Leinster League Division Three
| Leinster League Division Three |
|---|
| Founded |
| 1994 |
| Nation |
| Ireland |
| Promotion To |
| Leinster League Division Two |
| Number of Teams |
| 14 |
| Current Champions (2007–08) |
| Rathdrum RFC |
Leinster League Division Three is the third division of the Leinster League and started in the 1994/95 season.
The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 13 in 2007/2008, and again from 13 to 9 in 2008/2009.
History[]
Ashbourne, Barnhall, Birr, Coolmine, CYM, Delvin, New Ross, Old Kilcullen, Railway Union, Tullow and Wicklow entered the division through the qualifying matches in the 1993/1994 season.
Old Kilcullen later amalgamated with Curragh RFC to form Newbridge and Delvin with Drogheda RFC to form Boyne.
2008/2009 Season[]
- Athy
- Balbriggan
- Birr
- CYM
- Malahide
- North Kildare
- Railway Union
- Swords
- Wexford Wanderers
2008/2009 Table[]
| 2008-2009 Leinster League Division Two League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kildare | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 39 | 104 | 3 | 27 |
| Athy | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 58 | 63 | 0 | 24 |
| Railway Union | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 68 | 71 | 2 | 18 |
| Balbriggan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 98 | 46 | 2 | 18 |
| Wexford Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 104 | −8 | 1 | 13 |
| CYM | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 83 | 133 | −50 | 2 | 10 |
| Malahide | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 71 | 135 | −64 | 3 | 9 |
| Birr | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 1 | 5 |
| Swords | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 155 | −129 | 0 | 2 |
| Correct as of 16 November 2008 | |||||||||
2007/2008 Season[]
- Arklow
- Athy
- Balbriggan
- Birr
- Clane
- Clondalkin
- CYM
- Gorey
- Malahide
- North Kildare
- Rathdrum
- Swords
- Wexford Wanderers
At the end of the season, Arklow, Clane, Clondalkin and Gorey were promoted to Division Two, with Railway Union being relegated from Division Two.
2007/2008 Table[]
| 2007-2008 Leinster League Division Three League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathdrum | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 97 | 224 | 8 | 54 |
| Clane | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 341 | 80 | 261 | 10 | 48 |
| Gorey | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 90 | 115 | 5 | 41 |
| Arklow | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 209 | 120 | 89 | 6 | 40 |
| Clondalkin | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 308 | 134 | 174 | 6 | 38 |
| Athy | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 235 | 82 | 153 | 7 | 37 |
| North Kildare | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 237 | 193 | 44 | 5 | 33 |
| Swords | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 158 | 199 | −41 | 3 | 27 |
| Balbriggan | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 124 | 251 | −127 | 0 | 20 |
| Birr | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 110 | 258 | −148 | 2 | 14 |
| Wexford Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 106 | 307 | −201 | 1 | 9 |
| Malahide | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 264 | −171 | 2 | 6 |
| CYM | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 48 | 420 | −372 | 2 | '2 |
| Correct as of 10 March 2008 | |||||||||
2006/2007 Season[]
- Arklow
- Athboy
- Balbriggan
- Birr
- Clane
- Clondalkin
- CYM
- Gorey
- Longford
- Malahide
- Rathdrum
- Swords
- Tullow
- Wexford Wanderers
At the end of the season, Tullow and Longford were promoted to Division Two. Athboy went to play in the Magee Cup (North East Junior 3).
2006/2007 Table[]
| 2006-2007 Leinster League Division Three League Table | |||||||||
| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points for | Points against | Points difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullow | 13 | 12 | 1 | 337 | 67 | 270 | 8 | 56 | |
| Longford | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 331 | 124 | 207 | 6 | 54 |
| Rathdrum | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 301 | 100 | 201 | 7 | 51 |
| Clondalkin | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 215 | 132 | 83 | 4 | 42 |
| Clane | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 325 | 151 | 174 | 8 | 36 |
| Malahide | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 247 | 207 | 40 | 5 | 35 |
| Balbriggan | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 220 | 183 | 37 | 6 | 32 |
| Birr | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 126 | 157 | −31 | 3 | 27 |
| Arklow | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 135 | 184 | −49 | 4 | 24 |
| Swords | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 193 | 190 | 3 | 5 | 23 |
| CYM | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 184 | 305 | −121 | 3 | 17 |
| Gorey | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 118 | 244 | −126 | 2 | 12 |
| Wexford Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 90 | 314 | −224 | 3 | 7 |
| Athboy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 491 | −464 | 0 | 0 |
| Correct as of 21 November 2007 | |||||||||
Past winners[]
1994/1995 CYM
1995/1996 Railway Union
1996/1997 Malahide
1997/1998 Wicklow
1998/1999 Aer Lingus
1999/2000 Portarlington
2000/2001 Seapoint
2001/2002 New Ross
2002/2003 Cill Dara
2003/2004 Rathdrum
2004/2005 Newbridge
2005/2006 North Kildare
2006/2007 Tullow
2007/2008 Rathdrum
Wins by club[]
- Rathdrum (twice)
- CYM (once)
- Railway Union (once)
- Malahide (once)
- Wicklow (once)
- Aer Lingus - now Swords (once)
- Portarlington (once)
- Seapoint (once)
- New Ross (once)
- Cill Dara (once)
- Newbridge (once)
- North Kildare (once)
- Tullow (once)
External links[]
- Leinster League