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Counties 3 Yorkshire
English rugby union league
Counties 3 Yorkshire, previously known as 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 Counties 2 Yorkshire and the bottom two teams are relegated to Counties 4 Yorkshire. Each season a team from Counties 3 Yorkshire or Counties 4 Yorkshire may be picked to take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a national competition for clubs at levels 9–12.
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Current season or competition: 2023–24 Counties 3 Yorkshire | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Instituted | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Hemsworth (2nd title) (2022–23) (promoted to Counties 2 Yorkshire) |
| Most titles | Aireborough, Heath, Hemsworth, Leeds Corinthians, Roundhegians, Wetherby, Wath upon Dearne, Yarnbury, Barnsley (2 titles) |
| Website | England RFU |
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The teams competing in 2023–24.
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  Bramley Burley West Park Locations of the 2021-22 Yorkshire 3 teams in Leeds  Castleford Hemsworth Knottingley Leeds Otliensians Sheffield Medicals Skipton Thornensians Wibsey Locations of the 2021–22 Yorkshire 3 teams
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The teams competing in 2022–23.
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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.
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On 30 October 2020 the RFU announced [1] that due to the coronavirus pandemic a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Yorkshire 3 was not contested.
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- Aireborough
- Baildon
- Castleford (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
- Goole
- Halifax
- Halifax Vandals RUFC (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Harrogate Pythons
- Knottingley (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
- Leeds Medics and Dentists
- Leeds Modernians
- Northallerton
- Old Otliensians
- Stocksbridge
- Wensleydale (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Aireborough
- Baildon
- Bramley Phoenix
- Goole (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
- Halifax (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Harrogate Pythons
- Leeds Medics and Dentists (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
- Leeds Modernians
- Northallerton
- Old Otliensians
- Rotherham Phoenix
- Stocksbridge
- Thornensians
- Wetherby (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Aireborough
- Baildon (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
- Bramley Phoenix
- Burley
- Castleford
- Harrogate Pythons
- Hemsworth
- Northallerton
- Old Grovians
- Old Modernians
- Old Otliensians (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Rotherham Phoenix
- Stocksbridge (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Thornensians
- Aireborough
- Bramley Phoenix
- Burley
- Castleford
- Goole
- Harrogate Pythons (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Hemsworth
- Leeds Medics and Dentists
- Northallerton
- Old Grovians (promoted from Yorkshire 4)
- Old Modernians
- Rotherham Phoenix
- Skipton (relegated from Yorkshire 2)
- Thornensians
- Aireborough
- Baildon
- Bramley Phoenix
- Burley
- Goole
- Hemsworth
- Hessle
- Leeds Medics and Dentists
- Northallerton
- Old Modernians
- Old Rishworthians
- Rotherham Phoenix
- Thornensians
- York Railway Institute
When league rugby began in 1987 this division contained the following teams:
- Airebronians
- Baildon
- Bradford Salem
- Bridlington
- Heath
- Knottingley
- Leeds CSSA
- Marist
- Northallerton
- Rodillians
- Yarnbury
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.
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| 1987–88 | 11 | Bridlington | Marist | Northallerton, Bradford Salem | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 11 | Yarnbury | Old Otliensians | Heath, Leeds CSSA | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 11 | Leodiensian | Knottingley | Baildon | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 11 | Bradford Salem | Sheffield Oaks | Aireborians | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 11 | Wath upon Dearne | Old Modernians[lower-alpha 1] | No relegation[lower-alpha 2] | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 13 | Hessle | Halifax Vandals | Baildon | ||||||||||
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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.
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| 1993–94 | 13 | Aireborough | Wibsey | Leeds YMCA | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 13 | Wetherby | Skipton | Burley | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 13 | Hullensians | Phoenix Park | Multiple teams[lower-alpha 3] | ||||||||||
| 1996–97 | 10 | Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. | West Leeds | No relegation[lower-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 10 | Hemsworth | Stanley Rodillians | Hornsea | ||||||||||
| 1998–99[2] | 10 | York Railway Institute | Heath | Wibsey, Old Modernians, Wetherby | ||||||||||
| 1999–00[3] | 10 | Leeds Corinthians | Moortown | Stanley Rodillians, Baildon, Stocksbridge | ||||||||||
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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 (tiers 7–9). This meant that Yorkshire 3 became a tier 9 league.
