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{{Short description|Level 8 English Rugby Union league}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
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|name = Midlands 3 West (South)
|name = Midlands 3 West (South)
|current_season = 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South)
|current_season = 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South)
|logo = England Rugby text logo.svg
| logo =
|sport = [[Rugby union]]
|sport = [[Rugby union]]
|founded = {{Start date and age|1992}} <small>(as Midlands West 2)</small>
|founded = {{Start date and age|1992}} <small>(as Midlands West 2)</small>
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|country = {{ENG}}
|country = {{ENG}}
|champion = [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]] (2nd title)
|champion = [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]] (2nd title)
|season = 2019–20)<br>(promoted to [[Midlands 2 West (South)]]
|season = 2019–20)<br>(promoted to [[Midlands 2 West (South)]])
|most_champs = [[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]], [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]], [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]
|most_champs = [[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]], [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]], [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]
|count = 2
|count = 2
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'''Midlands 3 West (South)''' is a level 8 English [[Rugby Union]] league and level 3 of the [[English Rugby Union Midland Division|Midlands League]], made up of teams from the southern part of the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] region including clubs from parts of [[Birmingham]] and the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[Herefordshire]], [[Warwickshire]], [[Worcestershire]] and sometimes [[Oxfordshire]], with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called [[Midlands 3 West (North)|Midlands 4 West (North)]] and Midlands 4 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 West (South).
'''Midlands 3 West (South)''' is a level 8 English [[Rugby Union]] league and level 3 of the [[English Rugby Union Midland Division|Midlands League]], made up of teams from the southern part of the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] region including clubs from parts of [[Birmingham]] and the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], [[Herefordshire]], [[Warwickshire]], [[Worcestershire]] and sometimes [[Oxfordshire]], with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called [[Midlands 3 West (North)|Midlands 4 West (North)]] and Midlands 4 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 West (South).


Promoted teams tend to move up to [[Midlands 2 West (South)]] while demoted teams typically drop to [[Midlands 4 West (South)]]. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the [[RFU Senior Vase]] - a level 8 national competition.
Promoted teams tend to move up to [[Midlands 2 West (South)]] while demoted teams typically drop to [[Midlands 4 West (South)]]. Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the [[RFU Senior Vase]] - a level 8 national competition.

==2021–22==

===Participating teams & locations===

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{| class="wikitable sortable" width=100%
|-
!|Team
!|Ground
!|Capacity
!|City/Area
!|Previous season
|-
| Alcester || Birmingham Road || || [[Alcester]], [[Warwickshire]] || 10th
|-
| Bromyard || Clive Richards Sports Ground || || [[Bromyard]], [[Herefordshire]] || Promoted from [[Midlands 4 West (South)|Midlands 4 WS]] (runners-up)
|-
| Burbage || Recreation Ground || || [[Burbage, Leicestershire|Burbage]], [[Leicestershire]] || 11th
|-
| Coventry Welsh || Burbages Lane || || [[Exhall]], [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (County)|West Midlands]] || 4th
|-
| Ledbury || Ross Road || || [[Ledbury]], [[Herefordshire]] || 6th
|-
| Manor Park || Griff & Coton || || [[Nuneaton]], [[Warwickshire]] || 8th
|-
| Old Leamingtonians || The Crofts || || [[Blackdown, Warwickshire|Blackdown]], [[Warwickshire]] || 7th
|-
| Rugby St Andrews || Ashlawn Road || || [[Rugby, Warwickshire|Rugby]], [[Warwickshire]] || 3rd
|-
| Southam || The Rugby Field || || [[Southam]], [[Warwickshire]] || Relegated from [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands 2 WS]] (12th)
|-
| Stoke Old Boys || Albert Gale Field || || [[Binley, Coventry|Binley]], [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (County)|West Midlands]] || 9th
|-
| Tenbury || Penlu || || [[Tenbury Wells]], [[Worcestershire]] || Promoted from [[Midlands 4 West (South)|Midlands 4 WS]] (champions)
|-
| Woodrush || Icknield Street || || [[Forhill]], [[Worcestershire]] || 5th
|-
|}

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}}

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{{location map~ |Warwickshire|lat=52.3814316|long=-1.9199700|label={{background color|white|'''[[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]]'''}}|position=bottom|label_size=80}}
}}

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==2020–21==
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]], the 2020–21 season was cancelled.


