# London 3 North West

Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex (formerly London 3 North West) is a level 8 league within the RFU league structure and is made up of teams predominantly from north-west London and Hertfordshire. Promoted sides move up to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex while relegated teams drop to Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex. Following the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it adopted its current name Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex.

## Teams for 2024-25

Departing were Brunel University and Ealing Trailfinders 1871, both promoted to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Hendon were relegated to Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
Joining were Enfield Ignatians and Hampstead, both relegated from Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex together with Verulamians and UCS Old Boys, both promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
With three teams departing and four joining, the league ran with eleven sides.

## Teams for 2023-24

Departing were Cheshunt and London Scottish Lions, both promoted to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Royston were relegated to Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
Joining were Brunel University and Old Millhillians, both promoted from Counties 3 Herts/Middlesex.
With three teams departing and two joining, the league ran with ten sides.

## Teams for 2022-23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Herts/Middlesex.
Returning were six of the ten teams from the previous season supplemented by the top five from Herts/Middlesex 1.
Departing were the top three sides Finchley, Welwyn and Hitchin, all promoted to Counties 1 Herts/Middlesex. Finsbury Park, 8th in 2021-22, did not return for the new season instead dropping to Middlesex RFU Merit 2.

## Teams for 2021–22

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.
Stevenage Town, 3rd in 2019-20, did not return for the new season instead dropping to Middlesex RFU Merit 3. This meant the league started with eleven clubs competing.
Old Merchant Taylors', who finished 9th in 2019-20, withdrew from the league in November 2021, consequently it was completed with ten teams.

## Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning London 3 North West was not contested.

## Participating Clubs 2019–20

| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Cheshunt | Rosedale Sports Club | | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | 8th |
| Enfield Ignatians | Donkey Lane | | Enfield Town, London | Relegated from London 2 NW (11th) |
| Finchley | Summers Lane | 1,000 | Finchley, London | 10th |
| Finsbury Park | Downhills Park | | West Green, London | Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (runners up) |
| Harrow | Grove Field | | Stanmore, London | 7th |
| Hitchin | King George V Playing Fields | | Hitchin, Hertfordshire | Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (champions) |
| Kilburn Cosmos | Gladstone Park | | Kilburn, London | 9th |
| Old Merchant Taylors' | War Memorial Sports Ground | | Northwood, London | 6th |
| Old Streetonians | Haggerston Park | | Shoreditch, London | 4th |
| Royston | The Heath Sports Centre | | Royston, Hertfordshire | 11th (not relegated) |
| Stevenage Town | North Road | | Stevenage, Hertfordshire | 3rd |
| Tabard | Cobden Hill | | Radlett, Hertfordshire | 5th |

## Participating Clubs 2018–19

| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Cheshunt | Rosedale Sports Club | | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | 10th |
| Datchworth | Datchworth Sports Club | | Datchworth, Hertfordshire | 8th |
| Finchley | Summers Lane | 1,000 | Finchley, London | 7th |
| Harrow | Grove Field | | Stanmore, London | Relegated from London 2 NW (11th) |
| Kilburn Cosmos | Gladstone Park | | Kilburn, London | 6th |
| London Welsh | Old Deer Park | 5,850 (1,000 seats) | Richmond, London | Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (champions) |
| Old Merchant Taylors' | War Memorial Sports Ground | | Northwood, London | 9th |
| Old Streetonians | Haggerston Park | | Shoreditch, London | 4th |
| Royston | The Heath Sports Centre | | Royston, Hertfordshire | Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (runners up) |
| Stevenage Town | North Road | | Stevenage, Hertfordshire | 3rd |
| Tabard | Cobden Hill | | Radlett, Hertfordshire | Relegated from London 2 NW (12th) |
| Verulamians | Cotlandswick | | London Colney, Hertfordshire | 5th |

## Participating Clubs 2017–18

| Team | Ground | Capacity | City/Area | Previous season |
| Cheshunt | Rosedale Sports Club | | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire | 10th |
| Datchworth | Datchworth Sports Club | | Datchworth, Hertfordshire | 6th |
| Finchley | Summers Lane | 1,000 | Finchley, London | 11th (not relegated) |
| Grasshoppers | MacFarlane Lane | | Isleworth, London | 4th |
| Hitchin | King George V Playing Fields | | Hitchin, Hertfordshire | 8th |
| Kilburn Cosmos | Gladstone Park | | Kilburn, London | 5th |
| Old Merchant Taylors' | War Memorial Sports Ground | | Northwood, London | 9th |
| Old Streetonians | Haggerston Park | | Shoreditch, London | Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (runners up) |
| St Albans | Boggymead Springs | | St Albans, Hertfordshire | 7th |
| Stevenage Town | North Road | | Stevenage, Hertfordshire | 3rd |
| Verulamians | Cotlandswick | | London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire | Promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (champions) |
| Welwyn | Hobbs Way | | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire | Relegated from London 2 North West (11th) |