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| 2000–01[4] | 12 | Skipton | Malton and Norton | Hullensians, Sheffield Oaks, Moortown | ||||||||||
| 2001–02[5] | 12 | Heath | Malton and Norton | Hessle, Roundhegians, Barnsley | ||||||||||
| 2002–03[6] | 12 | Knottingley | Stocksbridge | Halifax Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2003–04[7] | 12 | Pocklington | Castleford | Leeds Corinthians, Wath upon Dearne | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[8] | 12 | Barnsley | West Leeds | Hemsworth, Bramley Phoenix | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[9] | 12 | Heath | York Railway Institute | Old Modernians, Castleford | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[10] | 12 | Yarnbury | Skipton | Stocksbridge, Northallerton | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[11] | 12 | Moortown | Castleford | York Railway Institute, Thornensians | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[12] | 12 | West Park Leeds | Hullensians[lower-alpha 5] | Wath upon Dearne | ||||||||||
| 2009–10[13] | 12 | Roundhegians | Old Rishworthians | Garforth | ||||||||||
| 2010–11[14] | 12 | Wath upon Dearne | Goole | Old Otliensians | ||||||||||
| 2011–12[15] | 12 | Roundhegians | Sheffield Medicals | Halifax Vandals | ||||||||||
| 2012–13[16] | 14 | Old Rishworthians | Baildon | York Railway Institute, Hessle | ||||||||||
| 2013–14[17] | 14 | Goole | Leeds Medics and Dentists | Skipton | ||||||||||
| 2014–15[18] | 14 | Old Grovians | Castleford | Hemsworth, Burley | ||||||||||
| 2015–16[19] | 14 | Wetherby | Thornensians | Rotherham Phoenix, Bramley Phoenix | ||||||||||
| 2016–17[20] | 14 | Halifax Vandals | Goole | Halifax[lower-alpha 6] | ||||||||||
| 2017–18[21] | 14 | Northallerton | Otliensians | Leeds Medics & Dentists, Stocksbridge | ||||||||||
| 2018–19[22] | 14 | Wensleydale | Thornensians | Leeds Modernians | ||||||||||
| 2019–20[23] | 14 | Leeds Corinthians | Baildon | Aireborough, Rotherham Phoenix | ||||||||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | Barnsley | Harrogate Pythons | Old Otliesians | ||||||||||
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- Aireborough (2)
- Heath (2)
- Hemsworth (2)
- Leeds Corinthians (2)
- Roundhegians (2)
- Wetherby (2)
- Wath upon Dearne (2)
- Yarnbury (2)
- Barnsley (2)
- Bradford Salem (1)
- Bridlington (1)
- Goole (1)
- Halifax Vandals (1)
- Huddersfield Y.M.C.A. (1)
- Hullensians (1)
- Knottingley (1)
- Leodiensian (1)
- Moortown (1)
- Northallerton (1)
- Pocklington (1)
- Old Grovians (1)
- Old Rishworthians (1)
- Skipton (1)
- Wensleydale (1)
- West Park Leeds (1)
- York Railway Institute (1)
- League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant seven clubs were promoted into Yorkshire 2 including Dinnington, West Leeds, Northallerton, Leeds CSSA and Sheffield Tigers.
- League restructuring due to the cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1992–93 season, meant no clubs were relegated and nine clubs would be promoted from Yorkshire 4.
- Yorkshire league restructuring due to reintroduction of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1996–97 season saw nine clubs, including Marist, Ossett, Stanley Rodillians, York Railway Institute, Knottingley, Old Rishworthians, Mosborough, Heath, Leeds Corinthians, Baildon relegated from Yorkshire 3; Marist and Ossett, were relegated to Yorkshire 4, while the other seven relegated sides dropped into Yorkshire 5.
- No relegation due to cancellation of Yorkshire 6 ahead of the 1997–98 season.
- Barnsley, Hessle, Goole, West Leeds and Doncaster Phoenix were also promoted. This was due to the restructure of the Yorkshire League increasing the number of teams in the divisions above, meaning that there were a lot of promotions at the end of this season.
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