==2019–20==
==2019–20==
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{{Location map+|Herefordshire|width=200|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Herefordshire|places=
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{{Location map+|Warwickshire|width=350|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire|places=
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{{Location map+|Warwickshire|width=250|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South) teams in Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire & Leicestershire|places=
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{{location map~ |Warwickshire|lat=52.4796524|long=-1.4615518|label={{background color|white|'''[[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]]'''}}|position=right|label_size=80}}
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{{location map~ |Herefordshire|lat=52.0270615|long=-2.4424341|label={{background color|white|'''[[Ledbury Rugby Club|Ledbury]]'''}}|position=left|label_size=80}}
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{{location map~ |Warwickshire|lat=52.4223971|long=-1.4618307|label={{background color|white|'''[[Pinley RFC|Pinley]]'''}}|position=left|label_size=80}}
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}}
}}


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*Woodrush
*Woodrush
*Worcester Wanderers
*Worcester Wanderers

==Original teams==

Teams in [[Midlands 3 West (North)]] and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

*[[Aston Old Edwardians Rugby Club|Aston Old Edwardians]] - promoted from [[North Midlands 1]] (10th)
*[[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]] - promoted from [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]] (10th)
*[[Dixonians RFC|Dixonians]] - promoted from [[North Midlands 1]] (6th)
*[[Handsworth Rugby Union Football Club|Handsworth]] - promoted from [[Staffordshire 1]] (champions)
*[[Kenilworth RFC|Kenilworth]] - promoted from [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]] (7th)
*[[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]] - promoted from [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]] (6th)
*[[Old Laurentians RFC|Old Laurentians]] - promoted from [[Warwickshire 1]] (champions)
*[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Selly Oak]]{{efn|Selly Oak are currently known as Moseley Oak - the amateur side affiliated with [[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club]].}} - promoted from [[North Midlands 2]] (champions)
*[[Shrewsbury Rugby Club|Shrewsbury]] - promoted from [[North Midlands 1]] (11th)
*[[Stratford-upon-Avon RFC|Stratford-upon-Avon]] - promoted from [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]] (9th)
*[[Tamworth RUFC|Tamworth]] - promoted from [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]] (8th)
*[[West Midlands Police RFC|West Midlands Police]] - promoted from [[North Midlands 1]] (8th)
*[[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] - promoted from [[North Midlands 1]] (7th)


==Midlands 3 West (South) honours==
==Midlands 3 West (South) honours==
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===Midlands West 2 (1992–1993)===
===Midlands West 2 (1992–1993)===


[[Midlands 3 West (North)]] and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands West 1]] and relegation was to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]].
[[Midlands 3 West (North)]] and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands West 1]] and relegation was to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]].


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
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! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:425px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
|- align=left
|- align=left
| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Aston Old Edwardians Rugby Club|Aston Old Edwardians]] || [[Handsworth RUFC|Handsworth]] ||
| 1992–93 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Aston Old Edwardians Rugby Club|Aston Old Edwardians]] || [[Handsworth RUFC|Handsworth]] || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94|date=1993|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7891-1|pages=164–167}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| <small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small>
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| <small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small>
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===Midlands West 2 (1993–1996)===
===Midlands West 2 (1993–1996)===


The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from [[North Premier|North 1]] were combined to create [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]], meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands West 1]] while relegation was to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]].
The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from [[North Premier|North 1]] were combined to create [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]], meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands West 1]] while relegation was to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]].


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! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:425px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
|- align=left
|- align=left
|-
|-
| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Laurentians RFC|Old Laurentians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club|Newport (Salop)]] || No relegation
| 1993–94 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Laurentians RFC|Old Laurentians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club|Newport (Salop)]] || No relegation || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95|date=1994|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7891-1|pages=164–167}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Luctonians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Kenilworth RFC|Kenilworth]] || [[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]] ||
| 1994–95 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Luctonians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Kenilworth RFC|Kenilworth]] || [[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]] || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Jones|first1=Stephen|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1995-96|date=1995|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7850-4|pages=176–179}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Selly Oak]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Malvern RFC|Malvern]]{{efn|Due to the cancellation of [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]] at the end of the season, nine clubs were promoted including [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]], [[Ludlow RFC|Ludlow]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon RFC|Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]], [[Tamworth RUFC|Tamworth]], [[Stoke Old Boys RFC|Stoke Old Boys]] and [[Dixonians RFC|Dixonians]].}} || No relegation{{efn|Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]] there was no relegation.}} ||
| 1995–96 || style="text-align: center;"| 13 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Selly Oak]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Malvern RFC|Malvern]]{{efn|Due to the cancellation of [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]] at the end of the season, nine clubs were promoted including [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]], [[Ludlow RFC|Ludlow]], [[Stratford-upon-Avon RFC|Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]], [[Tamworth RUFC|Tamworth]], [[Stoke Old Boys RFC|Stoke Old Boys]] and [[Dixonians RFC|Dixonians]].}} || No relegation{{efn|Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]] there was no relegation.}} || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1996-97|date=1996|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7816-4|pages=192–195}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| <small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small>
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| <small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small>
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===Midlands West 2 (1996–2000)===
===Midlands West 2 (1996–2000)===


At the end of the 1995–96 season [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]] was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands West 1]] while relegation was to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]].
At the end of the 1995–96 season [[Courage League Division 5|National 5 North]] was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands West 1]] while relegation was to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]].


