US Dax

US Dax
Full name	Union Sportive Dax Rugby Landes
Founded	1904; 120 years ago
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 département of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Honours

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

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

Current standings

2023–24 Pro D2 Table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Provence	30	20	2	8	803	632	+171	8	3	95	Semi-final promotion playoff place
2	Vannes	30	17	2	11	777	508	+269	10	7	89	Semi-final promotion playoff place
3	Béziers	30	17	1	12	789	715	+74	6	4	80	Quarter-final promotion playoff place
4	Grenoble	30	19	0	11	826	694	+132	8	3	79^[a]
5	Dax	30	17	1	12	626	683	−57	5	2	77
6	Brive	30	16	1	13	689	583	+106	8	2	76
7	Nevers	30	15	0	15	682	610	+72	6	9	75
8	Mont-de-Marsan	30	15	1	14	766	641	+125	5	7	74
9	Aurillac	30	14	1	15	593	764	−171	3	3	64
10	Colomiers	30	13	1	16	661	657	+4	4	6	64
11	Valence Romans	30	13	0	17	623	640	−17	5	5	62
12	Soyaux Angoulême	30	13	2	15	563	616	−53	0	6	62
13	Agen	30	13	1	16	597	732	−135	2	5	61
14	Biarritz	30	11	0	19	618	811	−193	4	5	53
15	Montauban	30	11	0	19	577	755	−178	2	5	51	Relegation play-off
16	Rouen	30	9	1	20	604	753	−149	5	5	48	Relegation to Nationale

Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

Competition points earned in head-to-head matches
Points difference in head-to-head matches
Try differential in head-to-head matches
Points difference in all matches
Try differential in all matches
Points scored in all matches
Tries scored in all matches
Fewer matches forfeited
Classification in the previous Top 14 season
Notes:

^ Following the decisions rendered by the Appeal Commission on July 6, 2023 and December 14, 2023 by the Disciplinary Council, a withdrawal of 12 points applies for FC Grenoble Rugby.The total sanction was reduced on appeal on 31 January 2024, recovering four points in the ranking.

Current squad

The squad for the 2023–24 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 Barrere	Hooker	France
Maxime Delonca	Hooker	France
Iban Hiriart-Uruuty	Hooker	France
Elvis Levi	Hooker	Samoa
Faitotoa Asa	Prop	New Zealand
Thibaud Drean	Prop	France
Diogo Hasse Ferreira	Prop	Portugal
Nephi Leatigaga	Prop	Samoa
David Lolohea	Prop	Tonga
Matthieu Loudet	Prop	France
Louis Mary	Prop	France
Matthieu Bidan	Lock	France
Joshua Furno	Lock	Italy
Etienne Loiret	Lock	France
Ratu Nacika	Lock	Fiji
Gysbert du Preez	Lock	South Africa
Jean-Baptiste Singer	Lock	France
Arnaud Aletti	Back row	France
Paul Arnaud Ausset	Back row	France
Jean-Baptiste Barrère	Back row	France
Jean Despiau	Back row	France
Brice Ferrer	Back row	France
Genesis Mamea Lemalu	Back row	Samoa
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 Réteau	Scrum-half	France
Hugo Cerisier	Fly-half	France
Romuald Séguy	Fly-half	France
Ilikena Bolakoro	Centre	Fiji
Théo Dachary	Centre	France
Bastien Daguerre	Centre	France
Alex McHenry	Centre	Ireland
Benjamin Puntous	Centre	France
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

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
Paul Laperne	Hooker	France
Axel Cassagne	Prop	France
Raphaël Laboille	Prop	France
Kilian Larrart	Prop	France
Giorgi Sebua	Prop	France
Alexis Duprouilh	Back row	France
Maxens Guéry	Back row	France
Enzo Saytour	Back row	France

Player	Position	Union
Ellande Larre	Centre	France
Jules Lartigau	Centre	France
Jules Perrin	Centre	France
Sacha Elfort	Wing	France
Flavien Laforie	Wing	France
Aymeric Le Pluart	Wing	France
Paul Rebeyrotte	Fullback	France

Notable former players

Footnotes

References

^ "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". usdrugby-landes.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
^ "Dax squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

External links

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

[table_hth_GRE0.75882572157254-1] Following the decisions rendered by the Appeal Commission on July 6, 2023 and December 14, 2023 by the Disciplinary Council, a withdrawal of 12 points applies for FC Grenoble Rugby.The total sanction was reduced on appeal on 31 January 2024, recovering four points in the ranking.

[2] "Equipe - Effectif PRO D2". usdrugby-landes.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[3] "Dax squad for season 2023/2024". All Rugby. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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