US Dax

US Dax

Full name	Union Sportive Dax Rugby Landes
Founded	1904;121 years ago (1904)
Location	Dax, France
Ground	Stade Maurice Boyau (Capacity: 7,262)
President	Philippe Jacquemain
Coach(es)	ean-Frédéric Dubois Hervé Durquety Marc Dal Maso
League	Pro D2
2024–25	11th
Team kit 2nd kit
Official website
usdax.fr/rugby/

Union Sportive Dax Rugby Landes, also known as US Dax, is a French rugby union club currently playing in Pro D2, the second level of the French league system.

They were founded in 1904. They play at Stade Maurice Boyau (capacity 7,262). They wear red and white. They are based in Dax in the Landes department of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Honours

• French championship Top 14
  • Runners-up (5): 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1973
• Challenge Yves du Manoir
  • Champions (5): 1957, 1959, 1969, 1971, 1982
  • Runners-up (2): 1968, 1988

Finals results

French championship

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

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up
1957	US Dax	6-6	AS Montferrand
1959	US Dax	12-8	Section Paloise
1968	RC Narbonne	14-6	US Dax
1969	US Dax	24-12	FC Grenoble
1971	US Dax	18-8	Stade Toulousain
1982	US Dax	22-19	RC Narbonne
1988	Stade Toulousain	15-13	US Dax

Current standings

2024–25 Pro D2 Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Grenoble	30	21	0	9	987	677	+310	11	3	98	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Brive	30	20	0	10	764	615	+149	10	4	94
3	Colomiers	30	18	1	11	926	778	+148	7	5	86	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Provence	30	17	1	12	818	722	+96	7	5	82
5	Soyaux Angoulême	30	17	2	11	761	727	+34	6	2	80
6	Montauban	30	17	0	13	781	762	+19	4	5	77
7	Béziers	30	16	0	14	769	695	+74	7	6	77
8	Valence Romans	30	13	0	17	840	782	+58	4	8	64
9	Biarritz	30	14	0	16	718	757	−39	4	5	64
10	Nevers	30	14	0	16	706	857	−151	3	3	62
11	Dax	30	13	1	16	634	745	−111	3	4	61
12	Oyonnax	30	12	1	17	749	716	+33	6	5	61
13	Mont-de-Marsan	30	13	0	17	768	838	−70	3	5	60
14	Agen	30	12	0	18	699	727	−28	3	8	59
15	Aurillac	30	13	0	17	700	873	−173	2	3	57	Relegation play-off
16	Nice	30	7	0	23	592	941	−349	1	6	35	Relegation to Nationale

Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2025. Source:

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2025–26 season, see List of 2025–26 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Dax.

The squad for the 2025–26 season is: ^{[1] [2]}

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Louis Barrère Hooker France Iban Hiriart-Urruty Hooker France Paul Laperne Hooker France Dino Casadeï Prop France Thomas Crețu Prop Romania Thibaud Dréan Prop France Diogo Hasse Ferreira Prop Portugal Nephi Leatigaga Prop Samoa David Lolohea Prop Tonga Brice Ferrer Lock Spain Étienne Loiret Lock France Amine Maalla Lock France Alexandre Manukula Lock France Charlie Matthews Lock England Jean-Baptiste Singer Lock France Arnaud Aletti Back row France Paul Ausset Back row France Jean-Baptiste Barrère Back row France Lucas Guillaume Back row Spain Genesis Mamea Lemalu Back row Samoa Ratu Nacika Back row Fiji Sam Wasley Back row New Zealand

Player Position Union Paul Ravier Scrum-half France Sylvère Reteau Scrum-half France Hugo Cerisier Fly-half France Romuald Séguy Fly-half France Bastien Daguerre Centre France Hugo Fourquet Centre France Benjamin Puntous Centre France Jale Vatubua Centre Fiji Naïm Ben Alla Wing France Théo Gatelier Wing France Jope Naseara Wing Fiji Maxime Oltmann Wing Germany Théo Duprat Fullback France