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! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:425px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
|- align=left
|- align=left
|-
|-
| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Telford Hornets RFC|Telford Hornets]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] || [[Trinity Guild RFC|Trinity Guild]], [[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]], [[Rugby St Andrews RFC|Rugby St Andrews]] ||
| 1996–97 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Telford Hornets RFC|Telford Hornets]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] || [[Trinity Guild RFC|Trinity Guild]], [[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]], [[Rugby St Andrews RFC|Rugby St Andrews]] || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1997-98|date=1997|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7771-0|pages=156–159}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Shrewsbury RFC|Shrewsbury]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || [[Coventry Saracens RFC|Coventry Saracens]] ||
| 1997–98 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Shrewsbury RFC|Shrewsbury]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || [[Coventry Saracens RFC|Coventry Saracens]] || <ref>{{cite book|last1=Cleary|first1=Mick|last2=Griffiths|first2=John|title=Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1998-99|date=1998|publisher=Headline|isbn=0-7472-7653-6|pages=90–93}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 1998–99 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Birmingham Exiles RFC|Birmingham Exiles]] || [[Manor Park RFC|Manor Park]], [[Copsewood RFC|GPT Coventry]], [[Warley RFC|Warley]] ||
| 1998–99 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Birmingham Exiles RFC|Birmingham Exiles]] || [[Manor Park RFC|Manor Park]], [[Copsewood RFC|GPT Coventry]], [[Warley RFC|Warley]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=222&season=1998-1999#table|title=1998-1999 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>{{efn|Midlands West 2 is mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website for 1998–99 season.}}
|-
|-
| 1999–00 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]]'''{{efn|Champions [[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]] would be promoted into the new [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (North)]].}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]{{efn|Due to Midlands league restructuring four clubs would be promoted including [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] (2nd) and [[Leek RUFC|Leek]] (4th) who would go into [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (North)]], while [[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]] (3rd) would go into [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (South)]].}} || No relegation{{efn|As Midlands West 2 was to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either Midlands 4 West (North) or [[Midlands 3 West (South)|Midlands 4 West (South)]].}} ||
| 1999–00 || style="text-align: center;"| 17 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]]'''{{efn|Champions [[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]] would be promoted into the new [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (North)]].}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]{{efn|Due to Midlands league restructuring four clubs would be promoted including [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] (2nd) and [[Leek RUFC|Leek]] (4th) who would go into [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (North)]], while [[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]] (3rd) would go into [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (South)]].}} || No relegation{{efn|As Midlands West 2 was to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either [[Midlands 3 West (North)|Midlands 4 West (North)]] or Midlands 4 West (South).}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/search-results?competition=1597&division=534&season=1999-2000#table|title=1999-2000 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>{{efn|Midlands West 2 is mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website for 1999–00 season.}}
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| <small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small>
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| <small><span style="background:#d8ffeb">Green backgrounds</span> are the promotion places.</small>
|}
|}


===Midlands 4 West (South) (2000–2004)===

Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - [[Midlands 3 West (North)|Midlands 4 West (North)]] and Midlands 4 West (South). Promotion was now to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands 3 West (South)]]{{efn|Prior to the 2000–01 season [[Midlands 2 West (North)|Midlands 3 West (North)]] and [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands 3 West (South)]] were part of a Midlands West 1.}} and relegation to either [[North Midlands 1]] or [[Warwickshire 1]].{{efn|[[Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1]] was split into [[Staffordshire 1]] and [[Warwickshire 1]] at the end of the 1999–00 season.}}


