Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3


The Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 3 is an annual rugby union competition in England between teams representing English counties. It was formed in 2005 when it known as the County Championship Plate - changing to Shield by 2010 and Bill Beaumont Division 3 by 2017. It is contested by third tier teams in the RFU County Championship. From 2010 Division 3 involves counties that are only able to select players from clubs at level five and below. The eight teams involved are divided roughly on geographic terms into two pools and play three games each.
From 2017 promotion has been implemented in the competition. As with the other county championship divisions, this occurs over two years as opposed to one, using a system of accumulative points from pool games to determine the top two teams that are promoted to tier 2. Likewise the bottom two teams in tier 2 are relegated into tier 3 at the end of the two-year period.

Past winners

YearDateWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueNotes
200529 MaySurrey29 - 18SomersetTwickenham Stadium, London
200629 MayNotts, Lincs & Derbyshire21 - 17OxfordshireTwickenham Stadium, London
200725 MayDurham County30 - 20Eastern CountiesThe New Friarage, Hartlepool
200824 MayHampshire22 - 12LeicestershireAldershot Military Stadium, Aldershot
200930 MayDurham County29 - 14KentBlackwell Meadows, Darlington
201029 MayDorset & Wilts36 - 26LeicestershireTwickenham Stadium, London
201128 MayDorset & Wilts43 - 22SurreyTwickenham Stadium, London
201227 MaySurrey43 - 12LeicestershireTwickenham Stadium, London
201326 MaySurrey21 - 16CumbriaTwickenham Stadium, London
20141 JuneSurrey39 - 16LeicestershireTwickenham Stadium, London
201531 MayLeicestershire34 - 17CumbriaTwickenham Stadium, London
201629 MayHampshire33 - 11StaffordshireTwickenham Stadium, London
201728 MayOxfordshire29 - 29SussexTwickenham Stadium, London
201827 MayDorset & Wilts24 - 22EssexAthletic Ground, London
20198 JuneCumbria23 - 13Dorset & WiltsTwickenham Stadium, London

Number of wins