Full name | Falcons / Valke | |
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Union | Falcons Rugby Union | |
Emblem(s) | Falcon | |
Founded | 1947 | |
Region | Eastern Gauteng | |
Ground(s) | Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park (Capacity: 7,000) | |
CEO | Ettienne de Lange | |
President | Jan Wiegand | |
Coach(es) | JP Immelman | |
Captain(s) | Dwayne Pienaar | |
League(s) | Currie Cup First Division | |
2022 | Finals: DNQ 5th on log | |
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Official website | ||
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The Falcons – better known by their Afrikaans name the Valke and now known as the Hino Valke for sponsorship reasons – are a South African rugby union team in Gauteng province that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament.
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.