Benoît Dauga (8 May 1942 – 3 November 2022)[1] was a French rugby union footballer. He played as a lock and as number eight.
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Montgaillard, Landes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 November 2022 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References
editExternal links
edit- Benoît Dauga on FFR.fr (in French)
- Benoît Dauga at ESPNscrum
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