Counties 3 Surrey is a rugby union competition covering the English county of Surrey and parts of south-west London. It sits at the ninth tier of the English rugby union system. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. Promoted teams move up to Counties 2 Surrey and relegated teams move down to Counties 4 Surrey.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-11 national competition.
Teams for 2026-27
Leaving the league were champions Thamesians and runners-up Effingham & Leatherhead, both promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Old Glynonians (11th) were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (runners-up) Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey 9th Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London 7th Law Society King's College Sportsground New Malden, London 8th London Exiles Barn Elms Barnes, London 5th London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (3rd) Old Cranleighan Old Cranleighan Sports Club Thames Ditton, Surrey Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (12th) Old Emanuel Raynes Park Sports Ground Raynes Park, London Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (champions) Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey 3rd Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 6th Southwark Lancers Burgess Park Camberwell, London 4th Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London 10th
Teams for 2025–26
Leaving the league were Worth Old Boys and Old Hamptonians, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst London Media (10th) and Warlingham (11th) were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. Economicals (9th) elected to be re-allocated to Counties 5 Surrey ahead of the new season.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields Effingham, Surrey 4th Haslemere Woolmer Hill Sports Association Haslemere, Surrey Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (champions) Kingston Hook Road Chessington, London Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (10th) Law Society King's College Sportsground New Malden, London 5th London Exiles Barn Elms Barnes, London 7th Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey 3rd Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (runners-up) Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 6th Southwark Lancers Burgess Park Camberwell, London Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (3rd) Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London 8th Thamesians Twickenham Green Twickenham, London Level transfer from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex (runners-up)
Teams for 2024–25
Leaving the league were Bec Old Boys and Met Police, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Old Emanuel were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. In their place came Law Society and Warlingham, relegated from Counties 2 Surrey whilst Streatham-Croydon and Old Hamptonians were promoted from Counties 4 Surrey.
Ordinarily having finished 9th London Media would have been relegated too but owing to Old Freemans suffering a double relegation from Counties 2 Surrey to Counties 4 Surrey they earned a reprieve. Consequently the league will run with eleven sides.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 6th Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields Effingham, Surrey 8th Law Society King's College Sportsground New Malden, London Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (10th) London Exiles Barn Elms Barnes, London 7th London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 9th Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey 3rd Old Hamptonians Dean Road Hampton, London Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (champions) Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 5th Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (runners-up) Warlingham Limpsfield Road Warlingham, Surrey Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (11th) Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey 4th
Teams for 2023-24
Departing the league were Old Caterhamians and Old Wimbledonians, promoted to Counties 2 Surrey whilst Cranleigh were relegated to Counties 4 Surrey. Also departing were Old Wellingtonians (5th in 2022–23) who withdrew from league competition.
In their place came Bec Old Boys and Old Georgians, promoted from Counties 4 Surrey whilst Effingham & Leatherhead and London Exiles joined having been relegated from Counties 2 Surrey. Old Emanuel re-joined the league structure after a sabbatical having most recently competed in London 3 South West in season 2021-22. With four leaving and five joining the league was made up of 10 sides having had 9 in its inaugural year.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (champions) Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 6th Effingham & Leatherhead King George V Playing Fields Effingham, Surrey Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (11th) London Exiles Barn Elms 500 Barnes, London Relegated from Counties 2 Surrey (12th) London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 8th Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey 7th Old Emanuel Raynes Park Sports Ground Raynes Park, London Re-entry Old Georgians St George's College Addlestone, Surrey Promoted from Counties 4 Surrey (runners-up) Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 4th Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey 3rd
Teams for 2022-23
This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review. The league was substantially similar to Surrey 2 but while that league had been at level 10 of the English rugby pyramid the new league was at level 9.
Seven of the teams had previously competed in Surrey 2 and they were joined from the top two from Surrey 3 - Old Caterhamians and Old Johnians.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Cranleigh Wildwood Lane Cranleigh, Surrey 8th Surrey 2 Economicals LSE Sports Ground New Malden, London 10th Surrey 2 London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 9th Surrey 2 Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey 7th Surrey 2 Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Champions Surrey 3 Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey Runners-up Surrey 3 Old Wellingtonians Ruxley Lane Epsom, Surrey 6th Surrey 2 Old Wimbledonians Old Wimbledonians & Donhead Sports Ground Raynes Park, London 4th Surrey 2 Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey 5th Surrey 2
Teams for 2021-22
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.
