English rugby union league
Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East Sport Rugby Union Instituted 1988; 37 years ago (1988 ) (as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East) Ceased 1992; 33 years ago (1992 ) Number of teams 8 Country England Holders Calne (1st title) (1991–92)Berks/Dorset/Wilts 2 )
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 [ a]
Originally known as Berks/Dorset/Wilts 3 East and involved involving clubs based in Berkshire [ b] 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 ).
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References
^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1989). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1989–90 (18th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 133– 136. ISBN 0-356-17862-5 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1990). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1990–91 (19th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 143– 146. ISBN 0-356-19162-1 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1991). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1991–92 (20th ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 164– 167. ISBN 0-356-20249-6 ^ Johns, Stephen; Griffiths, John (1992). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1992–93 (21st ed.). London: Rothmans Publications Ltd. pp. 176– 179. ISBN 0-7472-7907-1
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