- US Cognac
Infobox_esl_club | clubname = Cognac
fullname = "Union Sportive Cognaçaise"
emblem = Big "C" with a salamander (emblem of king François I)
colours = Red and white
founded =1899
sport =Rugby union
league =Rugby Pro D2
ground = Stade Jean-Martinaud,Cognac
web = NoneUnion Sportive Cognaçaise is a French
rugby union club , based inCognac in theCharente département (Poitou-Charentes region). They play at the Parc des Sports (capacity 2,800), and wear white and red.They were founded on
December 2 1898 and regularly competed in the first division in the 1950s and 1960s. They played in the 1954 French championship final, going down narrowly toFC Grenoble 3-5. They are currently competing in the fifth level of the French league system,Fédérale 3 .Club honours
* French premiership : runner-up 1954
*Challenge Yves-du-Manoir (French cup) 1965
* Second division champions 1995Famous players
*
Jacques Fouroux
*Gérald Merceron External links
* [http://www.uscognac.fr/ Official site (work in progress)]
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