Counties 3 Kent


Counties 3 Kent is an English level 9 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 April. The league champions move up to Counties 2 Kent. Relegated teams drop down to Counties 4 Kent. Following the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it adopted its current name Counties 3 Kent.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

Teams for 2025–26

Departing were Tonbridge Juddians II and Beckenham II, both promoted to Counties 2 Kent.
Old Dunstonians withdrew before the season started.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BrockleiansCivil Service Sports GroundEltham, London4th
Canterbury IIIMarine Travel Ground1,500 Canterbury, KentPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
Dartford ValleyLeigh AcademyDartford, KentRelegated from Counties 2 Kent
Gravesend IIRectory FieldGravesend, Kent11th
Hastings & BexhillWilliam Parker Lower SchoolHastings, East Sussex3rd
New Ash GreenNew Ash Green Sports PavilionNew Ash Green, Kent10th
Old GravesendiansFleetway Sports GroundGravesend, Kent8th
Old Williamsonians Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, KentPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
SittingbourneGore Court Cricket ClubSittingbourne, Kent5th
Tunbridge Wells IISt Marks Recreation Ground3,000Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent6th
WhitstableReeves WayChestfield, Kent7th

Teams for 2024–25

Departing were Old Elthamians and Old Alleynians II, both promoted to Counties 2 Kent. Faversham were relegated to Counties 4 Kent.
Joining were Old Dunstonians relegated from Counties 2 Kent together with Beckenham II, Brockleians and Old Gravesendians, all promoted from Counties 4 Kent
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Beckenham IIBalmoral AvenueBeckenham, LondonPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
BrockleiansCivil Service Sports GroundEltham, LondonPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
Gravesend IIRectory FieldGravesend, Kent8th
Hastings & BexhillWilliam Parker Lower SchoolHastings, East Sussex7th
New Ash GreenNew Ash Green Sports PavilionNew Ash Green, Kent9th
Old DunstoniansSt. Dunstan's LaneBeckenham, LondonRelegated from Counties 2 Kent
Old GravesendiansFleetway Sports GroundGravesend, KentPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
SittingbourneGore Court Cricket ClubSittingbourne, Kent4th
Tonbridge Juddians IIThe Slade1,500Tonbridge, Kent3rd
Tunbridge Wells IISt Marks Recreation Ground3,000Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent5th
WhitstableReeves WayChestfield, Kent6th

Teams for 2023–24

Departing were Dartford Valley and Medway II, both promoted to Counties 2 Kent. King's College Hospital and Footscray were relegated to Counties 4 Kent.
Joining were Hastings & Bexhill relegated from Counties 2 Kent together with Sittingbourne promoted from Counties 4 Kent and Tonbridge Juddians III who upon joining this league were rebranded as Tonbridge Juddians II.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
FavershamRecreation GroundFaversham, Kent5th
Gravesend IIRectory FieldGravesend, Kent8th
Hastings & BexhillWilliam Parker Lower SchoolHastings, East SussexRelegated from Counties 2 Kent
New Ash GreenNew Ash Green Sports PavilionNew Ash Green, Kent7th
Old Alleynians IIThe CommonDulwich, London4th
Old ElthamiansHospital GroundChislehurst, London3rd
SittingbourneGore Court Cricket ClubSittingbourne, KentPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
Tonbridge Juddians IIThe Slade1,500Tonbridge, KentPromoted from Counties 4 Kent
Tunbridge Wells IISt Marks Recreation Ground3,000Royal Tunbridge Wells, KentNew entry
WhitstableReeves WayChestfield, Kent6th

Teams for 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league adopting its new name of Counties 3 Kent.
Returning were 4 of the 9 teams who competed in the previous season's league.
Departing were Hastings & Bexhill and Park House, both promoted to Counties 2 Kent. Old Williamsonians, Cliffe Crusaders, Brockleians dropped to Counties 4 Kent.
Joining were Dartford Valley and Whitstable, promoted from Kent 2. New to the league were Gravesend II, Old Elthamians, Old Alleynians II and Medway II.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Dartford ValleyLeigh AcademyDartford, KentPromoted from Kent 2
FavershamRecreation GroundFaversham, Kent5th
FootscrayFootscray Playing FieldsNew Eltham, London8th
Gravesend IIRectory FieldGravesend, KentNew entry
King's College HospitalDulwich Sports GroundDulwich, London6th
Medway IIPriestfieldsRochester, KentNew entry
New Ash GreenNew Ash Green Sports PavilionNew Ash Green, Kent4th
Old Alleynians IIThe CommonDulwich, LondonNew entry
Old ElthamiansHospital GroundChislehurst, LondonNew entry
WhitstableReeves WayChestfield, KentPromoted from Kent 2

Participating clubs 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.
Despite finishing 7th in season 2019–20, HSBC did not return to the league for the current season.
TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
BrockleiansCivil Service Sports GroundEltham, LondonPromoted from Kent 2
Cliffe CrusadersRecreation GroundCliffe, Kent6th
FavershamRecreation GroundFaversham, Kent5th
FootscrayFootscray Playing FieldsNew Eltham, LondonPromoted from Kent 2
Hastings & BexhillWilliam Parker Lower SchoolHastings, East Sussex4th
King's College HospitalDulwich Sports GroundDulwich, London3rd
New Ash GreenNew Ash Green Sports PavilionNew Ash Green, Kent8th
Old Williamsonians Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical SchoolRochester, KentRelegated from London 3 SE
Park HouseBarnet Wood RoadHayes, LondonRelegated from London 3 SE

Season 2020–21

On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 season meaning Kent 1 was not contested.

Participating clubs 2019–20

TeamGroundCapacityCity/AreaPrevious season
Cliffe CrusadersRecreation GroundCliffe, KentPromoted from Kent 2
CranbrookTomlin GroundCranbrook, Kent4th
FavershamRecreation GroundFaversham, KentPromoted from Kent 2
Hastings & BexhillWilliam Parker Lower SchoolHastings, East SussexRelegated from London 3 SE
HSBCHSBC Sports GroundBeckenham, London6th
King's College HospitalDulwich Sports GroundDulwich, London7th
New Ash GreenNew Ash Green Sports PavilionNew Ash Green, Kent9th
Old GravesendiansFleetway Sports GroundGravesend, Kent5th
Southwark LancersBurgess ParkCamberwell, London3rd
WhitstableReeves WayChestfield, Kent8th