History
The Falcons Rugby Union was originally founded in 1947, and was previously known 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 Falcons Rugby Union and are one of only fourteen Provincial Unions in the country.
They have a proud history of rugby in Eastern Gauteng and have produced numerous quality players spanning a period of over 60 years.
In 2006 the Falcons were the Vodacom Cup Champions, the first Cup won in the history of the Union.
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