Yorkshire 3


Yorkshire 3 is an English rugby 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 to Yorkshire 2 and the bottom two teams are relegated to either Yorkshire 4 or Yorkshire 4 depending on location. Each season a team from Yorkshire 3 or Yorkshire 4 may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9-12.

Participating Clubs 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AireboroughNunroyd ParkYeadon, West Yorkshire13th
BaildonJenny LaneBaildon, West Yorkshire11th
CastlefordMethley PitchCastleford, West Yorkshire5th
Halifax VandalsWarley Town LaneHalifax, West Yorkshire9th
Harrogate PythonsStation ViewHarrogate, North Yorkshire3rd
HemsworthMoxon FieldsHemsworth, West Yorkshire8th
KnottingleyHoward's FieldKnottingley, West Yorkshire6th
Leeds CorinthiansNutty SlackMiddleton, Leeds, West Yorkshire4th
Old OtliensiansChaffers FieldOtley, West YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 2
OssettOssett Cricket and Athletic ClubOssett, West YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 4
Rotherham PhoenixHerringthorpe Playing FieldsClifton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire7th
Sheffield MedicalsNorton Playing FieldsNorton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire12th
SkiptonSandylandsSkipton, North Yorkshire10th
WibseyNorthfield RoadWibsey, Bradford, West YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 4

Participating Clubs 2018-19

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AireboroughNunroyd ParkYeadon, West Yorkshire6th
BaildonJenny LaneBaildon, West Yorkshire12th
CastlefordMethley PitchCastleford, West Yorkshire5th
Halifax VandalsWarley Town LaneHalifax, West YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 2
Harrogate PythonsStation ViewHarrogate, North Yorkshire10th
HemsworthMoxon FieldsHemsworth, West Yorkshire7th
KnottingleyHoward's FieldKnottingley, West Yorkshire8th
Leeds CorinthiansNutty SlackMiddleton, Leeds, West YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 4
Leeds ModerniansCookridge LaneCookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire4th
Rotherham PhoenixHerringthorpe Playing FieldsClifton, Rotherham, South YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 4
Sheffield MedicalsNorton Playing FieldsNorton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire9th
SkiptonSandylandsSkipton, North Yorkshire11th
ThornensiansCoulman RoadThorne, South YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 2
WensleydaleCawkill ParkLeyburn, North Yorkshire3rd

Participating Clubs 2017-18

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
AireboroughNunroyd ParkYeadon, West Yorkshire8th
BaildonJenny LaneBaildon, West Yorkshire7th
CastlefordMethley PitchCastleford, West Yorkshire12th
Harrogate PythonsStation ViewHarrogate, North Yorkshire11th
HemsworthMoxon FieldsHemsworth, West YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 4
KnottingleyHoward's FieldKnottingley, West Yorkshire3rd
Leeds Medics & DentistsWeetwood Playing FieldsWeetwood, Leeds, West Yorkshire5th
Leeds ModerniansCookridge LaneCookridge, Leeds, West Yorkshire6th
NorthallertonBrompton LodgeNorthallerton, North Yorkshire4th
Old OtliensiansChaffers FieldOtley, West Yorkshire9th
Sheffield MedicalsNorton Playing FieldsNorton, Sheffield, South YorkshireRelegated from Yorkshire 2
SkiptonSandylandsSkipton, North YorkshirePromoted from Yorkshire 4
StocksbridgeCoal Pit LaneStocksbridge, South Yorkshire13th
WensleydaleCawkill ParkLeyburn, North Yorkshire10th

Participating Clubs 2016-17

When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:

Yorkshire 3 (1987–1993)

The original Yorkshire 3 was a tier 11 league with promotion up to Yorkshire 2 and relegation down to Yorkshire 4.

Yorkshire 3 (1993–2000)

The creation of National 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 of North East 3 at tier 9, saw Yorkshire 3 remain at tier 12.

Yorkshire 3 (2000–present)

Northern league restructuring by the RFU at the end of the 1999-2000 season saw the cancellation of North East 1, North East 2 and North East 3. This meant that Yorkshire 3 became a tier 9 league.

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