The 5th Union Cup was hosted by the Bristol Bisons RFC, in Bristol, UK.
A total of 19 squads from 17 different European teams took part in the 2013 round of this Bi-annual tournament. In the 10’s tournament Birmingham Bulls, Dublin Emerald Warriors RFC 2nds , Lisbon Dark Horses, Montpellier Los Valents, Paris Coq Festifs. 15’s teams, Amsterdam Lowlanders, Berlin Bruisers, Bristol Bisons RFC, Bruxelles Straffe Ketten, Cardiff Lions, Edinburgh Thebans, Dublin 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.
With 500+ participants from all over Europe this is the largest Union Cup thus far.
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01: Amsterdam Lowlanders, The Arrival. Photos … Slideshow
02: Opening Ceremony. Photos … Slideshow
03: Around the Pitch. Photos … Slideshow
04: Amsterdam Lowlanders v Manchester Village Spartans. Photos … Slideshow
05: Caledonian Thebans v Rebelyons RFC. Photos … Slideshow
06: Cardiff Lions v Berlin Bruisers (in Dublin Jersey’s). Photos … Slideshow
07: Straffe Ketten v Amsterdam Lowlanders. Photos … Slideshow
08: Los Valents v Emerald Warriors. Photos … Slideshow
09: Emerald Warriors v Caledonian Thebans. Photos … Slideshow
10: Dark Horses v Los Valents. Photos … Slideshow
11: Birmingham Bulls v Emerald Warriors. Photos … Slideshow
12: Bristol Bisons v Amsterdam Lowlanders. Photos … Slideshow
13: Stockholm Berserkers v Thebans. Photos … Slideshow
14: Kings Cross Steelers v Cardiff Lions. Photos … Slideshow
16: Amsterdam Lowlanders v Northampton Outlaws. Photos … Slideshow
17: Berlin Bruisers v Bristol Bisons. Photos … Slideshow
18: Dark Horses v Birmingham Bulls. Photos … Slideshow
19: Amsterdam Lowlanders v Cardiff Lions. Photos … Slideshow
20: Kings Cross Steelers v Emerald Warriors (15s Final). Photos … Slideshow
23: Team Photos: Photos … Slideshow : More to follow…
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For photos : Union Cup 2011, in Amsterdam, Click here.