkshire . Each season a team from Counties 3 Yorkshire orCounties 4 Yorkshire may be picked to take part in theRFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9–12.
[ edit ] Departing were Northallerton andHalifax Vandals , both promoted toCounties 2 Yorkshire while Sheffield Medicals were relegated toCounties 4 Yorkshire .
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barnsley Shaw Lane Barnsley ,South Yorkshire 9th Burley Abbey Hawksworth ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 11th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 6th Halifax RUFC Ovenden Park Halifax ,West Yorkshire 3rd Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire Relegated fromCounties 2 Yorkshire (12th) Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromCounties 4 Yorkshire (champions) Rotherham Phoenix Rotherham Rugby Club Rotherham ,South Yorkshire 5th Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire 10th Thirsk Newsham Road Thirsk ,North Yorkshire 4th Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne ,South Yorkshire Promoted fromCounties 4 Yorkshire (runners up) West Park Leeds The Sycamores Bramhope ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 8th Wheatley Hills Brunel Road Doncaster ,South Yorkshire 7th
Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 3 Yorkshire teams
[ edit ] Departing were Hemsworth and Ossett, both promoted toCounties 2 Yorkshire . Thornensians (10th), Knottingley (11th) and Leeds Medics & Dentists (12th) were relegated toCounties 4 Yorkshire .
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barnsley Shaw Lane Barnsley ,South Yorkshire Relegated fromCounties 2 Yorkshire (12th) Burley Abbey Hawksworth ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 3rd Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 9th Halifax RUFC Ovenden Park Halifax ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromCounties 4 Yorkshire (runners up) Halifax Vandals Warley Town Lane Halifax ,West Yorkshire 6th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton ,North Yorkshire Relegated fromCounties 2 Yorkshire (10th) Rotherham Phoenix Rotherham Rugby Club Rotherham ,South Yorkshire Promoted fromCounties 4 Yorkshire (champions) Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton ,Sheffield ,South Yorkshire 8th Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire 5th Thirsk Newsham Road Thirsk ,North Yorkshire 4th West Park Leeds The Sycamores Bramhope ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 7th Wheatley Hills Brunel Road Doncaster ,South Yorkshire Relegated fromCounties 2 Yorkshire (11th)
Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 3 Yorkshire teams
[ edit ] This was the first season following theRFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar toYorkshire 3 with teams ranked 4th to 12th returning (1st to 3rd were 'promoted' toCounties 2 Yorkshire and the bottom two 'relegated' toCounties 4 Yorkshire ) and supplemented by top 2 fromYorkshire 4 and one coming down fromYorkshire 2 so with five departing but only three arriving the league was reduced from 14 teams to 12.
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Burley Abbey Hawksworth ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 8thYorkshire 3 Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 4thYorkshire 3 Halifax Vandals RUFC Warley Town Lane Halifax ,West Yorkshire 6thYorkshire 3 Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth ,West Yorkshire 12thYorkshire 3 Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley ,West Yorkshire 10thYorkshire 3 Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 Ossett Queens Terrace, Ossett CC Ossett ,West Yorkshire 5thYorkshire 3 Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton ,Sheffield ,South Yorkshire 9thYorkshire 3 Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire 7thYorkshire 3 Thirsk Thirsk Athletic Club Thirsk ,North Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne ,South Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (14th) West Park Leeds The Sycamores Bramhope ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 11thYorkshire 3
Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 3 Yorkshire teams
[ edit ] 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.
Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Barnsley Shaw Lane Barnsley ,South Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (13th) Bramley Phoenix Grosmont Terrace Bramley ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (champions) Burley Abbey Hawksworth ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (runners-up) Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 8th Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate ,North Yorkshire 4th Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth ,West Yorkshire 11th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley ,West Yorkshire 3rd Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley ,West Yorkshire 5th Ossett Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club Ossett ,West Yorkshire 7th Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton ,Sheffield ,South Yorkshire 10th Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire 12th West Park Leeds The Sycamores Bramhope ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (14th) Wibsey Northfield Road Wibsey ,Bradford ,West Yorkshire 6th
Locations of the 2021-22 Yorkshire 3 teams in Leeds
Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 3 teams
On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced[ 1] coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 3 was not contested.
