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Benoît Dauga

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Benoît Dauga
Date of birth (1942-05-08) May 8, 1942 (age 82)
Place of birthMontgaillard, Landes
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, number eight
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964-1972  France 63 (34)

Benoît Dauga (born 8 May 1942, in Montgaillard) is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a lock and as number eight.

He played for Stade Montois.

He had 63 caps for France, from 1964 to 1972, scoring 11 tries, 34 points on aggregate. He captained the French national team 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.