US Cognac
French rugby union club, based in Cognac
title: "US Cognac" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rugby-union-teams-in-france", "sport-in-charente", "1899-establishments-in-france"] description: "French rugby union club, based in Cognac" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Cognac" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary French rugby union club, based in Cognac ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox rugby league club"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | US Cognac |
| fullname | Union Sportive Cognaçaise |
| colours | Red and white |
| founded | 1899 |
| league | Rugby Pro D2 |
| ground | Stade Jean-Martinaud, Cognac |
| web | None |
| :: |
| clubname = US Cognac | image = | fullname = Union Sportive Cognaçaise | emblem = | colours = Red and white | founded = 1899 | league = Rugby Pro D2 | ground = Stade Jean-Martinaud, Cognac | web = None 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.
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
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