Somerset 3 South

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{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=51.0067215 |long=-3.0928412 |label={{background color|white|Huish Tigers}}|position=left|label_size=80}}

{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=51.2842 |long=-2.4817 |label={{background color|white|Midsomer Norton III}}|position=top|label_size=80}}

{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=51.1561878 |long=-2.7157531 |label={{background color|white|Tor II}}|position=left|label_size=80}}

{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=51.0482046 |long=-2.4030946 |label={{background color|white|Wincanton}}|position=left|label_size=80}}

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 season was cancelled.

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{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=50.8698 |long=-2.9633 |label={{background color|white|Chard III}}|position=right|label_size=80}}

{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=51.279 |long=-2.7952237 |label={{background color|white|Cheddar Valley II}}|position=right|label_size=80}}

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{{location map~ |Somerset |lat=51.2842 |long=-2.4817 |label={{background color|white|Midsomer Norton III}}|position=top|label_size=80}}

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When league rugby began in 1987 this league (known as Somerset 3) was a single division containing the following teams from Somerset and parts of Bristol:

• Avonvale
• Backwell{{efn|Backwell are now known as Nailsea & Backwell RFC.{{cite web|url=https://www.northsomersettimes.co.uk/news/extension-plans-for-popular-rugby-club-1-4394187#:~:text=Due%20to%20its%20success%2C%20the,key%20feature%20of%20the%20community.|title=Extension plans for popular rugby club|publisher=North Somerset Times|date=28 January 2016}}}}
• Bath Civil Service
• Castle Cary
• Chew Valley
• Morganians
• Old Ashtonians
• Tor
• Wincanton
• Westland{{efn|Westland would later merge with Yeovil to form Ivel Barbarians in 1995.{{cite web|url=https://yeovilrugbyclub.rfu.club/information/yeovil-rugby-club-history|title=Yeovil Rugby Club History|publisher=Yeovil Rugby Club|date=3 May 2017}} Ivel Barbarians would in turn be renamed as Yeovil Rugby Club in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.yeovilpress.co.uk/blog/2014/08/15/rugby-ivel-barbarians-are-becoming-yeovil-rugby-club/|title=RUGBY: Ivel Barbarians are becoming Yeovil Rugby Club|publisher=Yeovil Press|date=15 August 2014}}}}

The original Somerset 3 was a tier 10 league with promotion to Somerset 2 and there was no relegation.

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| 1987–88 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Avonvale || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Westland || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Johns|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1988–89|date=1988|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-356-15884-5|pages=123–139|edition=17th}}

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| 1988–89 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wiveliscombe || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tor || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Johns|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989–90|date=1989|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-356-17862-5|pages=133–136|edition=18th}}

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For the 1989–90 season Somerset 3 split into two regional leagues - Somerset 3A and Somerset 3B - both at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion continued to Somerset 2 and there was no relegation.

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| rowspan=2| 1989–90 || style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Blagdon || Backwell || No relegation || Somerset 3A || {{cite book|last1=Johns|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990–91|date=1990|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-356-19162-1|pages=143–146|edition=19th}}

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| style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wellington || Chard || No relegation || Somerset 3B ||

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After a single season Somerset 3 reverted to being a single division at tier 10 of the league system. Promotion continued to Somerset 2 and there was no relegation.

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| 1990–91 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Backwell || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Westland || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Johns|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92|date=1991|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-356-20249-6|pages=164–167|edition=20th}}

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| 1991–92 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Chard || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bath Civil Services{{efn|Restructuring of the majority of the south west leagues from 11 to 13 teams meant that five clubs were promoted including Avon, Bath Old Edwardians and Castle Cary.}} || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Johns|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93|date=1992|publisher=Rothmans Publications Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7907-1|pages=176–179|edition=21st}}

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| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 7 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Chew Valley || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Old Ashtonians || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993–94|date=1993|publisher=Headline Book Publishing Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7891-1|pages=157–160|edition=22nd}}

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The creation of National League 5 South for the 1993–94 season meant that Somerset 3 dropped to become a tier 12 league. Promotion continued to Somerset 2 and there was no relegation.

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| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Brendan's Old Boys || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Cheddar Valley || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994–95|date=1994|publisher=Headline Bookline Publishing|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7850-4}}

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| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Avonvale || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bath Saracens || No relegation ||| {{cite book|editor1-last=Cleary|editor1-first=Mick|editor2-last=Griffiths|editor2-first=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995–96|date=1995|publisher=Headline Bookline Publishing|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7816-4}}

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| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| St. Brendan's Old Boys || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Cheddar Valley{{efn|3rd place Castle Cary also promoted.}} || No relegation || {{cite book|editor1-last=Cleary|editor1-first=Mick|editor2-last=Griffiths|editor2-first=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97|date=1996|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7771-0}}

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The cancellation of National League 5 South at the end of the 1995–96 season meant that Somerset 3 reverted to being a tier 11 league. Promotion continued to Somerset 2 and there was no relegation. Somerset 3 was cancelled at the end of the 1999–2000 season and all teams transferred into Somerset 2.

