Emerald Warriors RFC 1st, London Kings Cross Steelers 1st XV, London Kings Cross Steelers 2nd XV, Lyon Les Rebelyons, Manchester Village Spartans, Newcastle Ravens, Northampton Outlaws RFC, Stockholm Berserkers RFC. The Kings Cross Steelers won the Union Cup for the fourth time with a win over Dublin Emerald Warriors RFC With 500+ participants from all over Europe this is the largest Union Cup thus far. Brussels 2015 In April 2013, 3 teams / cities expressed bids for the Union Cup 2015 tournament. Caledonian Thebans From Edinburgh, Straffe Ketten From Brussels, Los Valents de Montpellier RFC From Montpellier. At 11.15pm BST, on 25 May 2013, it was announced in Bristol's "The Vault" venue, that Brussels - Straffe Ketten was the chosen city - club to host the Union Cup 2015. This will be the first time the Union Cup has been staged in Belgium. 700 players, fans and officials traveled to Brussels in May 2015 for the competition. The competition was held from the 21st to 23 May 2015, with opening and closing ceremonies being held at the Square near the Bozar in the centre of Brussels, and the tournament itself at the pitches of Forest Rugby Club in Bempt in the south-west of the city. Winners were: Cup: Kings Cross Steelers from London (24-3 against Manchester Spartans) Plate: Straffe Ketten from Brussels (8-7 against Caledonian Thebans from Edinburgh) Bowl: Cardiff Lions (7-0 against Kings Cross Steelers II) Madrid 2017 For 2017 3 cities ran for the organisation of the Union Cup. Dublin withdrew before the official bids had to be in. The decision between Madrid and Newcastle was made in Brussels on May 23, 2015 in favor of Madrid. The Madrid Titanes Club de Rugby will be the hosts. The Jozi Cats, from Johannesburg, South Africa became the first non-European team to participate in the cup. Dublin 2019 For 2019 3 teams ran for the organisation of the Union cup. The Manchester Village Spartans Manchester, The Cardiff Lions Cardiff and The Emerald Warriors Dublin, who won the bidding process after two attempts for the years 2013 and 2017. The tournament was broadcast by the Pundit Arena website. Tournament Summary References External links Eurogayrugbyclubhouse Union Cup - Official site Gay Rugby Clubs - Fan Site Rugby union cup competitions