US Dax

US Dax

Full name	Union Sportive Dax Rugby Landes
Founded	1904;121 years ago (1904)
Location	Dax, France
Ground(s)	Stade Maurice Boyau (Capacity: 7,262)
President	Philippe Jacquemain
Coach(es)	ean-Frédéric Dubois Hervé Durquety Marc Dal Maso
League(s)	Pro D2
2023–24	5th
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 16,170). 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	28	20	0	8	923	597	+326	11	3	94	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Brive	28	19	0	9	702	545	+157	9	4	89
3	Colomiers	28	17	1	10	853	724	+129	6	5	81	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Provence	28	16	1	11	741	661	+80	6	5	77
5	Soyaux Angoulême	28	16	2	10	695	661	+34	5	2	75
6	Béziers	28	15	0	13	695	629	+66	6	6	72
7	Montauban	28	16	0	12	729	709	+20	3	5	72
8	Nevers	28	14	0	14	644	785	−141	3	2	61
9	Valence Romans	28	12	0	16	781	708	+73	4	8	60
10	Biarritz	28	13	0	15	669	684	−15	4	5	60
11	Dax	28	12	1	15	605	702	−97	3	4	57
12	Oyonnax	28	11	1	16	675	641	+34	6	5	57
13	Mont-de-Marsan	28	12	0	16	703	773	−70	2	5	55
14	Agen	28	11	0	17	645	704	−59	2	7	53
15	Aurillac	28	11	0	17	643	843	−200	1	3	48	Relegation play-off
16	Nice	28	6	0	22	539	876	−337	0	6	30	Relegation to Nationale

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2025. Source:

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2024–25 season, see List of 2024–25 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Dax.

The squad for the 2024–25 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 Kito Falatea Hooker France Iban Hiriart-Urruty Hooker France Dino Casadeï Prop France Thibaud Dréan Prop France Diogo Hasse Ferreira Prop Portugal Raphaël Laboille Prop France Nephi Leatigaga Prop Samoa David Lolohea Prop Tonga Louis Mary Prop Francec Mattieu Bidau Lock France Brice Ferrer Lock Spain Étienne Loiret Lock France Alexandre Manukula Lock France Jean-Baptiste Singer Lock France Arnaud Aletti Back row France Paul Ausset Back row France Jean-Baptiste Barrère Back row France Jean Despiau Back row France Lucas Guillaume Back row Spain Genesis Mamea Lemalu Back row Samoa Ratu Nacika Back row Fiji Théo Trémeau Back row France Sam Wasley Back row New Zealand

Player Position Union Simon Garrouteigt Scrum-half France Paul Ravier Scrum-half France Sylvère Reteau Scrum-half France Hugo Cerisier Fly-half France Romuald Séguy Fly-half France Bastien DaguerreBastien Daguerre Centre France Hugo Fourquet Centre France Benjamin Puntous Centre France Jale Vatubua Centre Fiji Guillaume Bouche Wing France Jope Naseara Wing Fiji Maxime Oltmann Wing Germany Alexandre Pilati Wing Ivory Coast Théo Duprat Fullback France Théo Gatelier Fullback France Viliame Tutuvuli Fullback Fiji

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 Patxi Gony Hooker France Paul Laperne Hooker France Axel Cassagne Prop France Xabi Curutchet Prop France Mateo Guerin Prop France Gabriel Danguy Des Deserts Lock France Amine Maalla Lock France Pablo Petriat Lock France Logan Dubois Back row France Malo Hannoyer Back row France Thibault Larrouquette Back row France

Player Position Union Tom Dourthe Scrum-half France Illan Etchcopar Scrum-half France Thibault Marchi Scrum-half France Paul Rebeyrotte Fly-half France Ellande Larre Centre France Jules Lartigau Centre France Noah Nene Centre France Louis Couget Wing France Noah Delaporte Wing France Enzo Leclercq Wing France Diego Miranda Wing France Romain Oeillet Fullback France

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