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|-
|-
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
| style="border:0;"|'''Midlands 3 West (South) Honours'''
| style="border:0;"| '''Midlands 4 West South'''
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|}
|}
|-
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:70px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:300px;"|Relegated Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|League Name
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
|- align=left
|- align=left
|2000–01<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/group/9701|title=2000-2001 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club|Silhillians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Pershore RFC|Pershore]] || [[Stoke Old Boys RFC|Stoke Old Boys]], [[Redditch RFC|Redditch]], [[Trinity Guild RFC|Trinity Guild]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
|2000–01 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club|Silhillians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Pershore RFC|Pershore]] || [[Stoke Old Boys RFC|Stoke Old Boys]], [[Redditch RFC|Redditch]], [[Trinity Guild RFC|Trinity Guild]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2000-2001/group/9701|title=2000-2001 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2001–02<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/group/10035|title=2001-2002 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Southam RUFC|Southam]] || [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]], [[Stourport RFC|Stourport]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
|2001–02 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Southam RUFC|Southam]] || [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]], [[Stourport RFC|Stourport]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2001-2002/group/10035|title=2001-2002 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2002–03<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/group/10370|title=2002-2003 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]] || [[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]], [[Kings Norton RFC|Kings Norton]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
|2002–03 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]] || [[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]], [[Kings Norton RFC|Kings Norton]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2002-2003/group/10370|title=2002-2003 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2003–04<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2003-2004/group/10755|title=2003-2004 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Earlsdon RFC|Earlsdon]] || [[Trinity Guild RFC|Trinity Guild]], [[Birmingham Exiles RFC|Birmingham Exiles]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
|2003–04 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Earlsdon RFC|Earlsdon]] || [[Trinity Guild RFC|Trinity Guild]], [[Birmingham Exiles RFC|Birmingham Exiles]], [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2003-2004/group/10755|title=2003-2004 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|2004–05<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/group/11155|title=2004-2005 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Solihull RFC|Solihull]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Keresley RFC|Keresley]] || [[Manor Park RFC|Manor Park]], [[Southam RUFC|Southam]], [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
|}

===Midlands 4 West (South) (2004–2006)===

At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands 3 West (South)]]. However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either [[North Midlands 1|North Midlands (South) 1]]{{efn|North Midlands 1 was divided into [[North Midlands 1|North Midlands (North)]] and [[North Midlands 1|North Midlands (South) 1]] at the start of the 2004–05 season.}} or [[Warwickshire 1]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
|-
|colspan="11" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|<!--
|2005–06<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2005-2006/group/11511|title=2005-2006 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Stourbridge R.F.C.|Stourbridge Lions]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Edwardians RFC|Edwardians]] || [[Harbury RFC|Harbury]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
-->
{| border="0" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
|-
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|2006–07<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2006-2007/group/11838|title=2006-2007 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Berkswell & Balsall RFC|Berkswell & Balsall]] || [[Keresley RFC|Keresley]], [[Cleobury Mortimer RFC|Cleobury Mortimer]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
| style="border:0;"| '''Midlands 4 West South'''
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|}
|-
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:70px;"|Season
|2007–08<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2007-2008/group/12247|title=2007-2008 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''Spartans (Midlands)''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]] || [[Copsewood RFC|Copsewood]], [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || Midlands 4 West (South)
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
|- align=left
|2004–05 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Solihull RFC|Solihull]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Keresley RFC|Keresley]] || [[Manor Park RFC|Manor Park]], [[Southam RUFC|Southam]], [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2004-2005/group/11155|title=2004-2005 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2005–06 || style="text-align: center;"| 10 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Stourbridge R.F.C.|Stourbridge Lions]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Edwardians RFC|Edwardians]] || [[Harbury RFC|Harbury]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2005-2006/group/11511|title=2005-2006 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|2008–09<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2008-2009/group/12733|title=2008-2009 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Worcester Wanderers]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]] || No relegation || Midlands 4 West (South){{efn|Last season as Midlands 4 West (South). Would be renamed Midlands 3 West (South) for the following season.}}
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2009-2010/group/13605|title=2009-2010 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Pershore RFC|Pershore]] || [[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]], [[Edwardians RFC|Edwardians]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|}

===Midlands 4 West (South) (2006–2009)===

At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to [[Midlands 2 West (South)|Midlands 3 West (South)]]. The cancellation of [[Warwickshire 1]] league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced [[Midlands 4 West (South)|Midlands 5 West (South)]].