[ edit ] Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon ,West Yorkshire 13th (not relegated) Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon ,West Yorkshire 11th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 5th Halifax Vandals RUFC Warley Town Lane Halifax ,West Yorkshire 9th Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate ,North Yorkshire 3rd Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth ,West Yorkshire 8th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley ,West Yorkshire 6th Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 4th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley ,West Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (14th) Ossett Ossett Cricket and Athletic Club Ossett ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (runners up) Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton ,Rotherham ,South Yorkshire 7th Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton ,Sheffield ,South Yorkshire 12th Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire 10th Wibsey Northfield Road Wibsey ,Bradford ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (champions)
Locations of the 2019–20 Yorkshire 3 teams
Participating clubs 2018-19 [ edit ] Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon ,West Yorkshire 6th Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon ,West Yorkshire 12th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 5th Halifax Vandals RUFC Warley Town Lane Halifax ,West Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (14th) Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate ,North Yorkshire 10th Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth ,West Yorkshire 7th Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley ,West Yorkshire 8th Leeds Corinthians Nutty Slack Middleton ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (runners up) Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 4th Rotherham Phoenix Herringthorpe Playing Fields Clifton ,Rotherham ,South Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (champions) Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton ,Sheffield ,South Yorkshire 9th Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire 11th Thornensians Coulman Road Thorne ,South Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (13th) Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn ,North Yorkshire 3rd
Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 3 teams in Leeds
Locations of the 2018–19 Yorkshire 3 teams
Participating clubs 2017-18 [ edit ] Team Ground Capacity City/Area Previous season Aireborough Nunroyd Park Yeadon ,West Yorkshire 8th Baildon Jenny Lane Baildon ,West Yorkshire 7th Castleford Methley Pitch Castleford ,West Yorkshire 12th Harrogate Pythons Station View Harrogate ,North Yorkshire 11th Hemsworth Moxon Fields Hemsworth ,West Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (champions) Knottingley Howard's Field Knottingley ,West Yorkshire 3rd Leeds Medics & Dentists Weetwood Playing Fields Weetwood ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 5th Leeds Modernians Cookridge Lane Cookridge ,Leeds ,West Yorkshire 6th Northallerton Brompton Lodge Northallerton ,North Yorkshire 4th Old Otliensians Chaffers Field Otley ,West Yorkshire 9th Sheffield Medicals Norton Playing Fields Norton ,Sheffield ,South Yorkshire Relegated fromYorkshire 2 (14th) Skipton Sandylands Skipton ,North Yorkshire Promoted fromYorkshire 4 (runners up) Stocksbridge Coal Pit Lane Stocksbridge ,South Yorkshire 13th Wensleydale Cawkill Park Leyburn ,North Yorkshire 10th
Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 3 teams in Leeds
Locations of the 2017–18 Yorkshire 3 teams
Participating clubs 2016-17 [ edit ] Participating clubs 2015-16 [ edit ] Participating clubs 2014-15 [ edit ] Participating clubs 2013-14 [ edit ] [ edit ] Aireborough Baildon Bramley Phoenix Burley Goole Hemsworth Hessle Leeds Medics and Dentists Northallerton Old Modernians Old Rishworthians Rotherham Phoenix Thornensians York Railway Institute When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Yorkshire 3 honours [ edit ] [ edit ] The original Yorkshire 3 was a tier 11 league with promotion up toYorkshire 2 and relegation down toYorkshire 4 .
[ edit ] The creation ofNational 5 North for the 1993–94 season meant that Yorkshire 3 dropped to become a tier 12 league. A further restructure at the end of the 1995–96 season, which included the cancellation of National 5 North and the addition ofNorth East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 3 remain at tier 12.
[ edit ] Northern league restructuring by theRFU at the end of the 1999–2000 season saw the cancellation ofNorth East 1 ,North East 2 andNorth East 3 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 3 became a tier 9 league.
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams 2000–01[ 4] 12 Skipton Malton and Norton Hullensians ,Sheffield Oaks ,Moortown 2001–02[ 5] 12 Heath Malton and Norton Hessle ,Roundhegians ,Barnsley 2002–03[ 6] 12 Knottingley Stocksbridge Halifax Vandals 2003–04[ 7] 12 Pocklington Castleford Leeds Corinthians ,Wath upon Dearne 2004–05[ 8] 12 Barnsley West Leeds Hemsworth ,Bramley Phoenix 2005–06[ 9] 12 Heath York Railway Institute Old Modernians ,Castleford 2006–07[ 10] 12 Yarnbury Skipton Stocksbridge ,Northallerton 2007–08[ 11] 12 Moortown Castleford York Railway Institute,Thornensians 2008–09[ 12] 12 West Park Leeds Hullensians [ e] Wath upon Dearne 2009–10[ 13] 12 Roundhegians Old Rishworthians Garforth 2010–11[ 14] 12 Wath upon Dearne Goole Old Otliensians 2011–12[ 15] 12 Roundhegians Sheffield Medicals Halifax Vandals 2012–13[ 16] 14 Old Rishworthians Baildon York Railway Institute,Hessle 2013–14[ 17] 14 Goole Leeds Medics and Dentists Skipton 2014–15[ 18] 14 Old Grovians Castleford Hemsworth ,Burley 2015–16[ 19] 14 Wetherby Thornensians Rotherham Phoenix ,Bramley Phoenix 2016–17[ 20] 14 Halifax Vandals Goole Halifax [ f] 2017–18[ 21] 14 Northallerton Otliensians Leeds Medics & Dentists ,Stocksbridge 2018–19[ 22] 14 Wensleydale Thornensians Leeds Modernians 2019–20[ 23] 14 Leeds Corinthians Baildon Aireborough ,Rotherham Phoenix 2020–21 14 Barnsley Harrogate Pythons Old Otliesians Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles [ edit ] ^ League restructuring due to the cancellation ofYorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant seven clubs were promoted intoYorkshire 2 includingDinnington ,West Leeds ,Northallerton ,Leeds CSSA andSheffield Tigers . ^ League restructuring due to the cancellation ofYorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and nine clubs would be promoted fromYorkshire 4 . ^ Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction ofYorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season saw nine clubs, includingMarist ,Ossett ,Stanley Rodillians , York Railway Institute,Knottingley ,Old Rishworthians ,Mosborough ,Heath ,Leeds Corinthians ,Baildon relegated from Yorkshire 3;Marist andOssett , were relegated toYorkshire 4 , while the other seven relegated sides dropped intoYorkshire 5 . ^ No relegation due to cancellation ofYorkshire 6 ahead of the 1997–98 season. ^ Barnsley ,Hessle ,Goole ,West Leeds andDoncaster Phoenix were also promoted. This was due to the restructure of the Yorkshire League increasing the number of teams in the divisions above, meaning that there were a lot of promotions at the end of this season.^ Only 1 team relegated at end of season meaning 13th placedStocksbridge were safe.
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