London & South East Premier
| London & South East Premier | |
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Current season or competition:: 2017–18 London & South East Premier
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 1987 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 England Guernsey
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| Holders |
Tonbridge Juddian (1st title) (2016–17) (promoted to National League 2 South)) |
| Most titles | Basingstoke, Canterbury, Havant (2 titles) |
| Website | clubs.rfu.com |
London & South East Premier (up until 2016-17 known as National League 3 London & South East) is a level five league in the English rugby union system. It is one of four leagues at this level, with its counterparts; South West Premier, Midlands Premier and North Premier. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following re-organisation by the Rugby Football Union while the name change from National League 3 to Premier was introduced for the 2017-18 season to make it more obvious that it is a regional league. London & South East Premier is the highest regional rugby union league covering London and south east England.
The club that finishes in first place is automatically promoted to National League 2 South. The runner-up meets the second placed team of South West Premier with the winner also gaining promotion. Relegated teams drop down to either London 1 North or London 1 South depending on location, and other factors such as the location of relegated and promoted teams in other divisions. Tonbridge Juddian are the current champions and have been promoted to National 2 South.
Nine of the fourteen teams participated in last season's competition. They are joined by Barnes who were relegated from National League 2 South along with three promoted teams Sidcup, Tring and Tunbridge Wells.Tonbridge Juddians were promoted into National League 2 South as champions along with Wimbledon who won the promotion playoff. Teams relegated from the league included Amersham & Chiltern and Colchester (London 1 North) and Chichester (London 1 South). To address an imbalance of teams, Towcestrians were level transferred into the league from the Midlands Premier, as they were the nearest team geographically.
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