US Dax

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Dax
Full name	Union Sportive Dacquoise
Founded	1904
Location	Dax, France
Ground(s)	Stade Maurice Boyau
Capacity	15,000
President	Gilbert Ponteins
Coach	Marc Lievremont
League	Top 14
2007-08 Top 14	Promoted in Top 14
Home colours		Away colours

Union Sportive Dax is a French rugby union club that will play the 2007-08 season in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system, after finishing second in Rugby Pro D2 during the 2006-07 season and winning the subsequent promotion playoff.

They were founded in 1904. They play at Stade Maurice Boyau (capacity 15,000). They wear red and white. They are based in Dax in the Landes département of Aquitaine.

[edit] Honours

• French championship:
  • Runners-up: 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1973
• Challenge Yves du Manoir/Coupe de France:
  • Champions: 1957, 1959, 1969, 1971, 1982

[edit] Finals results

[edit] French championship

[edit] Current squad

Nat. Position Player PR Mattin Auzqui PR Renaud Boyoud PR Julien Brugnaut PR Nicolas Decamps PR Kasiano Lealamanua PR Régis Rameau HK Brahim Baffou HK William Bonet HK Mathieu Paul HK Yves Pedrosa LK Guillaume August LK Rudolph Berek LK Anthony Mazel LK Manuel Sierra FL Olivier August FL Jean-Baptiste Cros FL Vincent Deniau FL Matthieu Lièvremont FL Justin Pendanx FL Justin Purdie N8 Pierre Caillet N8 Thomas Lièvremont N8 Kane Thompson N8 Christopher Tournier

Nat. Position Player SH Julien Lesgourgues SH Nicolas Morales SH Jean-Baptiste Pezet FH George Drake FH Charlie Hore FH Marc Sweeney CE Florian Argel CE Duncan Bell CE Ludovic Courtade CE Irakli Giorgadze CE Sébastien Roque WG Horacio Agulla WG Paul Dabrin WG Bruno Hiriart WG Romain Lafourcade WG Joseph Mbu WG Grégory Tutard FB Laurent Diaz FB Antoine Vignau Tuquet FB Gavin Williams

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[edit] Notable Former Players

• 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
• Raphaël Ibañez
• Norman Jordaan
• Jean-Patrick Lescarboura
• Thierry Lacroix
• Paul Lasaosa
• Jean-Claude Lasserre
• Jean-Pierre Lux
• Olivier Magne
• Ivor Matthews
• Fabien Pelous
• Laurent Rodriguez
• Olivier Roumat
• Marc Sallefranque

[edit] Famous coaches

• Jean Desclaux
• Paul Lasaosa

[edit] External links

• Union Sportive Dacquoise - Official site (French)
• US DAX Anthem - Song (French)
• Allezdax.com - Non-Official site (French)