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| Full name | Union Sportive Dacquoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dax, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stade Maurice Boyau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Gilbert Ponteins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marc Lievremont | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Top 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 Top 14 | Promoted in Top 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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 |
| 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 Squad
Gavin Williams Thomas Lievremont Orquera Luciano Charlie Hore Kane Thompson
Grégory Tutard Joe M'Bu
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
Famous coaches
Jean Desclaux- Paul Lasaosa
External links
- Union Sportive Dacquoise - Official site (French)
- US DAX Anthem - Song (French)
- Allezdax.com - Non-Official site (French)
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| Teams 2007-08 | Albi • Auch • Bayonne • Biarritz • Bourgoin • Brive • Castres • Clermont • Dax • Montauban • Montpellier • Perpignan • Stade Français • Toulouse |
| Seasons | 2004-05 • 200506 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 |
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| Albi • Auch • Bath • Bayonne • Brive • Bucureşti • Rugby Calvisano • Castres • Cetransa El Salvador • Connacht Rugby • Dax • Gran Parma • Leeds Carnegie • Newcastle Falcons • Overmach Rugby Parma • Montauban • Montpellier • Petrarca Rugby • Sale Sharks • Worcester Warriors |
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| Governing body | Fédération Française de Rugby |
| National teams | France • A • 7's • France amateur • U-20 • U-19 • U-18 • U-17 • U-16 • Women's |
| Competitions | Ligue Nationale de Rugby (Top 14 • Pro D2) • Fédérale 1 • Fédérale 2 • Fédérale 3 • Challenge Yves du Manoir • Espoirs • Reichel A • 1er Division Féminine • 2ème Division Féminine |
