Lord Derby Cup 2022–2023

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2022–23 Lord Derby French Cup
Duration6 November 2022 – 22 April 2023
Number of teams30
WinnersAS Carcassone (16th title)
Runners-upRC Albi XIII

The 2022–23 Coupe de France Lord Derby was the 82nd edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, the premier rugby league knockout competition in France. It began on 6 November 2022 and ended with the final at the Stade Gilbert Brutus on 22 April 2023.

As no finals were played in the previous three seasons, the defending champions were AS Carcassone who defeated Saint-Estève XIII Catalan in the 2018–19 final to win the cup for the 15th time. In the 2022–23 competition, they retained the title by winning 36–12 against RC Albi XIII in the final.

Background[edit]

The 82nd edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby,[1] started on 6 November 2022 and concluded with the final on 22 April 2023. The 30 teams taking part were from Elite 1 (10 teams), Elite 2 (9 teams), the National Division (7 teams) and the Federal Division (4 teams). Teams entered at different stages the competition based on their division with Elite 2 teams joining in Round 4 and Elite 1 teams joining in the Round of 16.[2] In matches between teams from different divisions, the venue was the stadium of the team from the lower division.[3]

Format and dates[edit]

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 6 November 4 None 4 4 Federal Division teams
Round 2 20 November 6 2 4 4 National Division teams
Round 3 18 December 6 3 3 3 National Division teams
Round 4 22–23 January 12 3 9 All 10 teams from Elite 2
Round of 16 18–19 February 16 6 10 All 10 teams from Elite 1
Quarter-finals 4–5 March 8 8 None
Semi-finals 9 April 4 4
Final 22 April 2 2

Round 1[edit]

The draw for the first three rounds was announced on 26 October 2022. Round 1 ties were played on 6 November.[2]

Round 1 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
US Trentels XIII 37–22 AS Clairac XIII 6 November, 15:00
Toulouges XIII Panthers – Val XIII 6 November, 15:00
Source:[4]

Round 2[edit]

Ties were played on 20 November.[2]

Round 2 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
Pamiers XIII 48–00 Villefranche d'Albigeois 20 November, 15:00
Salses XIII 14–22 US Ferrals XIII 20 November, 15:00 M. Sabri
Val XIII 38–60 US Trentels XIII 20 November, 15:00 Stade Municipal, Serviès-en-Val M. Grandjean
Source:[5]

Round 3[edit]

Ties were played on 18 December.[2]

Round 3 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
Pamiers XIII 16–18 Palau XIII Broncos 18 December, 15:00
US Ferrals XIII 38–30 Saint-Martin XIII 18 December, 15:00
Val XIII 31–32 Baroudeur XIII Laurentin 18 December, 15:00
Source:[6]

Round 4[edit]

The draws for Round 4 and the Round of 16 were made on 10 December 2022. Round 4 ties were played on 22 January with one match postponed until 5 February.[3]

Round 4 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
US Entraigues XIII 44–22 Ille-sur-Têt XIII 22 January, 15:00 Stade Georges Mauro Report
US Ferrals XIII 26–14 RC Salon XIII 22 January, 15:00 Stade de la Fontaine M. De La Rose Report
RC Baho XIII 18–26 RC Carpentras XIII 22 January, 15:00 Stade Michel Bardes Report
Palau XIII Broncos 11–16 Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 22 January, 15:00 Stade Georges-Vaills Salim Sabri[7] Report
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 34–22 Tonneins XIII 5 February[a] Stade Jean Vidal Report
Baroudeur XIII Laurentin 00–30 Villefranche XIII Aveyron Match forfeited by Baroudeur XIII Laurentin[9]
Source:[10]

Round of 16[edit]

Ties were played over the weekend of 18–19 February.[3]

