Adelaide Black Falcons
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| Union | South Australian Rugby Union |
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| Location | Adelaide, Australia |
| Region | South Australia |
| Ground(s) | Coopers Stadium |
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.
The Black Falcons team traces its history back to the South Australian representative rugby union side that first played in 1933.
The seven-a-side South Australian Black Falcons team played at the Adelaide International Sevens tournament in the 1990s.
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. 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.
Today the Black Falcons play invitational matches against other states multiple times per year with the team being picked out of the top 2 divisions of the men's state league.
David Campese captained the Black Falcons at the Adelaide International Sevens tournament in 1998.
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..
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.
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