Current season or competition: 2024-25 Counties 3 Kent | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Country |  England |
| Most titles | Park House (4 titles) |
| Website | englandrugby.com |
Counties 3 Kent (formerly Kent 1 known as Shepherd Neame Kent 1 for sponsorship reasons) is an English level 9 Rugby Union League[1] and is made up of teams predominantly from south-east London and Kent. The teams play home and away matches from September through to April. The league champions move up to Counties 2 Kent. Relegated teams drop down to Counties 4 Kent. Following the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022-23 it adopted its current name Counties 3 Kent.
Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.
- ^ "League Make up". Kent RFU. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.