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| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 6 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| British Gas || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burnham-on-Sea || No relegation || {{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98|date=1997|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0-7472-7732-X}}

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| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bath Old Edwardians || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bath Saracens || No relegation ||

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| 1998–99 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Castle Cary || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Crewkerne || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=316&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998-99 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 1999–2000 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Martock{{efn|Champions Martock would be promoted into Dorset & Wilts 2 North instead of Somerset 2.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bath Old Edwardians{{efn|Due to the cancellation of Somerset 3 at the end of the 1999–2000 season all clubs were promoted into different divisions. Bath Old Edwardians, Cheddar Valley and Morganians would join Somerset 2, while Wincanton would join champions Martock in Dorset & Wilts 2 North.}} || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=628&season=1999-2000#table|title=1999-00 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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After an absence of six years, Somerset 3 returned - now split into two regional tier 10 divisions - Somerset 3 North and Somerset 3 South. This restructuring was to enable 2nd XV and 3rd XV sides to play in the Somerset leagues for the first time. Promotion was now to Somerset 2 South{{efn|Somerset 2 had also split into two regional divisions - Somerset 2 North and Somerset 2 South - at the start of the 2006–07 season.}} and there was no relegation. From the 2007–08 season onward the league sponsor would be Tribute.

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| 2006–07 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bridgwater & Albion III || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wells II{{efn|Mistakenly listed as Wells 1st XV on RFU website - the 1st team were actually in Somerset Premier.}} || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=3079&season=2006-2007#table|title=2006-07 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2007–08 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Taunton III || Wiveliscombe II || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=3323&season=2007-2008#table|title=2007-08 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2008–09 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Weston-super-Mare III || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Castle Cary || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=3559&season=2008-2009#table|title=2008-09 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2009–10 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Chew Valley II || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Morganians || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=4160&season=2009-2010#table|title=2009-10 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2010–11 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hornets III || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Bridgwater & Albion III || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=5586&season=2011-2012#table|title=2010-11 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2011–12 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Burnham-on-Sea II || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wyvern || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=6460&season=2012-2013#table|title=2011-12 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2012–13 || style="text-align: center;"| 9 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Hornets III || Wells III || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=6460&season=2012-2013#table|title=2012-13 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2013–14 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wellington III || Martock || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=7254&season=2013-2014#table|title=2013-14 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2014–15 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Frome III || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Martock || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=8141&season=2014-2015#table|title=2014-15 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2015–16 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Yeovil II || Wells III || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=8973&season=2015-2016#table|title=2015-16 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2016–17 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Weston-super-Mare IV || Wincanton || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=9925&season=2016-2017#table|title=2016-17 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=2 May 2017}}

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| 2017–18 || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Taunton III || Wyvern II{{efn|Despite finishing as runners up Wyvern II would drop out of the league for following season, due to the 1st XV being relegated two divisions down from Somerset 1.}} || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=10992&season=2017-2018#table|title=2017-18 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=21 April 2018}}

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| 2018–19 || style="text-align: center;"| 8 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Tor II || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Wyvern || No relegation || {{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1699&division=13619&season=2018-2019#table|title=2018-19 South-West Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=13 April 2018}}

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| 2019–20 || style="text-align: center;"| 5 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| Cheddar Valley II || Martock || No relegation || {{cite web|title=Men's South West Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/e2/e25a4637-9dd3-470f-98b0-a26e37df50df/SW%208%20and%20below.pdf|website=England Rugby|access-date=25 April 2020}}

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| 2020–21 || style="text-align: center;"| || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || || ||

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• Avonvale (2){{efn|Both of Avonvale's titles were for Somerset 3.}}
• Hornets III (2)
• St. Brendan's Old Boys(2){{efn|Both of St. Brendan's Old Boys titles were for Somerset 3.}}
• Taunton III (2)
• Backwell (1){{efn|Backwell's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Bath Old Edwardians (1){{efn|Bath Old Edwardians title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Blagdon (1){{efn|Blagdon's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Bridgwater & Albion III (1)
• British Gas (1){{efn|British Gas's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Burnham-on-Sea II (1)
• Castle Cary (1){{efn|Castle Cary's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Chard (1){{efn|Chard's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Cheddar Valley II (1)
• Chew Valley (1){{efn|As a club Chew Valley have won Somerset 3 twice. The 1st XV won Somerset 3 when it was a single division, while the 2nd XV have won Somerset 3 South.}}
• Chew Valley II (1)
• Frome III (1)
• Martock (1){{efn|Martock's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Tor II (1)
• Wellington (1){{efn|As a club Wellington have won Somerset 3 twice. The 1st XV won Somerset 3 when it was a single division, while the 3rd XV have won Somerset 3 South.}}
• Wellington III (1)
• Weston-super-Mare III (1){{efn|As a club Weston-super-Mare have won Somerset 3 South twice - once by the 3rd XV, once by the 4th XV.}}
• Weston-super-Mare IV (1)
• Wiveliscombe (1){{efn|Wiveliscombe's title was for Somerset 3.}}
• Yeovil II (1)

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