US Dax
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| Full name | Union Sportive Dacquoise | ||
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| Founded | 1904 | ||
| Location | Dax, France | ||
| Ground(s) | Stade Maurice Boyau (Capacity: 16,170) | ||
| President | Alain Pecastaing | ||
| Coach(es) | Richard Dourthe Brice Miguel |
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| Captain(s) | Anthony Salle-Canne | ||
| League(s) | Pro D2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 15th[1] | ||
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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.
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 Aquitaine.
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Honours
- French championship:
- Runners-up: 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1973
- Challenge Yves du Manoir/Coupe de France:
- Champions: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1971, 1982
Finals results
French championship
| Date | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Venue | Spectators |
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| 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
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| Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Diff | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Lyon | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 971 | 493 | +478 | 13 | 4 | 117 | ||||||
| 2 | Bayonne | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 658 | 602 | +56 | 4 | 4 | 86 | ||||||
| 3 | Aurillac | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 724 | 613 | +111 | 6 | 3 | 81 | ||||||
| 4 | Mont De Marsan | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 655 | 611 | +44 | 5 | 3 | 78 | ||||||
| 5 | Colomiers | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 629 | 590 | +39 | 4 | 4 | 78 | ||||||
| 6 | Béziers | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 745 | 662 | +83 | 4 | 3 | 77 | ||||||
| 7 | Perpignan | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 676 | 615 | +61 | 5 | 6 | 73 | ||||||
| 8 | Biarritz | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 674 | 656 | +18 | 3 | 5 | 64 | ||||||
| 9 | Bourgoin | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 595 | 642 | −47 | 5 | 9 | 62 | ||||||
| 10 | Albi | 30 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 591 | 643 | −52 | 2 | 4 | 62 | ||||||
| 11 | Narbonne | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 602 | 653 | –51 | 2 | 6 | 60 | ||||||
| 12 | Montauban | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 570 | 624 | -54 | 1 | 9 | 58 | ||||||
| 13 | Tarbes | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 543 | 630 | –87 | 0 | 9 | 53 | ||||||
| 14 | Carcassonne | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 484 | 741 | −257 | 0 | 5 | 49 | ||||||
| 15 | Dax | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 538 | 713 | −175 | 1 | 5 | 48 | ||||||
| 16 | Provence Rugby | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 549 | 716 | −167 | 1 | 5 | 46 | ||||||
| Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14. Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs. Red background relegation to Fédérale 1. Note: When two teams have the same points total, position is calculated by results between teams before points difference. |
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Current squad
2015-16 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Notable former players
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- Horacio Agulla
- Pierre Albaladejo
- Jean-Louis Azarete
- Jean-Pierre Bastiat
- Jean-Louis Bérot
- Maurice Biraben
- Maurice Boyau
- Georges Capdepuy
- Philippe Carbonneau
- Jean Desclaux
- Claude Dourthe
- Richard Dourthe
- Gérard Dufau
- Charlie Hore
- Raphaël Ibañez
- Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
- Thierry Lacroix
- Paul Lasaosa
- Jean-Claude Lasserre
- Thomas Lièvremont
- Jean-Pierre Lux
- Olivier Magne
- Ivor Matthews
- Joseph Mbu
- Fabien Pelous
- Justin Purdie
- Laurent Rodriguez
- Olivier Roumat
- Marc Sallefranque
See also
References
- ↑ Dax was spared relegation when Fédérale 1 runner-up Lille was denied promotion for financial reasons. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- (French) Union Sportive Dacquoise Official website
- (French) US DAX Anthem Song
- (French) Allezdax.com Unofficial website
