Kent 3 was an English Rugby Union league that was the third tier for clubs in south-east
London and
Kent. Promoted teams went up to
Kent 2
Kent 2 (known as Shepherd Neame Kent 2 for sponsorship reasons) is an English level 10 Rugby Union League and is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to Apri ...
and relegation was to
Kent 4 until that league was abolished at the end of the 2000–01 season. Dwindling numbers of teams meant that the division folded at the end of the 2007–08 season, with all sides automatically promoted to
Kent 2
Kent 2 (known as Shepherd Neame Kent 2 for sponsorship reasons) is an English level 10 Rugby Union League and is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to Apri ...
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Original teams
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
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Bexley
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Cranbrook
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Deal Wanderers
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Linton Linton may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Linton, Victoria
Canada
* Linton, Ontario
* Linton, Quebec
United Kingdom England
* Linton, Cambridgeshire
* Linton, Derbyshire
* Linton (near Bromyard), Herefordshire
* Linton (near Ross-on-Wye), Her ...
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New Ash Green
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Old Gravesendians
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Sheppey
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Sittingbourne
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Vigo
Kent 3 honours
Number of league titles
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Midland Bank (2)
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Bexley (1)
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Brockleians (1)
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Cranbrook (1)
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Deal & Betteshanger (1)
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Erith
Erith () is an area in south-east London, England, east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater London in 1965, it was in the historical county of Kent. Since 1965 it has formed part of the London Borough of Bexley. It lies nort ...
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Lordswood (1)
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Medway
Medway is a unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England. It had a population of 278,016 in 2019. The unitary authority was formed in 1998 when Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with the Borough of Gillingham to for ...
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Met Police Hayes (1)
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New Ash Green (1)
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Old Gravesendians (1)
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Old Williamsonians (1)
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Orpington (1)
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Sheppey (1)
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Shooters Hill
Shooter's Hill (or Shooters Hill) is a district in South East London within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It borders the London Borough of Bexley. It lies north of Eltham and south of Woolwich. With a height of , it is the highest point in t ...
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Thames Polytechnic
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
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Tonbridge (1)
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Vigo (1)
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See also
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London & SE Division RFU
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Kent RFU
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English rugby union system
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Rugby union in England
References
{{Rugby union in England
Defunct rugby union leagues in England
Rugby union in Kent
2008 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
Sports leagues disestablished in 2008