Round of 16 fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
RC Carpentras XIII 06–88 AS Carcassonne 18 February Stade de la Roseraie Report
Saint-Estève XIII Catalan 16–29 SO Avignon 18 February Stade Municipal Report
RC Albi XIII 52–18 Villeneuve XIII RLLG 18 February Stade Mazicou M. Vincent Report
US Entraigues XIII 12–68 FC Lézignan XIII 19 February Stade Georges Mauro Report
Villefranche XIII Aveyron 20–30 Saint-Gaudens Bears 19 February Stade Henri Legarde Report
US Ferrals XIII 22–78 Baroudeurs de Pia XIII 19 February Stade de la Fontaine Report
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII 00–88 XIII Limouxin 19 February Stade Jean Vidal Report
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 44–28 Toulouse Olympique Broncos 19 February Stade Jérôme-Rieux M. Grandjean Report
Source:[11]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Ties were played over the weekend of 4–5 March.[12]

Quarter-final fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
XIII Limouxin 42–60 Saint-Gaudens Bears 4 March, 15:00 Stade Jérome-Rieux M. Caffin Report
SO Avignon 18–80 Baroudeurs de Pia XIII 4 March, 17:00 Parc des Sports Report
AS Carcassonne 28–14 FC Lézignan XIII 4 March, 18:00 Stade Albert Domec M. Crespo Report
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII 20–42 RC Albi XIII 5 March, 16:00 Stade Jérôme-Rieux Report
Source:[13]

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals took place on 9 April. They were played as part of a triple header with a Coupe de France Luc Nitard (under-19s) semi-final match.[14]

Semi-final fixtures
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
SO Avignon 14–46 AS Carcassonne 9 April, 17:00 Stadium d'Albi M. Vincent Report
XIII Limouxin 28–34 RC Albi XIII 9 April, 19:00 Stadium d'Albi M. Delarose Report
Source:[15]

Final[edit]

The final of the 2022–23 Coupe de France Lord Derby took place on 22 April at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan. The match, which was part of a triple header, was preceded by the finals of the U15 and U17 competitions.[16] As Carcassone, had won the cup 15 times and were defending champions having won the cup in 2018–19 (for three seasons no competition was held due to COVID).[17][18] There opponents, RC Albi, had previously won the cup once, in the 1973–74 season, and last reached the final in the 2007–08 season.[19]

Final
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Report
AS Carcassonne 36–12 RC Albi XIII 22 April, 17:15 Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan M. Delarose Report
Source:[20]

Teams[edit]

AS Carcassone: Escaré, A. Escamilla, Bouregba, V. Albert, Gambaro, Herrero, O'Beirne, Boyer, Artiga, Canet, Surulevu, Mulhall, Khedimi
Interchanges: Drodrolagi, B. Escamilla, Dauliac, Alberola
Head coach: Frédéric Camel

RC Albi: Miloudi, Pedrero, Thilhades, Guiguet, Cancé, Wall, Gigot, Rodrigues, S. Cook, Diakhaté, Dupuy, Goffin, Bernard
Interchanges: J. Cook, Liauzun, Puech, Mazars
Head coach: Joris Canton

Source:[21][22]

Broadcast matches[edit]

Broadcast matches
Round Match Date Broadcast method
Semi-finals Avignon v Carcassonne 9 April 2023 Broadcast live on Albi TV[1][14]
Limouxin vs Albi
Final Carcassonne vs Albi 22 April 2023 Broadcast live on Sport en France and viàOccitanie[23]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Postponed from 22 January due to weather conditions[8]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Coupe de France : le calendrier saison 2022-2023 dévoilé" (in French). FFRXIII. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Les tirages des Coupes de France Lord Derby, Dejean & Falcou" (in French). FFRXIII. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Les Elite reçoivent, les Fédéraux se déplacent". Le Petit Bleu d'Agen (in French). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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  7. ^ "Palau lodged a complaint after the Coupe de France match against VARL". Treize Mondial. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Coupe de France: The match between Lescure and Tonneins postponed". Treize Mondial. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ "The Baroudeur XIII Laurentin withdraws from the Coupe de France". Treize Mondial. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "The results of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France Lord Derby 2022-2023". Treize Mondial. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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  14. ^ a b "The semi-finals of the French Cup Lord Derby live on Albi TV". Treize Mondial. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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  20. ^ "Coupe de France : Carcassonne conserve le titre !" (in French). FFRXIII. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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