The Scottish National League Division Three (known as Arnold Clark National League Division 3 for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland.
The division was established in its current format in 2014 after the creation of three national leagues below the Premiership. This replaced the two regional Championship Leagues which were scrapped after just two seasons.
History Until 2011, the name of the division was given to the sixth tier of amateur club rugby in Scotland. For season 2012–13, league reconstruction reduced the number of nationwide leagues from six to two and the division ceased to exist; however, further changes in 2014–15 increased the amount of nationwide leagues to four, and with it the National League Division Three name returned.
Promotion and Relegation The top team is promoted to National League Division 2 and the bottom team is relegated to National League Division 4.
2026–27 Teams
Departing were Preston Lodge, promoted to National League Division 2 while Garnock were relegated to National League Division 4.
Joining were Berwick relegated from National League Division 2 and Cartha Queens Park promoted from National League Division 4.
TeamGroundLocation2025–26 Allan Glen's The Bearyards Bishopbriggs 4th Aberdeen Grammar Rubislaw Playing Fields Aberdeen 5th Berwick Scremerston Scremerston, England Relegated (10th) Cartha Queens Park Dumbreck Glasgow Promoted (1st) Dumfries Saints Park Farm Dumfries 2nd Hillhead Jordanhill Hughenden Glasgow 7th Lasswade Hawthornden Bonnyrigg 8th Orkney Pickaquoy Kirkwall 9th Strathmore Inchmacoble Park Forfar 6th West of Scotland Burnbrae Milngavie 3rd
Past winners Winners of the fourth tier competition – includes National League Division 4 (1973–1995), Premiership Division Four (1996–1997), National League Division 1 (1998–2012), and National League Division Three (2015–present)
National League Division Four Highland Marr Preston Lodge Howe of Fife Kelvinside Musselburgh Stirling County Dalziel Broughton Greenock Wanderers Perthshire Corstorphine Currie East Kilbride Trinity Academicals Wigtownshire Perthshire Dumfries Saints Morgan Academy Stewartry Trinity Academicals Glenrothes Premiership Division Four Kilmarnock Gordonians National League Division 1 East Kilbride Hutchesons Aloysians Glasgow Southern Haddington Dunfermline Hillhead/Jordanhill Livingston Perthshire Hamilton Irvine Falkirk Howe of Fife Dalziel Lasswade Hawick YM Championship Leagues A and B Championship Leagues A and B National League Division 3 Lasswade GHK Dumfries Saints Highland Gordonians Null and void No competition Lasswade Gordonians Preston Lodge Howe of Fife Preston Lodge
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