The Valke, sometimes known known as the Falcons, are a South African rugby union team in Gauteng province that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament.
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| Full name | Valke / Falcons | |
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| Union | Valke Rugby Union | |
| Emblem | Falcon | |
| Founded | 1947 | |
| Region | Eastern Gauteng | |
| Ground(s) | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park (Capacity: 7,000) | |
| Coach | JP Immelman | |
| League(s) | Currie Cup First Division SA Cup | |
| 2025 CC 2026 SA | Runners-up 1st 6th | |
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| Official website | ||
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Their home ground is Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, to which they have returned in 2009.[1][2] The Falcons have operated from Bosman Stadium in Brakpan and Pam Brink Stadium in Springs. They occasionally still host matches at Bosman Stadium. The Falcons draw players from Ekurhuleni and other municipalities to the east and south of Johannesburg.
History
editThe Valke Rugby Union was founded in 1947 as the Eastern Transvaal Rugby Football Union. After the 1995 World Cup, rugby was declared a professional sport in South Africa, after which the Eastern Transvaal Rugby Football Union merged with the Vaal Triangle Rugby Union to form the Gauteng Valke Rugby Union. It is one of only fourteen Provincial Unions in the country.
Honours
editValke Professional Rugby
editValke Rugby (Pty) Ltd is the arm responsible for the Valke Brand and the operation of the Professional Rugby Team, which competes in two high-profile competitions in South African Rugby:
Amateur Union
editThe Community Rugby arm, known historically as the Amateur Union, maintains the structure and development of the amateur Rugby set-up for the region, and includes:
- 18 Clubs (approximately 2,000 players)
- 54 High Schools
- 101 Primary Schools
- 80 registered referees
- and the structured development and transformation of Rugby in the region.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Falcons migrate again". Rugby365.com. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011.
- ↑ "We can upset the Sharks". www.iol.co.za. 18 September 2008.
- ↑ "Falcons soar over Wildebeest". iafrica.com. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ↑ Adams, Mariette (17 June 2023). "Good Fortune guides Valke to Mzansi glory". The South African. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
External links
edit- "Official site". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Falcons page on SuperSport.com". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- "Falcons page on iAfrica.com". Retrieved 5 March 2014.