[citation needed] The third edition was held in London in 2009, with visiting teams from Amsterdam, Bristol, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Dublin, Edinburgh, Manchester, Montpellier, Newcastle, Paris and a Barbarians side; the XVs competition was won by the Kings Cross Steelers London in a hard-fought 3–0 match against the Manchester Village Spartans, the Xs tournament was won by the Cardiff Lions who beat the Kings Cross Steelers Xs team 29–7 in the final, and the 7s tournament was won by the Bristol Bisons RFC in a 12–7 final against Les Coqs Festifs Paris.
The XVs competition was won by the Kings Cross Steelers I London, over the Manchester Village Spartans and the Emerald Warriors RFC Dublin, while the Xs competition was won by the Los Valents Montpellier, over the Bristol Bisons RFC and the Kings Cross Steelers II.
[citation needed] A video was created by the students of a local art university,[1] and generally the competition found good coverage on the media, both on TV[2][3] and on newspapers.
In the 10s tournament Birmingham Bulls, Dublin Emerald Warriors RFC 2nds, Lisbon Dark Horses, Montpellier Los Valents, Paris Coq Festifs.
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.
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) For 2017 3 cities ran for the organisation of the Union Cup.