Berks, Bucks and Oxon Division 3 is an English rugby union league featuring teams from Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. As with all of the divisions in this area at this level, the entire league is made up of second, third and fourth teams of clubs whose first teams play at a higher level of the rugby union pyramid. Promoted teams move up to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 2 while relegated teams drop to Berks/Bucks & Oxon 4 - north or south - depending on location.
The league was introduced in 2011 originally as a single division, splitting into regional divisions for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, before returning to the original format.
Participating Clubs 2016-17 Bicester II Bracknell III Buckingham III Grove II Maidenhead III Reading III Reading Abbey III Tadley II Wallingford II
Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 Honours Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North HonoursSeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated TeamsLeague Name2011-12 10 Bicester II Alchester II No relegation Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 2012-13 9 Amersham & Chiltern III Drifters II Gosford All Blacks II Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North 2012-13 10 Newbury III Windsor III Hungerford II, Phoenix II Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South2013-14 7 Aylesbury II Henley IV High Wycombe III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 North 2013-14 6 Thatcham II Reading III Slough II Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 South2014-15 8 Henley IV Tadley II Bracknell III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 2015-16 9 Redingensians IV Windsor III Hungerford II, Maidenhead III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 2016-17 9 Bicester II Bracknell III Maidenhead III, Buckingham III Berks/Bucks & Oxon 3 2017-18 9 Green backgrounds are promotion places.
See also Berkshire RFU Buckinghamshire RFU Oxfordshire RFU English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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