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.

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 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.

Format and dates + 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 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 colspan=2 rowspan=4 Quarter-finals 30–31 March 8 8 Semi-finals 4–5 May 4 4 Final 9 June 2 2

Round 1 The Round 1 tie was played on 25 November.

+ Round 1 fixturesHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport Saluzzo 6–16 Cheval Blanc XIII 25 November Source:

Round 2 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.

+ Round 2 fixturesHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport 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) 8–34 Cahors Lot XIII 15 December, 20:30 Report Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII (2nd) 4–34 Baroudeurs de Pia XIII 15 December, 15:00 Paris Châtillon XIII 8–14 US Entraigues XIII 16 December, 15:00 Montpellier Red Devils 0–68 Lyon Villeurbanne XIII 16 December, 15:00 Report RC Caumont XIII 20–46 Toulon XIII Métropole 16 December, 15:00 Report Saint-Martin XIII 44–8 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 4–38 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 6–42 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 0–32 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:

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

+ Round 3 fixturesHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport 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 0–58 Albi RL XIII 12 January, 17:30 Jérémy Vincent Report RC Aspet XIII 2–62 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 2–64 Villefranche XIII Aveyron 13 January, 15:00 FC Lézignan XIII 16–9 SO Avignon 13 January, 15:00 José Pereira Report Ramonville XIII 8–56 Saint-Gaudens Bears 13 January, 15:00 Saint-Martin XIII 24–40 US Entraigues XIII 13 January, 15:00 Toulon XIII Métropole 12–16 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:

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

+ Round of 16 fixturesHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport 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 4–106 AS Carcassonne 10 March, 15:00 Report Villefranche XIII Aveyron 0–58 FC Lézignan XIII 10 March, 15:00 Report Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 84–6 US Entraigues XIII 10 March, 15:00 Report Albi RL XIII 14–12 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 10 March, 16:30 Mohamed Drizza Report Source:

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

+ Quarter-final fixturesHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport Albi RL 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:

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

+ Semi-final fixturesHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport 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 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.

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.

+ FinalHomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeReport Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 6–22 AS Carcassonne 9 June, 18:30 Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan Mohamed Drizza / Benjamin Casty Report Source:

Teams 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

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

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