Raynes Park withdrew from the league in October 2021, consequently it ran with nine teams instead.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Bec Old Boys Ashcroft Technology Academy Earlsfield, London Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th) Croydon Addington Road Addington, London Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby Englefield Green, Surrey 6th Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey 3rd Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 8th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 7th Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 4th Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Cheam, London 5th Raynes Park Dornan Fields Motspur Park, London Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up)
Season 2020–21
On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020–21 season meaning Surrey 3 was not contested.
Teams for 2019-20
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Egham Hollowegians Keith Heal Academy of Rugby Englefield Green, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up) Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey 7th London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 4th Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 5th Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 8th Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 3rd Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey 6th Old Suttonians Walch Memorial Ground Cheam, London Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) Streatham-Croydon Frant Road 2,000 (200 seats) Thornton Heath, London Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th)
Teams for 2018-19
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Guildfordians Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex Guildford, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up) London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 8th Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 5th Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey 3rd Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey 9th Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 6th Old Paulines Old Pauline Sports Ground Thames Ditton, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th) Woking Recreation Ground Byfleet, Woking, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey 4th
Teams for 2017-18
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season Croydon Addington Road Addington, London 8th Horley New Defence Sports Club Horley, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (champions) London Media Battersea Park Battersea, London 7th Merton Morden Recreation Ground Morden, London 6th Metropolitan Police Imber Court Molesey, Surrey 3rd Old Caterhamians Caterham School Caterham, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (10th) Old Glynonians Glyn School Epsom, Surrey Promoted from Surrey 4 (runners up) Old Johnians St John's School Leatherhead, Surrey 5th Old Rutlishians Old Rutlishians' Sports Ground Merton Park, London 4th Worth Old Boys North Avenue Whiteley Village, Surrey Relegated from Surrey 2 (9th)
Teams for 2016-17 Croydon (relegated from Surrey 2) Guildfordians (relegated from Surrey 2) London Media Merton Metropolitan Police Old Haileyburians (promoted from Surrey 4) Old Johnians (promoted from Surrey 4) Old Rutlishians Reeds Weybridge Reigate
Teams for 2015-16 Bec Old Boys London Media Merton Metropolitan Police Mitcham & Carshalton Old Glynonians Old Rutlishians Reeds Weybridge (promoted from Surrey 4) Reigate (promoted from Surrey 4) Streatham-Croydon
Teams for 2014-15 Bec Old Boys (relegated from Surrey 2) London Media Merton (promoted from Surrey 4) Metropolitan Police Mitcham Old Georgians (promoted from Surrey 4) Old Glynonians Old Rutlishians (relegated from Surrey 2) Streatham-Croydon (relegated from Surrey 2) Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2013-14 Guildfordians London Media Metropolitan Police Mitcham Old Caterhamians Old Glynonians Old Haileyburians Old Radleian Raynes Park Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2012-13 Economicals Guildfordians London Media Mitcham Old Amplefordians Old Caterhamians Old Haileyburians Old Radleian Raynes Park Reigate
Teams for 2011-12 Economicals Haslemere London Media Mitcham Old Amplefordians Old Caterhamians Old Radleian Old Tonbridgians Raynes Park Streatham-Croydon
Teams for 2010-11 Economicals London Media Merton Mitcham Old Amplefordians Old Glynonians Old Radleian Old Rutlishians Old Tonbridgians Worth Old Boys
Teams for 2009-10 CL London - promoted from Surrey 4 in 2009 Haslemere Merton Mitcham Old Amplefordians Old Oundelians Old Radleian Old Tiffinians Streatham-Croydon Worth Old Boys
Original teams When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
Battersea Ironsides BBC Harrodians Haslemere Law Society Lightwater London Fire Brigade Old Caterhamians Old Croydonians Racal-Decca Reigate & Redhill Surrey Police
Surrey 3 Honours
Surrey 3 (1987–1993)
The original Surrey 3 was tier 10 league, with promotion up to Surrey 2 (initially Surrey 2A and Surrey 2B) and relegation down to Surrey 4.