The 2018–19 Coupe de France Lord Derby was the 81st edition of the

Coupe de France Lord Derby The Coupe de France Lord Derby (), or just Coupe Lord Derby ('Lord Derby Cup'), is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France, as well as the name of its championship trophy. The tournament was first conte ...

, the premier

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knockout competition in France. It began on 25 November 2018 and ended with the final at the

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on 9 June 2019. The defending champions were

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who defeated XIII Limouxin in the 2017–18 final. In the 2018–19 competition, they reached the final but lost 22–6 to

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Background

The 81st edition of the

, 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

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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

Round 1

The Round 1 tie was played on 25 November.

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 3

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

Round of 16

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

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

Final

The final of the 2018–19 Coupe de France Lord Derby took place on 9 June at the

, 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,

, who had defeated XIII Limouxin 30–26 the previous season, and

, who had won the cup 14 times, most recently in the 2016–17 season.

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 Source:

Broadcast matches

Notes

References

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