Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East was an English Rugby Union league, forming part of the South West Division, for clubs primarily based in Berkshire and Wiltshire. Promoted teams moved up to Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 (currently Dorset & Wilts 2 North and Dorset & Wilts 2 South) and there was no relegation. The league ran for four seasons until 1992 when it merged with Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 West to form Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3.
Original teams When this division was introduced in 1988 it contained the following teams from Berkshire, Hampshire and Wiltshire:
Amesbury Berkshire Shire Hall Calne Colerne Melksham Tadley Thatcham
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East honours
Originally known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East and involved involving clubs based in Berkshire, 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 East and counterpart Dorset & Wilts 3 West would merge into a single division known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 (currently Dorset & Wilts 3 North and Dorset & Wilts 3 South).
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 EastSeasonNo of TeamsChampionsRunners–upRelegated Team(s)Ref 1988–89 7 Melksham Berkshire Shire Hall No relegation 1989–90 7 Minety Tadley No relegation 1990–91 7 Tadley Thatcham No relegation 1991–92 5 Calne Thatcham No relegation Green backgrounds are promotion places.
Number of league titles
Calne (1) Melksham (1) Minety (1) Tadley (1)
Notes
See also Dorset & Wilts RFU English Rugby Union Leagues English rugby union system Rugby union in England
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