Espoirs squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Enzo Fernandes Hooker France Patxi Gony Hooker France Xabi Curutchet Prop France Mateo Guerin Prop France Raphaël Laboille Prop France Killian Larrart Prop France mathys Vigeon Prop France Taino Andrebe Lock France Evan Chatelain Lock France Logan Dubois Back row France Malo Hannoyer Back row France Mateo Lacroix Back row France Julien Laveran Back row France

Player Position Union Tom Dourthie Scrum-half France Illan Etchecopar Scrum-half France Martin Bonhoure Fly-half France Mathys Pardie Fly-half France Paul Rebeyrotte Fly-half France Julien Aguer Centre France Ronan Favrau Centre France Jules Lartigau Centre France Jekope Sapou Centre Fiji Louis Couget Wing France Diego Miranda Wing France Duacake Vulainabuwaha Wing Fiji

Notable former players

• Horacio Agulla
• Federico Martín Aramburú
• Lucas Borges
• Roberto Grau
• Ignacio Mieres
• Juan Pablo Socino
• Nicolás Vergallo
• Fotunuupule Auelua
• Matt Henjak
• Morgan Turinui
• Al Charron
• Joseph Mbu
• Fero Lasagavibau
• Neumi Nanuku
• Saula Radidi
• Nemia Soqeta
• Paul Albaladejo
• Pierre Albaladejo
• Raymond Albaladejo
• Benoît August
• Jean-Louis Azarete
• David Banquet
• Jean-Pierre Bastiat
• Jean-Louis Bérot
• Maurice Biraben
• Anthony Bouthier
• Maurice Boyau
• Julien Brugnaut
• Georges Capdepuy
• Philippe Carbonneau
• Stéphane Castaignède
• Cyril Cazeaux
• Arthur Chollon
• René Crabos
• Claude Darbos
• Pierre Darbos
• Jean Desclaux
• Claude Dourthe
• Richard Dourthe
• Mathieu Dourthe
• Claude Dufau
• Gérard Dufau
• Sébastien Fauqué
• Philippe Gimbert
• Pascal Giordani
• Abel Guichemerre
• Arnaud Héguy
• Jacques Ibañez
• Raphaël Ibañez
• Olivier Klemenczak
• Simon Labouyrie
• Charles Lacazedieu
• Julien Laharrague
• Nicolas Laharrague
• Thierry Lacroix
• Paul Lasaosa
• Jean-Claude Lasserre
• Bernard Lavigne
• Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
• Matthieu Lièvremont
• Thomas Lièvremont
• Ludovic Loustau
• Jean-Pierre Lux
• Olivier Magne
• Christophe Milhères
• Ugo Mola
• Benjamin Noirot
• Fabien Pelous
• Maxime Petitjean
• Julien Peyrelongue
• Toki Pilioko
• Laurent Rodriguez
• Olivier Roumat
• Marc Sallefranque
• Julien Saubade
• Nicolas Spanghero
• Irakli Giorgadze
• Tariel Ratianidze
• Clemens von Grumbkow
• Aidan McCullen
• David Bortolussi
• Laurent Travini
• P. J. van Lill
• Charlie Hore
• Petru Bălan
• Gabriel Brezoianu
• Iulian Dumitraș
• Kas Lealamanua
• Justin Purdie
• Kane Thompson
• Gavin Williams
• Craig Smith
• Jannie Bornman
• Jacques-Louis Potgieter
• Paea Faʻanunu
• Mafileo Kefu
• Joe Tuineau
• Mario Sagario
• Liam Davies

See also

• List of rugby union clubs in France
• Rugby union in France

References

1. "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". usdrugby-landes.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
2. "Dax squad for season 2024/2025". All Rugby. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

External links

• (in French) Union sportive dacquoise official website
• (in French) Allezdax.com website