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Former Argentine international fly half Ignacio Mieres has been linked to a move back to France to play in either the second or third division for Dax. Mieres himself posted photos on social media over the past few days of him in Dax itself.
Reports have also reached the French media with Sud Oest reporting the upcoming move. It will see the six time capped Puma returning to France after previous stints with Perpignan and Stade Français in the Top 14. His career has also involved playing in England for the Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs and Worcester Warriors.
Mieres’ time spent at Exeter was the most successful with him impressing in the 2010-2011 and 2011-2-12 seasons which saw him earning a test recall in 2012 when he played in the home wins over Italy and France in San Juan and Córdoba. His four prior tests were against Chile and Uruguay between 2007 and 2010.
His time at international level has reached an end and he was not offered a Super Rugby contract despite having been available following completing his time at Worcester this past season. Still just 28 years of age Mieres nonetheless has plenty of rugby left in him and his soon to be confirmed move to Dax will see him playing for a club to have been home to a number of Pumas including Rugby World Cup 2015 squad members Horacio Agulla and Juan Pablo Socino.
Dax finished 15th in the 2014-2015 Pro d2 season ahead of only Massy. In finishing in the bottom two the club was relegated but the club is yet to know whether it will be in the Pro d2 or the Fédérale 1 due to the promoted Lille being in trouble and seemingly been blocked from rising to the Pro d2.
French legends Raphael Ibañez, Thierry Lacroix, Laurent Rodriguez, Olivier Magne and Fabian Pelous are all former Dax players. The club, though, has suffered in the professional era as small-town teams have found it increasingly difficult to be competitive against the growing number of big city clubs.