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|-
|-
|colspan="11" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"|<!--
|2010–11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2010-2011/group/14548|title=2010-2011 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Newbold-on-Avon RFC|Newbold-on-Avon]] || [[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]], [[Harbury RFC|Harbury]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
-->
{| border="0" style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
|-
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|2011–12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2011-2012/group/15390|title=2011-2012 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Earlsdon RFC|Earlsdon]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]] || [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
| style="border:0;"| '''Midlands 4 West South'''
| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|}
|-
|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:70px;"|Season
|2012–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/group/16345|title=2012-2013 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Leamingtonians RFC|Old Leamingtonians]] || [[Redditch RFC|Redditch]], [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|Reference
|- align=left
|2006–07 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Berkswell & Balsall RFC|Berkswell & Balsall]] || [[Keresley RFC|Keresley]], [[Cleobury Mortimer RFC|Cleobury Mortimer]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2006-2007/group/11838|title=2006-2007 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2013–14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2013-2014/group/17213|title=2013-2014 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Pinley RFC|Pinley]] || [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]], [[Kings Norton RFC|Kings Norton]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|2007–08 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Spartans (Midlands) RFC|Spartans (Midlands)]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]] || [[Copsewood RFC|Copsewood]], [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2007-2008/group/12247|title=2007-2008 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2014–15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2014-2015/group/18253|title=2014-2015 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]] || [[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]], [[Manor Park RFC|Manor Park]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|2008–09 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Worcester Wanderers]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]] || No relegation || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2008-2009/group/12733|title=2008-2009 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
|2015–16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2015-2016/group/19782|title=2015-2016 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=2 May 2016}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Rugby Lions]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Southam RUFC|Southam]] || [[Pershore RFC|Pershore]], [[Harbury RFC|Harbury]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|}

===Midlands 3 West (South) (2009–present)===

League restructuring by the [[Rugby Football Union|RFU]] meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as [[Midlands 3 West (North)]] and Midlands 3 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to [[Midlands 2 West (South)]] (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to [[Midlands 4 West (South)]].

