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Valke (rugby union)

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teamname	Valke
image	Valke Rugby Union logo.svg
imagesize	200px
fullname	Valke / Falcons
union	Valke Rugby Union
region	Eastern Gauteng
emblem	Falcon
founded	1947
coach	JP Immelman
league	Currie Cup First Division
season	2025
position	Runners-up
1st
ground	Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park
capacity	7,000
url	www.valke.co.za
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pattern_ra1	_whiteborder
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current	2025 Currie Cup First Division

1st 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.

Their home ground is Barnard Stadium in Kempton Park, to which they have returned in 2009. 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

The 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

In 2006 the Valke were the Vodacom Cup champions, the first cup won in the history of the union.

Currie cup runner-up: 1972
Currie Cup First Division runner-up: 2005, 2014, 2018, 2023
Vodacom cup champions: 2006
Mzansi Challenge champions: 2023

Valke Professional Rugby

Valke 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:

Currie Cup
SA Cup

Amateur Union

The 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.

References

(2008-09-14). "Falcons migrate again". Rugby365.com.
(2008-09-18). "We can upset the Sharks". www.iol.co.za.
(21 May 2006). "Falcons soar over Wildebeest". iafrica.com.
Adams, Mariette. (2023-06-17). "Good Fortune guides Valke to Mzansi glory".

Wikipedia Source

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