Falcons (rugby team)
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Falcons | |
Full name | Falcons |
Emblem | Falcon |
Colours | Red & white |
Founded | 1947 |
Sport | Rugby union |
League | Currie Cup |
Ground | Bosman Stadium |
Official website | {{{web}}} |
The Falcons, or Valke in Afrikaans (sponsorship name: Medicover Valke), are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They currently play out of Bosman Stadium in Brakpan (in the past they have played out of Pam Brink Stadium in Springs, and briefly out of Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park) and draw their players from the East Rand region of Gauteng Province.
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Federation: | South African Rugby Union |
National teams: | South Africa • South Africa sevens team |
International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Tri Nations • Rugby World Cup Sevens • Super 14 • Mandela Challenge Plate • Freedom Cup |
Super 14 teams: | Bulls • Cheetahs • Lions/Spears (TBD) • Sharks • Stormers |
Domestic Competition: | Currie Cup • Vodacom Cup |
Currie Cup Premier teams | Blue Bulls • Free State Cheetahs • Golden Lions • Griquas • Natal Sharks • Pumas • Western Province • Falcons |
Currie Cup Division One teams | Boland Cavaliers • Border Bulldogs • Eagles • Griffons • Leopards • Mighty Elephants |