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|-
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|2016–17<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2016-2017/group/21156|title=2016-2017 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=22 April 2017}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]]{{efn|Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 11th place [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] were safe.}} || Midlands 3 West (South)
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| style="width:20%; border:0;"|
|2017–18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2017-2018/group/22850|title=2017-2018 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Rugby St Andrews RFC|Rugby St Andrews]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]] || [[Bromyard RFC|Bromyard]], [[Old Wheatleyans RFC|Old Wheatleyans]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
| style="border:0;"|'''Midlands 3 West (South) Honours'''
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|-
! style="background:#efefef; width:80px;"|Season
! style="background:#efefef; width:50px;"|No of Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Champions
! style="background:#efefef; width:175px;"|Runners–up
! style="background:#efefef; width:350px;"|Relegated Teams
! style="background:#efefef; width:200px;"|League Name
|- align=left
|2009–10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2009-2010/group/13605|title=2009-2010 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Pershore RFC|Pershore]] || [[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]], [[Edwardians RFC|Edwardians]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2010–11<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2010-2011/group/14548|title=2010-2011 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Newbold-on-Avon RFC|Newbold-on-Avon]] || [[Coventry Welsh RFC|Coventry Welsh]], [[Harbury RFC|Harbury]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2011–12<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2011-2012/group/15390|title=2011-2012 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 11 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Earlsdon RFC|Earlsdon]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]] || [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2012–13<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2012-2013/group/16345|title=2012-2013 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Leamingtonians RFC|Old Leamingtonians]] || [[Redditch RFC|Redditch]], [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2013–14<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2013-2014/group/17213|title=2013-2014 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=7 March 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Pinley RFC|Pinley]] || [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]], [[Kings Norton RFC|Kings Norton]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2014–15<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2014-2015/group/18253|title=2014-2015 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=2 May 2015}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]] || [[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]], [[Manor Park RFC|Manor Park]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2015–16<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2015-2016/group/19782|title=2015-2016 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Rugby Lions]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Southam RUFC|Southam]] || [[Pershore RFC|Pershore]], [[Harbury RFC|Harbury]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2016–17<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2016-2017/group/21156|title=2016-2017 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=22 April 2017}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Droitwich RFC|Droitwich]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Evesham RFC|Evesham]] || [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]]{{efn|Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 11th place [[Woodrush RFC|Woodrush]] were safe.}} || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|2017–18<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2017-2018/group/22850|title=2017-2018 Midlands Division|publisher=England Rugby|access-date=28 April 2018}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Rugby St Andrews RFC|Rugby St Andrews]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]] || [[Bromyard RFC|Bromyard]], [[Old Wheatleyans RFC|Old Wheatleyans]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|-
|2018–19<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2018-2019/group/26182|title=2018-19 Midlands Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref> || 12{{efn|Despite [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]] dropping out of the league, the division stayed at 12 teams due to 4 teams being promoted and relegated into it.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Pinley RFC|Pinley]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]] || [[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]], [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|2018–19<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/fixtures-and-results/competitions/midlands-division/2018-2019/group/26182|title=2018-19 Midlands Division|website=England Rugby|publisher=RFU|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12{{efn|Despite [[Dunlop RFC|Dunlop]] dropping out of the league, the division stayed at 12 teams due to 4 teams being promoted and relegated into it.}} || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Pinley RFC|Pinley]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]] || [[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]], [[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|-
|2019–20<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Midlands Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/d6/d635ee7d-0f46-46cc-bc36-d637816ee14b/FINAL%20Midlands%20Level%208%20and%20below_v2.pdf|website=England Rugby|accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref> || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Berkswell & Balsall RFC|Berkswell & Balsall]] || [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|2019–20<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's Midlands Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/dxdam/d6/d635ee7d-0f46-46cc-bc36-d637816ee14b/FINAL%20Midlands%20Level%208%20and%20below_v2.pdf|website=England Rugby|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref> || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| '''[[Old Coventrians RFC|Old Coventrians]]''' || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| [[Berkswell & Balsall RFC|Berkswell & Balsall]] || [[Bedworth RFC|Bedworth]] || Midlands 3 West (South)
|-
|-
|2020–21 || 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || style="background:#d8ffeb;"|
|2020–21 || style="text-align: center;"| 12 || style="background:#d8ffeb;"| || style="background:#d8ffeb;"|
|-
|-
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
| colspan="15" style="border:0; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"| Green backgrounds are promotion places.
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*[[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] (2)
*[[Old Yardleians RFC|Old Yardleians]] (2)
*[[Earlsdon RFC|Earlsdon]] (1)
*[[Earlsdon RFC|Earlsdon]] (1)
*[[Kidderminster RFC|Kidderminster]] (1){{efn|Kidderminster's title was won when division was unified as Midlands 4 West.}}
*[[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]] (1){{efn|[[Kidderminster Carolians RFC|Kidderminster Carolians]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]] (1)
*[[Ledbury RFC|Ledbury]] (1)
*[[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]] (1){{efn|Newcastle (Staffs) title was won when division was unified as Midlands 4 West.}}
*[[Luctonians]] (1){{efn|[[Luctonians]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]] (1){{efn|[[Newcastle (Staffs) RUFC|Newcastle (Staffs)]] title was when division was league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]] (1){{efn|[[Nuneaton Old Edwardians RFC|Nuneaton Old Edwardians]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Old Laurentians RFC|Old Laurentians]] (1){{efn|[[Old Laurentians RFC|Old Laurentians]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Pinley RFC|Pinley]] (1)
*[[Pinley RFC|Pinley]] (1)
*[[Rugby Lions]] (1)
*[[Rugby Lions]] (1)
*[[Rugby St Andrews RFC|Rugby St Andrews]] (1)
*[[Rugby St Andrews RFC|Rugby St Andrews]] (1)
*[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Selly Oak]] (1){{efn|[[Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club|Selly Oak's]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]] (1)
*[[Shipston-on-Stour Rugby Football Club|Shipston-on-Stour]] (1)
*[[Shrewsbury Rugby Club|Shrewsbury]] (1){{efn|[[Shrewsbury Rugby Club|Shrewsbury's]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club|Silhillians]] (1)
*[[Silhillians Rugby Union Football Club|Silhillians]] (1)
*[[Solihull RFC|Solihull]] (1)
*[[Solihull RFC|Solihull]] (1)
*Spartans (Midlands) (1)
*[[Spartans (Midlands) RFC|Spartans (Midlands)]] (1)
*[[Stourbridge R.F.C.|Stourbridge Lions]] (1)
*[[Stourbridge R.F.C.|Stourbridge Lions]] (1)
*[[Telford Hornets RFC|Telford Hornets]] (1){{efn|[[Telford Hornets RFC|Telford Hornets]] title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.}}
*[[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]] (1)
*[[Upton-on-Severn RFC|Upton-on-Severn]] (1)
*[[Worcester Wanderers]] (1)
*[[Worcester Wanderers]] (1)
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*[[English rugby union system]]
*[[English rugby union system]]
*[[Rugby union in England]]
*[[Rugby union in England]]

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}
*{{cite web|author=English RFU |year=2008 |title=Rugby First |url=http://clubs.rfu.com/ |publisher=RFU |accessdate=21 July 2008 |ref=refStaffordshire Rugby |archivedate=28 April 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428021201/http://clubs.rfu.com/clubs/portals/webmasters |url-status=dead }}

==See also==
*[[English Rugby Union Leagues]]
*[[English Rugby Union Leagues]]
*[[English rugby union system]]
*[[English rugby union system]]
*[[Rugby union in England]]
*[[Rugby union in England]]

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}
*{{cite web|author=English RFU |year=2008 |title=Rugby First |url=http://clubs.rfu.com/ |publisher=RFU |access-date=21 July 2008 |ref=refStaffordshire Rugby |archive-date=28 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428021201/http://clubs.rfu.com/clubs/portals/webmasters |url-status=dead }}


