Adelaide Black Falcons

South Australia
Union South Australian Rugby Union
Location Adelaide, Australia
Region South Australia
Ground(s) Coopers Stadium
Team kit

The Black Falcons is a representative rugby union team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team is selected from the best senior club players in South Australia and represents the state in matches against other Australian representative teams. The Black Falcons previously competed in the Australian Rugby Shield run by the Australian Rugby Union.[1]

History

The Black Falcons team traces its history back to the South Australian representative rugby union side that first played in 1933.[2]

The seven-a-side South Australian Black Falcons team played at the Adelaide International Sevens tournament in the 1990s.[3][4][5]

The name Adelaide Black Falcons was adopted for the team's entry into the Australian Rugby Shield competition in 2000. The Adelaide team played in every Shield competition until the competition folded following the 2008 season.[6] While the Black Falcons did not win any Shield titles, the team performed consistently well with a number of players making the annual Shield Merit Team as a result.

Notable past players

David Campese captained the Black Falcons at the Adelaide International Sevens tournament in 1998.[4][5]

Kit

The Black Falcons wear a black, red and gold kit with the letters SA on the back in red representing South Australia.

Until the 2017 season Beyond Limits Known (BLK) were manufacturing the kit for the Black Falcons..

Juniors

The Junior Falcons Under 20s team compete in the Southern States Championship against all the other Southern states of Australia. The Under 18s Schoolboys team play in the National Schoolboy Championships, while the Under 17s and Under 15s Falcons play in national Junior Gold Cup competitions. The Falcons Under 13s and Under 12s play in the World Sport Rugby Carnival on the Gold Coast, and the Primary School Sports Australia Championships, respectively.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Darwin Mosquitoes snatch thriller against Adelaide". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "First Interstate Rugby in S.A. – Victoria V. S.A. Tomorrow". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 21 July 1933. p. 19, col. 6. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rugby sevens tournament at Hindmarsh Stadium". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 18 February 1996. p. 62, col. 7. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Campese for Adelaide". The Age. Melbourne: Fairfax. 22 January 1998. p. 37, col. 7. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Rugby". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 9 February 1998. p. 27, col. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Australian Rugby Shield kicks off". ESPN Scrum. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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