Dorset & Wilts 3 West
Dorset & Wilts 3 West was English Rugby Union league, forming part of the South West Division, for clubs based in western Dorset. Promoted teams tended to move up to Dorset & Wilts 2 North or Dorset & Wilts 2 South depending on geographical location and there was no relegation. The league was originally created as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West in 1988 and ran until 1992 until it merged with Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East to form Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3. The division would return as Dorset & Wilts 3 West in 2006. By the end of the 2008-09 season, the league was disbanded and clubs were transferred to Dorset & Wilts 3 North or Dorset & Wilts 3 South.
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| Sport | Rugby Union |
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| Instituted | 1988 (as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West) |
| Ceased | 2009 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Bradford-on-Avon II (1st title) (2008–09) (promoted to Dorset & Wilts 2 North) |
Original teams
When this division was introduced in 1988 as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West, it contained the following teams from Dorset and Wiltshire[lower-alpha 1]:
- Blandford
- Bridport
- Plessey Christ[lower-alpha 2]
- D.I.H.E.[lower-alpha 3]
- Portcastrians[lower-alpha 4]
- Warminster
- Westbury
Dorset & Wilts 3 West honours
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West (1988–1992)
Originally known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West and involved involving clubs based in Berkshire[lower-alpha 5], Dorset and Wiltshire. It was a tier 10 league with promotion to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 and there was no relegation. At the end of the 1991–92 season Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West and counterpart Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East would merge into a single division known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 (currently Dorset & Wilts 3 North and Dorset & Wilts 3 South).
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Team(s) | Ref | |||||||||
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| 1988–89 | 7 | Westbury | Warminster | No relegation | [2] | |||||||||
| 1989–90 | 7 | D.I.H.E. | Warminster | No relegation | [3] | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | 7 | Warminster | Bridport | No relegation | [4] | |||||||||
| 1991–92 | 7 | Blandford | Trowbridge[lower-alpha 6] | No relegation | [5] | |||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Dorset & Wilts 3 West (2006–2009)
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West would return as Dorset & Wilts 3 West for the 2006–07 season, this time only involving clubs based in Dorset and Wiltshire. It was a tier 10 league with promotion to Dorset & Wilts 2 North or Dorset & Wilts 2 South and there was no relegation. After just three seasons the division was cancelled and all clubs transferred into either Dorset & Wilts 3 North or Dorset & Wilts 3 South.
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Team(s) | Ref | ||||||||
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| 2006–07 | 10 | Corsham II | Bath Saracens | No relegation | [6] | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10 | Avonvale | Combe Down II | No relegation | [7] | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 8 | Bradford-on-Avon II | South Wilts | No relegation | [8] | ||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places | |||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Avonvale (1)
- Blandford (1)
- Bradford-on-Avon II (1)
- Corsham II (1)
- D.I.H.E. (1)
- Warminster (1)
- Westbury (1)
Notes
- Despite the name for the first season of Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West there were no actual Berkshire based clubs.
- Plessey Christ would be renamed as Christchurch RFC for the 1993–94 season onward.
- Dorset Institute of Higher Education would become known as Bournemouth University in 1992.
- In Portcastrians would be renamed as East Dorset RFC in 2003[1].
- Since 2000, Berkshire clubs have played in the Berks/Bucks & Oxon leagues.
- 3rd place Bridport were also promoted.
See also
References
- "PORTCASTRIAN VETS". East Dorset RFC. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989–90 (18th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 133–136. ISBN 0 356 17862 5.
- Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990–91 (19th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 143–146. ISBN 0 356 19162 1.
- Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92 (20th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0 356 20249 6.
- Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93 (21st ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 176–179. ISBN 0 7472 7907 1.
- "2011-2012 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "2012-2013 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "2013-2014 South-West Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 21 January 2015.