{{Rugby union in England}}
{{Rugby union in England}}

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Midlands 3 West (South)
Current season or competition:
2019–20 Midlands 3 West (South)
SportRugby union
Instituted1992; 32 years ago (1992) (as Midlands West 2)
Number of teams12
Land England
HoldersOld Coventrians (2nd title) (2019–20)
(promoted to Midlands 2 West (South)))
Most titlesDroitwich, Dunlop, Old Coventrians, Old Yardleians (2 titles)
WebsiteEngland RFU

Midlands 3 West (South) is a level 8 English Rugby Union league and level 3 of the Midlands League, made up of teams from the southern part of the West Midlands region including clubs from parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands, Herefordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and sometimes Oxfordshire, with home and away matches played throughout the season. When this division began in 1992 it was known as Midlands West 2, until it was split into two regional divisions called Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) ahead of the 2000–01 season. Further restructuring of the Midlands leagues ahead of the 2009–10 season, led to the current name of Midlands 3 West (South).

Promoted teams tend to move up to Midlands 2 West (South) while demoted teams typically drop to Midlands 4 West (South). Each year all clubs in the division also take part in the RFU Senior Vase - a level 8 national competition.

2021–22

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Participating teams & locations

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2020–21

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

2019–20

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Participating teams & locations

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2018–19

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Participating teams & locations

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2017–18

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Participating teams & locations

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Teams 2016-17

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Teams 2015-16

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Teams 2014-15

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Teams 2013–14

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Teams 2012–13

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  • Cheltenham North
  • Evesham
  • Kings Norton
  • Ledbury
  • Old Coventrians
  • Old Leamingtonians
  • Old Wheatleyans
  • Pershore
  • Pinley
  • Redditch
  • Southam
  • Woodrush

Teams 2009–10

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Teams 2008–09

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  • Bedworth
  • Dunlop
  • Edwardians
  • Kings Norton
  • Ledbury
  • Old Leamingtonians
  • Pershore
  • Shipston on Stour
  • Southam
  • Upton On Severn
  • Woodrush
  • Worcester Wanderers

Original teams

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Teams in Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single division called Midlands 2 West, which contained the following sides when it was introduced in 1992:

Midlands 3 West (South) honours

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Midlands West 2 (1992–1993)

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Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were originally part of a single tier 8 division called Midlands West 2. Promotion was to Midlands West 1 and relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

Midlands West 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1992–93 13 Nuneaton Old Edwardians Aston Old Edwardians Handsworth [1]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands West 2 (1993–1996)

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The top six teams from Midlands 1 and the top six from North 1 were combined to create National 5 North, meaning that Midlands 2 West dropped to become a tier 9 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

Midlands West 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1993–94 13 Old Laurentians Newport (Salop) No relegation [2]
1994–95 13 Luctonians Kenilworth Coventry Welsh, Dunlop [3]
1995–96 13 Selly Oak Malvern[b] No relegation[c] [4]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands West 2 (1996–2000)

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At the end of the 1995–96 season National 5 North was discontinued and Midlands West 2 returned to being a tier 8 league. Promotion continued to Midlands West 1 while relegation was to either North Midlands 1 or Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1.

Midlands West 2
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
1996–97 17 Telford Hornets Woodrush Trinity Guild, Newcastle (Staffs), Rugby St Andrews [5]
1997–98 17 Shrewsbury Evesham Coventry Saracens [6]
1998–99 17 Newcastle (Staffs) Birmingham Exiles Manor Park, GPT Coventry, Warley [7][d]
1999–00 17 Kidderminster Carolians[e] Old Yardleians[f] No relegation[g] [8][h]
Green backgrounds are the promotion places.

Midlands 4 West (South) (2000–2004)

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Restructuring ahead of the 2000–01 season saw Midlands West 2 split into two tier 8 regional leagues - Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South). Promotion was now to Midlands 3 West (South)[i] and relegation to either North Midlands 1 or Warwickshire 1.[j]

Midlands 4 West South
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2000–01 10 Silhillians Pershore Stoke Old Boys, Redditch, Trinity Guild [9]
2001–02 10 Ledbury Southam Woodrush, Dunlop, Stourport [10]
2002–03 10 Shipston-on-Stour Droitwich Coventry Welsh, Kings Norton [11]
2003–04 12 Old Yardleians Earlsdon Trinity Guild, Birmingham Exiles, Dunlop [12]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 4 West (South) (2004–2006)

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At the start of the 2004–05 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). However, the restructuring of the leagues below meant that relegation was now to either North Midlands (South) 1[k] or Warwickshire 1.

