Lord Derby Cup 2018–2019

The 2018–19 Coupe de France Lord Derby was the 81st edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, the premier rugby league knockout competition in France. It began on 25 November 2018 and ended with the final at the Stade Gilbert Brutus on 9 June 2019.

2018–19 Lord Derby French Cup
Duration25 November 2018 – 9 June 2019
Number of teams30
WinnersAS Carcassonne (15th title)
Runners-upSaint-Estève XIII Catalan

The defending champions were Saint-Estève XIII Catalan who defeated XIII Limouxin in the 2017–18 final. In the 2018–19 competition, they reached the final but lost 22–6 to AS Carcassonne.

Background

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The 81st edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, started on 25 November 2018 and concluded with the final on 9 June 2019. The 55 teams taking part were from Elite 1 (10 teams), Elite 2 (12 teams), and the National and Federal divisions (33 teams). Only one match was played in Round 1. The majority of teams entered the competition in Round 2 and Elite 1 teams joined in Round 3. In matches between teams from different divisions, the venue was the stadium of the team from the lower division.[1][2][3]

Format and dates

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Lord Derby French Cup competition format
Round Date Clubs involved this round Winners from previous round New entries this round Leagues entering at this round
Round 1 25 November 2 None 2 2 National/Federal Division teams
Round 2 15–16 December 44 1 43 All 12 teams from Elite 2 and 31 National/Federal Division teams
Round 3 12–13 January 32 22 10 All 10 teams from Elite 1
Round of 16 9–10 March 16 16 None
Quarter-finals 30–31 March 8 8
Semi-finals 4–5 May 4 4
Final 9 June 2 2

Round 1

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The Round 1 tie was played on 25 November.

Round 1 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
Saluzzo 06–16 Cheval Blanc XIII 25 November
Source:[4]

Round 2

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The draw for Round 2 was made on 17 November. One match was played on 9 December and the other ties were played over the weekend of 15–16 December.[2][5]

Round 2 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
Villefranche d'Albi 14–38 Tonneins XIII 9 December Report
AS Pomas XIII 23–48 RC Baho XIII 15 December, 15:00
Val d'Orbieu XIII 16–76 US Ferrals XIII 15 December, 15:00
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII (2nd) 10–26   Villefranche XIII Aveyron 15 December, 18:00 Report
Villefranche XIII Aveyron (2nd) 08–34 Cahors Lot XIII 15 December, 20:30 Report
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII (2nd) 04–34   Baroudeurs de Pia XIII 15 December, 15:00
Paris Châtillon XIII 08–14 US Entraigues XIII 16 December, 15:00
Montpellier Red Devils 00–68   Lyon Villeurbanne XIII 16 December, 15:00 Report
RC Caumont XIII 20–46 Toulon XIII Métropole 16 December, 15:00 Report
Saint-Martin XIII 44–80 Vendene XIII 16 December, 15:00
Cheval Blanc XIII 18–30   RC Carpentras XIII 16 December, 15:00
US Apt XIII 27–12   RC Salon XIII 16 December, 15:00
École du XIII St Pierrais 04–38 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 16 December, 15:00
RC Aspet XIII 20–10 Gratentour XIII 16 December, 15:00
AS Clairac XIII 16–48 US Pujols XIII 16 December, 15:00
La Réole XIII 10–34 US Trentels XIII 16 December, 15:00
Ramonville XIII 16–10 Realmont XIII 16 December, 15:00
SC Saint-Laurent 06–42 Villeneuve Minervois XIII 16 December, 15:00 Christophe Grandjean Report
Pamiers XIII 24–26 Barcarès 16 December, 15:00 Report
Ille-sur-Têt XIII 10–52   Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 16 December, 15:00 M. Lannes Report
Saint-Estève XIII Mavericks 00–32 Toulouges XIII Panthers 16 December, 15:00 Frédéric Cau Report
Val de Dagne XIII 16–14 Salses XIII 16 December, 15:00 Kevin Delarose Report
Source:[6][7]

Round 3

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The draw for Round 3 was made on 22 December. Ties were played over the weekend of 12–13 January.[8]

