Stade Montois

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.

Stade montois
Full nameStade Montois Rugby Pro
Nickname(s)Les Abeilles (The Bees)
Founded1908 (1908)
LocationMont-de-Marsan, France
Ground(s)Stade Guy Boniface (Capacity: 16,800)
PresidentPhilippe Cazaubon
Coach(es)David Auradou
Captain(s)Jérôme Dhien
League(s)Pro D2
2021–221st
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.stademontoisrugby.fr
Stade Montois vs. LOU in 2005

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 Nouvelle-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 1 January 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
Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Oyonnax 18 14 1 3 10 559 226 +333 68 Top 14 promotion play-offs
2 Mont-de-Marsan 18 12 0 6 6 449 382 +67 54
3 Agen 18 10 0 8 9 367 314 +53 49
4 Colomiers 18 11 0 7 4 391 380 +11 48
5 Biarritz 18 9 2 7 6 433 368 +65 46
6 Grenoble 17 9 3 5 3 334 339 −5 42[lower-alpha 1]
7 Vannes 18 8 1 9 7 379 372 +7 41
8 Béziers 18 8 0 10 8 405 393 +12 40
9 Nevers 18 8 1 9 5 365 356 +9 39
10 Aurillac 17 9 0 8 2 322 387 −65 38
11 Provence 18 7 2 9 5 369 380 −11 37
12 Rouen 18 8 0 10 4 358 436 −78 36
13 Carcassonne 18 7 1 10 2 290 382 −92 32
14 Montauban 18 7 1 10 3 388 442 −54 31[lower-alpha 1]
15 Soyaux Angoulême 18 5 0 13 5 343 453 −110 25 Relegation to Nationale
16 Massy 18 5 0 13 3 306 448 −142 23
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2023. Source: Pro D2
Rules for classification: When two teams have the same points total, position is determined by head-to-head results before points difference.
Notes:
  1. Grenoble and Montauban will be penalised 5 competition points as the season progresses, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".[1][2]

Current squad
For player movements before or during the 2021–22 season, see List of 2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 transfers § Mont-de-Marsan.

The squad for the 2021–22 season is:[3]

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
José Luis González Hooker Argentina
Simon Labouyrie Hooker France
Romain Latterade Hooker France
Anthony Alves Prop Portugal
Thomas Bultel Prop France
Jean-Luc Innocente Prop France
Victor Laval Prop France
Lasha Macharashvili Prop Georgia
Carlos Muzzio Prop Argentina
Lucio Sordoni Prop Argentina
Leandro Cedaro Lock Italy
Romain Durand Lock France
Baptiste Hezard Lock France
Andrei Ostrikov Lock Russia
Thibault Tauleigne Lock France
James Voss Lock England
Léo Banos Back row France
Yann Brethous Back row France
Michael Faleafa Back row Tonga
Nicolas Garrault Back row France
Maxime Gouzou Back row France
Maximilien Hontarrede Back row France
Aurelien Lisena Back row France
Santiago Montagner Back row Argentina
Raphaël Robic Back row France
William Wavrin Back row France
Player Position Union
Léo Coly Scrum-half France
Gauthier Doubrère Scrum-half France
Christophe Loustalot Scrum-half France
Simon Desaubies Fly-half France
Willie du Plessis Fly-half Netherlands
Jules Even Fly-half France
Vereniki Goneva Centre Fiji
Lucas Mensa Centre Argentina
Nacani Wakaya Centre Fiji
Julien Cabbanes Wing France
Julian Lestremau Wing France
Wame Naituvi Wing Fiji
Pierre Sayerse Wing France
Simão Bento Fullback Portugal
Alexandre De Nardi Fullback France
Yoann Laousse Azpiazu Fullback France

Notable former players

See also

References
  1. "Le FCG sanctionné de trois points de retrait au classement par la Ligue !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023. Un retrait de cinq points dont deux points avec sursis au classement du championnat professionnel de Pro D2 de la saison en cours [...] Cette sanction a été prononcée au motif du « non-respect des dispositions réglementaires et décisions de la CCCP ».{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Pro D2 : l'US Montauban sanctionnée de cinq points de retrait pour la prochaine saison !" [Pro D2: US Montauban sanctioned with five withdrawal points for the next season!]. La Dépêche (in French). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. "Joueurs". Stade Montois Rugby. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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