National Division Three South is the fourth tier of the English rugby union system

English rugby union system

England has a comprehensive league structure in place, including national fully professional leagues to amateur regional leagues.The format and competitiveness of the leagues have changed greatly since their beginnings in 1987...

. The 2008-09 season will be the last in its current format, being changed by the RFU league restructuring proposals in 2009-10.

The last season when the league consisted of 14 teams playing 26 matches, saw London Scottish continue their march up the leagues by becoming champions with an undefeated record.

Participating teams

• Barking
  Barking RFC
  Barking RFC is an English rugby union team currently playing in National League 1.- Park Modern Old Boys:The club was founded in 1930, under the name of Park Modern Old Boys. In 1926 the Park Modern School in Barking was founded and the headmaster decided that the school would play rugby, despite...
  
  
• Bridgwater & Albion
• Canterbury
• Chinnor
  Chinnor R.F.C.
  Chinnor Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club founded in Thame, Oxfordshire, England in 1963. They are currently playing in the National Division Three South.-History:...
  
   (Promoted from South West Division One 2007-08 as champions)
• Dings Crusaders
  Dings Crusaders R.F.C.
  Dings Crusaders R.F.C. is a rugby union team based in the Bristol suburb of Lockleaze. It competes in National Division Two South, the fourth tier of English rugby union competition, the 2007–08 season being the club's fifth as a National League club. It is one of the oldest clubs in Bristol, with...
  
  
• Ealing
  Ealing Rugby
  Ealing Football Club played its first match in 1869 on Ealing Common, prior to the founding of the Rugby Football Union in 1871. The early years saw regular fixtures against the likes of Wasps, London Irish, Harlequins, Richmond and Blackheath with 75% win rate for a long period...
  
  
• Havant
• Henley Hawks (Relegated from National Division Two 2007-08 after finishing 12th)
• London Scottish
  London Scottish F.C.
  London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
  
  
• Lydney
  Lydney R.F.C.
  Lydney Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England. The club is currently in National Division Two South.-History:...
  
  
• Richmond
  Richmond F.C.
  Richmond Football Club is a rugby union club from Richmond, London. It is a founding member of the Rugby Football Union, and is one of the oldest football clubs...
  
   (Promoted from London Division One 2007-08 as champions)
• Rosslyn Park
  Rosslyn Park F.C.
  Rosslyn Park Football Club is a rugby union team. Founded in 1879, the club became the first club based in England to play rugby internationally when it faced Stade Francais in Paris on 18 April 1892. In 1912, the club played in Prague, Budapest and Vienna in the first rugby matches ever played in...
  
  
• Rugby Lions
  Rugby Lions
  Rugby Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is a rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire in England . Rugby currently compete in National League 3 Midlands...
  
  
• Worthing (Promoted from London Division One 2007-08 as London/South West Playoff winners)

Final league table

• Dings Crusaders deducted two points for unnecessarily going to uncontested scrums in their match against Worthing on 21 March 2009
• Barking deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
• Bridgwater & Albion deducted one point for unnecessarily going to uncontested scrums in their match against Ealing on 21 March 2009
• Havant deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player in their match against Richmond on 18 April 2009