Essex 3
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SportRugby Union
Instituted2003
Ceased2009
Number of teams7
| Sport | Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2003 |
| Ceased | 2009 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Country |  England |
| Holders | Pegasus Palmerians (1st title) (2008–09) (promoted to Essex 2) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
Essex 3 (also known as Essex Oranjeboom League 3 for sponsorship reasons) was an English Rugby Union league which was at the eleventh tier of the domestic competition. It was formerly the basement division of club rugby in Essex and promoted teams moved up to Essex 2. Originally formed in 2003 by breakaway Essex clubs from East Counties 3 South the division ran for six seasons before being abolished at the end of the 2008–09 campaign.
When Essex 3 was introduced in 2003 it contained the following teams:
- Kings Cross Steelers - transferred from Eastern Counties 3 South (8th)
- May & Baker - transferred from Eastern Counties 3 South (4th)
- Millwall - N/A (joined league)
- Pegasus Palmerians - transferred from Eastern Counties 3 South (6th)
- Old Cooperians - transferred from Eastern Counties 3 South (5th)
- Ongar - transferred from Eastern Counties 3 South (7th)
- Witham - transferred from Eastern Counties 3 North (8th)
Essex 3 honours
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| Season | No of Teams | Champions | Runners–up | Relegated Teams | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04[1] | 7 | Millwall | May & Baker | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2004–05[2] | 7 | Writtle Wanderers | Clacton | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2005–06[3] | 8 | Old Cooperians | Pegasus Palmerians | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2006–07[4] | 7 | Witham | Kings Cross Steelers | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2007–08[5] | 6 | Runwell Wyverns | May & Baker | No relegation | ||||||||||
| 2008–09[6] | 7 | Pegasus Palmerians | Brightlingsea[a] | No relegation | ||||||||||
| Green backgrounds are promotion places. | ||||||||||||||
Number of league titles
- Millwall (1)
- Old Cooperians (1)
- Pegasus Palmerians (1)
- Runwell Wyverns (1)
- Witham (1)
- Writtle Wanderers (1)