Stade Montois
# 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.

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

* French championship:
   * Champions: 1963
   * Runners-up: 1949, 1953, 1959
* Challenge Yves du Manoir/Coupe de France:
   * Champions: 1960, 1961, 1962
   * Runners-up: 1958, 1966
* Rugby Pro D2:
   * Champions: 2002
   * Promotion playoff winners: 2008, 2012
* Second Division (Groupe B):
   * Champions: 1998

## 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oyonnax (C, P) | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 904 | 457 | +447 | 111 | Top 14 promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Grenoble | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 672 | 588 | +84 | 87 | Top 14 promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Mont-de-Marsan | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 764 | 649 | +115 | 86 | Top 14 promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Nevers | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 718 | 551 | +167 | 85 | Top 14 promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Vannes | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 718 | 633 | +85 | 81 | Top 14 promotion play-offs |
| 6 | Agen | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 653 | 583 | +70 | 77 | Top 14 promotion play-offs |
| 7 | Colomiers | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 674 | 678 | −4 | 70 | |
| 8 | Provence | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 652 | 638 | +14 | 69 | |
| 9 | Béziers | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 700 | 716 | −16 | 65 | |
| 10 | Aurillac | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 586 | 706 | −120 | 65 | |
| 11 | Biarritz | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 690 | 699 | −9 | 60 | |
| 12 | Rouen | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 594 | 767 | −173 | 58 | |
| 13 | Montauban | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 678 | 784 | −106 | 54 | |
| 14 | Soyaux Angoulême | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 569 | 697 | −128 | 52 | |
| 15 | Carcassonne (R) | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 553 | 677 | −124 | 52 | Relegation to Nationale |
| 16 | Massy (R) | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 499 | 801 | −302 | 33 | Relegation to Nationale |

* 1 2 Grenoble were penalised three competition points, and Montauban were penalised two, for financial and administrative issues that made the clubs "non-compliant with the regulatory provisions and decisions of the CCCP".

## Current squad

The squad for the 2022–23 season is:

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 |
| - | - | - |
| Vincent Dolier | Hooker | France |
| José Luis González | Hooker | Argentina |
| Simon Labouyrie | Hooker | France |
| Romain Latterrade | Hooker | France |
| Anthony Alves | Prop | Portugal |
| Thomas Bultel | Prop | France |
| Dino Casadei | Prop | France |
| Max Curie | Prop | France |
| Gheorghe Gajion | Prop | Romania |
| Jean-Luc Innocente | Prop | France |
| Matteo Lalanne | Prop | France |
| Lasha Macharashvili | Prop | Georgia |
| Leandro Cedaro | Lock | Italy |
| Romain Durand | Lock | France |
| Aston Fortuin | Lock | South Africa |
| Nicolas Garrault | Lock | France |
| Baptiste Hezard | Lock | France |
| Andrei Ostrikov | Lock | Russia |
| Leo Banos | Back row | France |
| Yann Brethous | Back row | France |
| Michael Faleafa | Back row | Tonga |
| Aurelien Lisena | Back row | France |
| Veresa Ramototabua | Back row | Fiji |
| Raphaël Robic | Back row | France |
| Thibault Tauleigne | Back row | France |
| William Wavrin | Back row | France |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Baptiste Canut | Scrum-half | France |
| Martin Doan | Scrum-half | France |
| Christophe Loustalot | Scrum-half | France |
| Joris Pialot | Fly-half | France |
| Willie du Plessis | Fly-half | Netherlands |
| Simon Desaubies | Centre | France |
| Charli Espagnet | Centre | France |
| Jules Even | Centre | France |
| Lucas Mensa | Centre | Argentina |
| Misaele Petero | Centre | Fiji |
| Simon Renda | Centre | France |
| Nacani Wakaya | Centre | Fiji |
| Julien Cabannes | Wing | France |
| Ambrose Curtis | Wing | New Zealand |
| Wame Naituvi | Wing | Fiji |
| Kaminieli Rasaku | Wing | Fiji |
| Pierre Sayerse | Wing | France |
| Yoann Azpiazu | Fullback | France |
| Simao Bento | Fullback | Portugal |
| Alexandre De Nardi | Fullback | France |

### Espoirs squad

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 |
| - | - | - |
| Mehdi Porchet | Prop | Switzerland |
| Gysbert du Preez | Lock | South Africa |
| Carl Vangsgaard | Lock | Denmark |
| Hector Matamoros | Back row | Spain |
| Theo Cortes | Fly-half | France |
| Harrison Obatoyinbo | Wing | England |

## Notable former players

* Carlos Muzzio
* Lucio Sordoni
* Ben Coutts
* Jens Torfs
* Josh Jackson
* Luke Tait
* Martin Jágr
* Laurence Pearce
* James Voss
* Adriu Delai
* Vilimoni Delasau
* Vereniki Goneva
* Wame Lewaravu
* Timoci Matanavou
* William Ryder
* Waisale Serevi
* Viliame Satala
* Cédric Beal
* Alexandre Bécognée
* André Boniface
* Guy Boniface
* Romain Cabannes
* André Carrère
* Stéphane Castaignède
* Thomas Castaignède
* Fernand Cazenave
* Damien Cler
* Pierre Corréia
* Marc Dal Maso
* Jean Darrieussecq
* Christian Darrouy
* Benoît Dauga
* Walter Desmaison
* Fabien Devecchi
* Pierre Lacroix
* Grégory Le Corvec
* Laurent Magnaval
* Rémy Martin
* Florent Massip
* Jean-Marc Mazzonetto
* Eric Melville
* Alexandre Menini
* Arnaud Mignardi
* Adrien Oléon
* Sébastien Ormaechea
* Clément Otazo
* Laurent Rodriguez
* Olivier Sourgens
* Jocelino Suta
* Rémi Talès
* Willy Taofifénua
* Lucas Tauzin
* Mikaele Tuugahala
* Beka Gorgadze
* Tamaz Mchedlidze
* Irakli Machkhaneli
* Gilles Pagnon
* Walter Cristofoletto
* Andrea De Marchi
* Laurent Travini
* Raoul Larson
* António Aguilar
* André da Silva
* Trevor Leota
* Sébastien Loubsens
* Tevita Mailau
* Ephraim Taukafa
