US Cognac

Union Sportive Cognaçaise is a French rugby union club, based in Cognac in the Charente département (Nouvelle-Aquitaine region). They play at the Parc des Sports (capacity 2,800), and wear white and red.

US Cognac

Club information
Full name	Union Sportive Cognaçaise
Colours	Red and white
Founded	1899
Website	None
Current details
Ground(s)	Stade Jean-Martinaud, Cognac
Competition	Rugby Pro D2

They were founded on 2 December 1898 and regularly competed in the first division in the 1950s and 1960s. They played in the 1954 French championship final, going down narrowly to FC Grenoble 3-5. They are currently competing in the fifth level of the French league system, Fédérale 3.

Honours

• French championship Top 14
  • Runners-up (1): 1954
• Challenge Yves du Manoir
  • Champions (1): 1965
• Pro D2
  • Champions (1): 1995

Famous players

• Jacques Fouroux
• Gérald Merceron
• David Esnault

External links

• Official site (work in progress)