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French rugby union player (1942–2022)

Rugby player

Benoît Dauga
Date of birth (1942-05-08)8 May 1942
Place of birth Montgaillard, Landes, France
Date of death 3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 80)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)Lock, number eightSenior careerYears Team Apps (Points)19??-19?? Stade Montois ()International careerYears Team Apps **(Points)**1964-1972 France63(34)

Benoît Dauga (8 May 1942 – 3 November 2022)[1] was a French rugby union footballer. He played as a lock and as number eight.

Dauga played for Stade Montois. He had 63 caps for the France national team, from 1964 to 1972, scoring 11 tries, 34 points on aggregate. He captained France on nine occasions. He was a part of the French team that won a Grand Slam in the Five Nations in 1968, as well as the championship wins in 1967 and 1970.

  1. ^ Benoît Dauga, ancien capitaine de l'équipe de France, est mort (in French)