Benoît Dauga

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

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 eight Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 19??-19?? Stade Montois () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1964-1972 France 63 (34)

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.