US Dax

Dax
Full name Union Sportive Dacquoise
Founded 1904 (1904)
Location Dax, France
Ground(s) Stade Maurice Boyau (Capacity: 16,170)
President Alain Pecastaing
Coach(es) Richard Dourthe
Brice Miguel
Captain(s) Anthony Salle-Canne
League(s) Fédérale 1
2017–18 Rugby Pro D2, 15th (relegated)
Team kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.usdax.fr

Union sportive dacquoise, also known as US Dax, is a French rugby union club currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system. In the coming 2018-2019 season, they will play in third-level Fédérale 1.

They were founded in 1904. They play at Stade Maurice Boyau (capacity 16,170). They wear red and white. They are based in Dax in the Landes département of New Aquitaine.

Honours

Finals results

French championship

Date Winner Runner-up Score Venue Spectators
3 June 1956 FC Lourdes US Dax 20-0 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 38,426
28 May 1961 AS Béziers US Dax 6-3 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 35,000
2 June 1963 Stade Montois US Dax 9-6 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 39,000
22 May 1966 SU Agen US Dax 9-8 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 28,803
20 May 1973 Stadoceste Tarbais US Dax 18-12 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 26,952

Squad will be updated once season 2012-2013 commences and all recruits have been finalised. sorry for any inconvinience.

Current standings

The current table for the 2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 is:[1]

2017–18 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Pos Club Pl W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1Perpignan (C)302019919571+34812297
2Montauban302028679546+1334492
3Grenoble (P)302019775667+1084288
4Mont-de-Marsan3017013753540+21312584
5Béziers3019110756670+864284
6Biarritz3017013789694+957580
7Nevers3015015656580+766369
8Bayonne3014115732764–325669
9Colomiers3014115637678–416569
10Vannes3012018721739–186862
11Aurillac3013116641716–752561
12Massy3013017633682–492559
13Soyaux Angoulême3013116592661–692359
14Carcassonne3011019585767–1824553
15Dax309120602767–1652646
16Narbonne307221547975–4282135
Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Points Total
Green background (rows 1 and 2) receive semi-final Promotion play-off places.
Blue background (rows 3 to 6) receive quarter-final Promotion play-off places.
Yellow background denotes winner of the promotion play-off final.
Red background relegation to Fédérale 1.

Notes:
When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.

Current squad

The squad for the 2017–18 season is:[2]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Cyriel Blanchard Hooker France France
Maxime Delonca Hooker France France
Romain Maurice Hooker France France
Christopher Cassen Prop France France
Pierre Choinard Prop France France
Romain David Prop France France
Thibaud Drean Prop France France
Paea Faʻanunu Prop Tonga Tonga
Asa Faitotoa Prop New Zealand New Zealand
Elizbar Kuparadze Prop Georgia (country) Georgia
Toki Pilioko Prop France France
Romain Pouyleau Prop France France
Mattieu Bidau Lock France France
Théo Hannoyer Lock France France
Vickus Liebenberg Lock South Africa South Africa
Pierre Maurens Lock France France
Théo Sentucq Lock France France
Joe Tuineau Lock Tonga Tonga
Olivier August Flanker France France
Martín Chiappesoni Restano Flanker Argentina Argentina
Pierre Huguet Flanker France France
Aisea Koliavu Flanker New Zealand New Zealand
Filimo Taofifenua Flanker France France
Charlie Ternisien Flanker France France
Théo Tremeau Flanker France France
Albain Meron Number 8 France France
Brian Tuilagi Number 8 Samoa Samoa
Player Position Union
Adrien Bau Fly-half France France
Simon Garrouteigt Scrum-half France France
Thibaut Lesparre Scrum-half France France
Arnaud Pic Scrum-half France France
Sylvère Reteau Scrum-half France France
Felipe Berchesi Fly-half Uruguay Uruguay
Thomas Curutchet Fly-half France France
Benjamin Puntous Fly-half France France
Gaëtan Robert Fly-half France France
Guillaume Devade Centre France France
Oliver Klemenczak Centre France France
Billy Ropiha Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Simon Ternisien Centre France France
Jean-Mathieu Alcalde Fullback France France
Sakiusa Bureitakiyaca Wing Fiji Fiji
Julien Dechavanne Wing France France
Esava Delai Wing Fiji Fiji
Théo Gatelier Wing Fiji Fiji
Nicolas Cachet Fullback France France
Pierre Justes Fullback France France
Alexandre Pilati Wing France France
Martin Prat Wing France France

Notable former players

See also

Footnotes

    References

    1. ↑ "Classement PRO D2". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
    2. ↑ "Equipe Pro". US Dax Rugby Landes (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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