Midlands 4 West South
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2004–05 10 Solihull Keresley Manor Park, Southam, Evesham [13]
2005–06 10 Stourbridge Lions Edwardians Harbury [14]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 4 West (South) (2006–2009)

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At the start of the 2006–07 season Midlands 4 West (South) remained at tier 8 of the league system, with promotion continuing to Midlands 3 West (South). The cancellation of Warwickshire 1 league meant that relegation was now to the newly introduced Midlands 5 West (South).

Midlands 4 West South
Season No of teams Champions Runners–up Relegated teams Reference
2006–07 12 Droitwich Berkswell & Balsall Keresley, Cleobury Mortimer [15]
2007–08 12 Spartans (Midlands) Old Coventrians Copsewood, Evesham [16]
2008–09 12 Worcester Wanderers Bedworth No relegation [17]
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Midlands 3 West (South) (2009–present)

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League restructuring by the RFU meant that Midlands 4 West (North) and Midlands 4 West (South) were renamed as Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South), with both leagues remaining at tier 8. Promotion was now to Midlands 2 West (South) (formerly Midlands 3 West (North)) and relegation to Midlands 4 West (South).

Midlands 3 West (South) Honours
Season No of Teams Champions Runners–up Relegated Teams League Name
2009–10[18] 12 Dunlop Pershore Ledbury, Edwardians Midlands 3 West (South)
2010–11[19] 12 Upton-on-Severn Newbold-on-Avon Coventry Welsh, Harbury Midlands 3 West (South)
2011–12[20] 11 Earlsdon Shipston-on-Stour Old Yardleians Midlands 3 West (South)
2012–13[21] 12 Old Coventrians Old Leamingtonians Redditch, Woodrush Midlands 3 West (South)
2013–14[22] 12 Old Yardleians Pinley Evesham, Kings Norton Midlands 3 West (South)
2014–15[23] 12 Dunlop Bedworth Upton-on-Severn, Manor Park Midlands 3 West (South)
2015–16[24] 12 Rugby Lions Southam Pershore, Harbury Midlands 3 West (South)
2016–17[25] 12 Droitwich Evesham Bedworth[l] Midlands 3 West (South)
2017–18[26] 12 Rugby St Andrews Old Coventrians Bromyard, Old Wheatleyans Midlands 3 West (South)
2018–19[27] 12[m] Pinley Shipston-on-Stour Upton-on-Severn, Old Yardleians Midlands 3 West (South)
2019–20[28] 12 Old Coventrians Berkswell & Balsall Bedworth Midlands 3 West (South)
2020–21 12
Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Number of league titles

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Notes

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  1. ^ Selly Oak are currently known as Moseley Oak - the amateur side affiliated with Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club.
  2. ^ Due to the cancellation of National 5 North at the end of the season, nine clubs were promoted including Old Coventrians, Ludlow, Stratford-upon-Avon, Nuneaton Old Edwardians, Tamworth, Stoke Old Boys and Dixonians.
  3. ^ Due to widespread restructuring caused by the cancellation of National 5 North there was no relegation.
  4. ^ Midlands West 2 is mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website for 1998–99 season.
  5. ^ Champions Kidderminster Carolians would be promoted into the new Midlands 3 West (North).
  6. ^ Due to Midlands league restructuring four clubs would be promoted including Old Yardleians (2nd) and Leek (4th) who would go into Midlands 3 West (North), while Nuneaton Old Edwardians (3rd) would go into Midlands 3 West (South).
  7. ^ As Midlands West 2 was to split up into two regional leagues there was no relegation. Clubs that were not promoted were transferred into either Midlands 4 West (North) or Midlands 4 West (South).
  8. ^ Midlands West 2 is mistakenly referred to as Midlands 4 East (South) on RFU website for 1999–00 season.
  9. ^ Prior to the 2000–01 season Midlands 3 West (North) and Midlands 3 West (South) were part of a Midlands West 1.
  10. ^ Staffordshire/Warwickshire 1 was split into Staffordshire 1 and Warwickshire 1 at the end of the 1999–00 season.
  11. ^ North Midlands 1 was divided into North Midlands (North) and North Midlands (South) 1 at the start of the 2004–05 season.
  12. ^ Only 1 team relegated this season meaning 11th place Woodrush were safe.
  13. ^ Despite Dunlop dropping out of the league, the division stayed at 12 teams due to 4 teams being promoted and relegated into it.
  14. ^ Kidderminster Carolians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  15. ^ Luctonians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  16. ^ Newcastle (Staffs) title was when division was league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  17. ^ Nuneaton Old Edwardians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  18. ^ Old Laurentians title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  19. ^ Selly Oak's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  20. ^ Shrewsbury's title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.
  21. ^ Telford Hornets title was when league was single division known as Midlands West 2.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jones, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1993). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1993-94. Headline. pp. 164–167. ISBN 0-7472-7891-1.
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