 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.