## Participating Cubs 2016-17

* Cheshunt (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Datchworth
* Finchley
* Grasshoppers
* Hackney
* Hemel Hempstead
* Hitchin
* Kilburn Cosmos (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Old Merchant Taylors' (relegated from London 2 North West)
* St Albans
* Staines (relegated from London 2 North West)
* Stevenge Town

### Final league table

2016–17 London 3 North West :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hackney (C) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 859 | 245 | +614 | 20 | 0 | 108 | Promoted |
| 2 | Hemel Hempstead | 22 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 800 | 305 | +495 | 16 | 2 | 90 | Promoted |
| 3 | Stevenage | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 716 | 472 | +244 | 18 | 5 | 83 | |
| 4 | Grasshoppers | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 564 | 515 | +49 | 11 | 2 | 67 | |
| 5 | Kilburn Cosmos | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 550 | 560 | −10 | 10 | 4 | 54 | |
| 6 | Datchworth | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 458 | 633 | −175 | 7 | 3 | 50 | |
| 7 | St Albans | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 463 | 590 | −127 | 10 | 3 | 47 | |
| 8 | Hitchin | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 497 | 639 | −142 | 9 | 1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Old Merchant Taylors' | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 475 | 588 | −113 | 8 | 1 | 45 | |
| 10 | Cheshunt | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 463 | 558 | −95 | 8 | 3 | 43 | |
| 11 | Finchley | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 512 | 563 | −51 | 8 | 5 | 41 | Relegated |
| 12 | Staines | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 310 | 999 | −689 | 4 | 0 | 12 | Relegated |
* Number of matches won
* Difference between points for and against
* Total number of points for
* Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
* Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled (C) Champion

## Participating Clubs 2015-16

* Belsize Park
* Datchworth
* Finchley
* Grasshoppers
* Hackney
* Hemel Hempstead (relegated from London 2 North West)
* Hitchin
* London Nigerian (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Old Actonians (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* St Albans (relegated from London 2 North West)
* Stevenage Town
* Wasps

## Participating Clubs 2014-15

* Belsize Park (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Datchworth
* Finchley
* Fullerians
* Grasshoppers
* Hackney (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Hitchin
* Old Streetonians
* Stevenage Town
* UCS Old Boys (relegated from London 2 North West)
* Wasps
* Welwyn

## Participating Clubs 2013-14

* Datchworth
* Finchley
* Fullerians (relegated from London 2 North West)
* Grasshoppers (relegated from London 2 North West)
* Harrow (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Hitchin
* London New Zealand
* Old Merchant Taylors' (promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1)
* Old Streetonians (relegated from London 2 North East)
* Stevenage Town (relegated from London 2 North East)
* Wasps
* Welwyn

## Participating Clubs 2012-13

* Barnet Elizabethans
* Cheshunt
* Datchworth
* Finchley
* Haringey Rhinos
* Hitchin
* Imperial Medicals
* London New Zealand
* Old Priorians
* Twickenham
* Wasps
* Welwyn

## Participating Clubs 2009-10

* Bank of England
* Barnet Elizabethans
* Cheshunt
* Datchworth
* Fullerians
* Haringey Rhinos
* Hitchin
* Old Ashmoleans
* Old Hamptonians
* Old Streetonians
* West London

## Original teams

When this division was introduced in 2000 (as London 4 North West) it contained the following teams:
* Bank Of England - promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (champions)
* Chiswick - relegated from London 3 North West (9th)
* Fullerians - relegated from London 3 North West (7th)
* Grasshoppers - relegated from London 3 North West (6th)
* Hampstead - relegated from London 3 North West (12th)
* Hemel Hempstead - relegated from London 3 North West (8th)
* Letchworth Garden City - relegated from London 3 North West (10th)
* London New Zealand - promoted from Herts/Middlesex 1 (runners up)
* Old Millhillians - relegated from London 3 North West (13th)
* St Albans - relegated from London 3 North West (14th)
* Tring - relegated from London 3 North West (15th)

## London 3 North West honours
### London 4 North West (2000–2009)

Originally known as London 4 North West, this division was a tier 8 league with promotion up to London 3 North West and relegation down to Herts/Middlesex 1.

### London 3 North West (2009–present)

League restructuring by the RFU ahead of the 2009–10 season saw London 4 North East renamed as London 3 North West. Remaining as a tier 8 league promotion was to London 2 North West (formerly London 3 North West), while relegation continued to Herts/Middlesex 1.

## Number of league titles

* Old Streetonians (2)
* Chiswick (1)
* Civil Service (1)
* Finchley (1)
* Fullerians (1)
* Grasshoppers (1)
* Hackney (1)
* Hammersmith & Fulham (1)
* Harrow (1)
* H.A.C. (1)
* Letchworth Garden City (1)
* London New Zealand (1)
* London Nigerian (1)
* London Scottish (1)
* London Welsh (1)
* Old Haberdashers (1)
* Old Priorians (1)
* Tring (1)
* Welwyn (1)