National League 3 South West (formerly the South West Division One) is the fifth level of domestic rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 competition in southern England.
The league consists of twelve teams from around Southern England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Each season is contested on a home and away basis, with each club playing 22 fixtures.

Promotion and relegation affect the makeup of the league each season, with the top team promoted to National League 2 South.

Teams 2011/12

• Weston-super-Mare
• Amersham & Chiltern
• Barnstaple
• Old Patesians
• Bournemouth
• Chinnor
• Chippenham
  Chippenham RFC
  Chippenham R.F.C is an English Rugby Union club. The club is located in Chippenham, Wiltshire.-The Club:Chippenham has 3 senior teams, supported by a full set of mini and junior sides. The first team currently plays in National League Three ....
  
  
• Exmouth
• Newbury Blues
• Oxford Harlequins
• Redingensians
• Newton Abbott
• Bridgwater & Albion
• Old Redcliffians

External links

• Rugby Club Directory Links to all English union clubs