Round 3 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
US Apt XIII 18–34   Lyon Villeurbanne XIII 12 January, 15:00 M. Matter Report
US Ferrals XIII 12–54   Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 12 January, 15:00 Patrice Benausse Report
Toulouges XIII Panthers 10–58   AS Carcassonne 12 January, 15:00 Report
  Baroudeurs de Pia XIII 40–28 Villeneuve Minervois XIII 12 January, 17:00 Cyril Vergnes Report
Tonneins XIII 00–58   RC Albi XIII 12 January, 17:30 Jérémy Vincent Report
RC Aspet XIII 02–62   Toulouse Olympique Broncos 13 January, 15:00
RC Baho XIII 14–36   XIII Limouxin 13 January, 15:00 Mohamed Drizza Report
Barcarès 18–42 Palau XIII Broncos 13 January, 15:00 M. Bessières Report
Cahors Lot XIII 02–64   Villefranche XIII Aveyron 13 January, 15:00
  FC Lézignan XIII 16–90   SO Avignon 13 January, 15:00 José Pereira Report
Ramonville XIII 08–56   Saint-Gaudens Bears 13 January, 15:00
Saint-Martin XIII 24–40 US Entraigues XIII 13 January, 15:00
Toulon XIII Métropole 12–16[a]   RC Carpentras XIII 13 January, 15:00
US Trentels XIII 18–14 RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 13 January, 15:00 Report
Val de Dagne XIII 14–44   Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 13 January, 15:00 Report
US Pujols XIII 12–56   Villeneuve XIII RLLG 13 January, 15:30 Fabien Nicaud Report
Source:[9][10]

Round of 16

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The draw for Round of 16 was made on 19 January. Ties were played over the weekend of 9–10 March.[11]

Round of 16 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
  Lyon Villeurbanne XIII 12–24   RC Carpentras XIII 9 March, 16:00 M. Matter Report
  Baroudeurs de Pia XIII 14–44 Palau XIII Broncos 10 March, 15:00 José Pereira Report
  Saint-Gaudens Bears 30–46   Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 10 March, 15:00 Stéphane Vincent Report
  Toulouse Olympique Broncos 16–38   XIII Limouxin 10 March, 15:00 Cyril Vergnes Report
US Trentels XIII 004–106   AS Carcassonne 10 March, 15:00 Report
  Villefranche XIII Aveyron 00–58   FC Lézignan XIII 10 March, 15:00 Report
  Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 84–60 US Entraigues XIII 10 March, 15:00 Report
  RC Albi XIII 14–12   Villeneuve XIII RLLG 10 March, 16:30 Mohamed Drizza Report
Source:[12]

Quarter-finals

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The draw for quarter-finals was made on 17 March. Ties were played over the weekend of 30–31 March.[13]

Quarter-final fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
  RC Albi XIII 20–45   AS Carcassonne 30 March, 19:00 Stade Mazicou Mohamed Drizza / Cyril Vergnes Report
  RC Carpentras XIII 14–50   Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 31 March, 15:30 Stade de la Roseraie Benjamin Casty Report
Palau XIII Broncos 14–40   XIII Limouxin 31 March, 16:00 Stade Georges-Vaills Stéphane Vincent Report
  Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 20–28   FC Lézignan XIII 31 March, 16:00 Stade Jérôme-Rieux José Pereira Report
Source:[14]

Semi-finals

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The draw for semi-finals was made on 13 April. Ties were played on 4 May at the Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne.[15][16]

Semi-final fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
  XIII Limouxin 12–47   Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 4 May, 15:00 Stade Albert Domec Mohamed Drizza / Benjamin Casty Report
  FC Lézignan XIII 18–30   AS Carcassonne 4 May, 17:30 Stade Albert Domec Stéphane Vincent / Kevin Delarose Report

Final

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The final of the 2018–19 Coupe de France Lord Derby took place on 9 June at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan. The match, which was part of a triple header, was preceded by the finals of the Luc Nitard Cup (under 19s) and the Women's Elite 1 competition.[17]

The final was between the two most recent winners of the competition, defending champions, Saint-Estève XIII Catalan, who had defeated XIII Limouxin 30–26 the previous season, and AS Carcassonne, who had won the cup 14 times, most recently in the 2016–17 season.[18]

Final
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
  Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 06–22   AS Carcassonne 9 June, 18:30 Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan Mohamed Drizza / Benjamin Casty Report
Source:[19]

Teams

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Saint-Estève XIII Catalan: Brochon, Martin, Pomeroy, Ambert, R. Franco, Mougues, J. Guasch, Bartès, Mresta-Doucet, Cozza, U. Perez, Séguier, Th. Margalet
Substitutes: Salabio, Le Cam, Bled, Zafra
Head coach: Benoit Albert

AS Carcassonne: Tumusa, Soubeyras, N. Djalout, V. Albert, Lo, L. Franco, Alberola, B. Escamilla, Khedimi, Rouanet, Canet, Baile, Sabri
Substitutes: J. Anderson, Soum, Zava
Head coach: Patrick Alberola

Source:[19]

Broadcast matches

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Broadcast matches
Round Match Date Broadcast method
Semi-finals XIII Limouxin v Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 4 May 2019 Broadcast live on Radio Marseillette[20]
Lézignan vs Carcassonne
Final Saint-Estève XIII Catalan v Carcassonne 9 June 2019 Broadcast live on viàOccitanie and Radio Marseillette[21][22]

Notes

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  1. ^ After extra time

References

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