Stade Montois

Mont-de-Marsan
Full name Stade Montois Rugby Pro
Founded 1908 (1908)
Location Mont-de-Marsan, France
Ground(s) Stade Guy Boniface
President Philippe Cazaubon
Coach(es) Marc Dalmaso
Captain(s) Jérôme Dhien
League(s) Pro D2
2013–14 7th
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.stademontoisrugby.fr
Stade Montois vs. LOU in 2005

Stade Montois is a French rugby union team that currently is playing in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system.

They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black. They are based in Mont-de-Marsan, the capital of the Landes département, in New Aquitaine, and play at the Stade Guy Boniface.

History

Stade Montois is a multi-sports club (28 sections) but its rugby team has always been its flagship. After winning a few regional titles between the two world wars, it reached the top of French club rugby four times in 15 years. It lost its first three French championship finals to Castres Olympique in 1949 (3-14, in a replay, after the original final had ended in a 3-3 draw), to FC Lourdes in 1953 (16-21), and to Racing Club de France in 1959 (3-8). Their finest hour came in 1963 in an all Landes-final against US Dax, won by the Yellow and Black 9-6. They had finally won one, whereas their Dax neighbours would lose all five finals they would play in.

It finished in the bottom table in the first-tier Top 14 in the 2008–09 season. They had just been promoted to the Top 14 after winning the Pro D2 promotion playoffs. They remained in Pro D2 for three seasons before successfully navigating the 2012 promotion playoffs.

Stade Montois' players include the Boniface brothers (André and Guy, who died in a car accident on Jan. 1, 1968), Thomas Castaignède, Christian Darrouy, Benoît Dauga, Laurent Rodriguez. Former Leicester Tigers and Fiji scrum-half wizard Waisale Serevi also played for them as well as other notable Fijians such as Viliame Satala and Vilimoni Delasau.

Honours

Finals results

French championship

Date Winner Runner-up Score Venue Spectators
22 May 1949 Castres Olympique Stade Montois 14-3 Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse 23,000
17 May 1953 FC Lourdes Stade Montois 21-16 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 32,500
24 May 1959 Racing Club de France Stade Montois 8-3 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 31,098
2 June 1963 Stade Montois US Dax 9-6 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 39,000

Current standings

2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 Table
Club Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Diff Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Lyon 3025 0 5971493 +478 134117
2 Bayonne 3019110658602 +56 4486
3 Aurillac 3018012724613 +111 6381
4 Mont De Marsan 3017 1 12655611 +44 5378
5 Colomiers 3016 3 11629590 +39 4 478
6 Béziers 3017 1 12745662 +83 4377
7 Perpignan 3015114676615 +61 5673
8 Biarritz 3014 0 16674656 +18 3564
9 Bourgoin3012018595642 −47 5 962
10 Albi 3013515591643 −52 2462
11 Narbonne 3013 0 17602653 –51 2660
12 Montauban 3012018570624 -541958
13 Tarbes 3013 0 17543630 –87 0953
14 Carcassonne 3011019484741 −257 0549
15 Dax 3010119538713 −175 1548
16 Provence Rugby 3010 0 20549716 −167 1546
Green background (row 1) Champions automatically promoted to Top 14.
Yellow background denotes winner of the promotion play-offs.
Blue background denotes teams that qualify for the promotion play-offs.
Red background denotes relegation to Fédérale 1.

Note: When two teams have the same points total, position is calculated by results between teams before points difference.
Note: Tarbes had 8 points deducted and were automatically relegated at the end of the season.

Current squad

2016-17 Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Cyriel Blanchard Hooker France France
Joan Caudullo Hooker France France
Paula Ngauamo Hooker Tonga Tonga
Théo Castinel Prop France France
Christophe David Prop France France
Julien Fiorini Prop France France
Rémy Hugues Prop France France
Carlos Muzzio Prop Argentina Argentina
Jeronimo Negrotto Prop Argentina Argentina
Sébastien Ormaechea Prop France France
Régis Rameau Prop France France
JC Astle Lock South Africa South Africa
Lionel Dargier Lock France France
Philip du Preez Lock South Africa South Africa
Schalk Oelofse Lock South Africa South Africa
Thibaud Rey Lock France France
Yann Brethous Flanker France France
Nicolas Garrault Flanker France France
Julien Tastet Flanker France France
Beka Gorgadze Number 8 Georgia (country) Georgia
Dan Malafosse Number 8 France France
Charles Malet Number 8 France France
Haisini Taulanga Number 8 Tonga Tonga
Player Position Union
Mathieu Billou Scrum-half France France
Christophe Loustalot Scrum-half France France
Agustín Ormaechea Scrum-half Uruguay Uruguay
Matt James Fly-half New Zealand New Zealand
Clément Otazo Fly-half France France
Baptiste Chédal-Bornu Centre France France
Danré Gerber Centre France France
Sylvain Mirande Centre France France
Saimoni Nabaro Centre Fiji Fiji
Savenaca Tokula Centre New Zealand New Zealand
Julien Cabannes Wing France France
Ropate Ratu Wing Fiji Fiji
Vilikisa Salawa Wing Fiji Fiji
Nacani Wakaya Wing Fiji Fiji
Paul Couet-Lannes Fullback France France
Yoann Laousse Azpiazu Fullback France France

Notable former players

See also

References

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