Lord Derby Cup

The Lord Derby Cup (French: Trophée Lord Derby), also known as French Rugby à XIII Cup, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. It is open to all French rugby league clubs and was also open to an Italian Club from 2017 to 2019 : the Saluzzo Roosters.

Trophée Lord Derby
SportRugby league
Instituted1934
Country France (FFR XIII)
HoldersAS Carcassonne (2018-19)
Most titlesAS Carcassonne 13
Website

It was first contested in 1934, the same season as the French Rugby League Championship got under way. The first winner of the cup was US Lyon-Villeurbanne on 5 May 1935 in Toulouse.

The Lord Derby Trophy was donated by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby in May 1935 to the winner of the game between Castleford, English Challenge Cup champions, and US Lyon-Villeurbanne, defending French Cup champions. Edward George Villiers Stanley was the honorary president of the Rugby Football League, a politician and had also previously served as the British ambassador in Paris. The game took place on 12 May 1935 in Paris; US Lyon-Villeurbanne won it and were awarded the Trophy.

Some months after, to symbolize the English-French rugby league Entente Cordiale, US Lyon-Villeurbanne handed over the trophy to the Ligue Française de Rugby à XIII, and it was named the new emblem of the French Rugby League Cup. At the following Cup final on 19 April 1936, Côte Basque were awarded the Lord Derby Trophy and it has been competed for ever since.

List of Finals

Results
YearWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance
1934–35 Lyon22–7 CatalanStade Jacques Thomas, Toulouse
1935–36Côte Basque15–8 VilleneuveParc de Suzon, Bordeaux12,600
1936–37 Villeneuve12–6 Catalan12,100
1937–38 Roanne36–12 VilleneuveStade des Minimes, Toulouse
1938–39 Catalan7–3 ToulouseStade du T.O.E.C., Toulouse15,200
1939-40: Final did not take place due to the Second World War1
1940-44: Rugby league banned by Vichy regime
1944–45 Catalan23–14 CarcassonneParis
1945–46 Carcassonne27–7 CatalanStade Chapou, Toulouse18,000
1946–47 Carcassonne24–5SO AvignonStade Vélodrome, Marseille
1947–48 Marseille5–4 CarcassonneStade Chapou, Toulouse
1948–49 Marseille12–9 CarcassonneStade Vélodrome, Marseille24,000
1949–50 Catalan12–5 LyonStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne13,500
1950–51 Carcassonne22–10 LyonStade Vélodrome, Marseille
1951–52 Carcassonne28–9 Catalan14,384
1952–53 Lyon9–8 VilleneuvePerpignan12,200
1953–54 Lyon17–15 CatalanCavaillon8,000
1954–55SO Avignon18–10 MarseilleCarpentras11,600
1955–56SO Avignon25–12Bordeaux XIIIPerpignan5,800
1956–57 Marseille11–0 CatalanStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne16,633
1957–58 Villeneuve20–8SO AvignonPerpignan5,473
1958–59 Catalan7–0SO AvignonStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne11,000
1959–60 Lézignan7–4 CarcassonneStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan15,800
1960–61 Carcassonne5–2 Lézignan
1961–62 Roanne16–10 Toulouse8,395
1962–63 Carcassonne5–0 Toulouse5,100
1963–64 Villeneuve10–2 Toulouse5,166
1964–65 Marseille13–8 Carcassonne8,294
1965–66 Lézignan22–7 VilleneuveStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne10,067
1966–67 Carcassonne10–4 CatalanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan16,250
1967–68 Carcassonne9–2 Toulouse6,400
1968–69 Catalan15–8 Villeneuve9,532
1969–70 Lézignan14–8 Villeneuve7,460
1970–71 Marseille17–2 Lézignan6,310
1971–72 St Estève12–5 Villeneuve8,250
1972–73 St Gaudens22–8 CarcassonneStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne10,300
1973–74Albi21–11 LézignanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan6,580
1974–75 Pia9–4 Marseille9,021
1975–76 Catalan23–8 Toulouse
1976–77 Carcassonne21–16 CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne10,085
1977–78 Catalan18–7 Lézignan15,939
1978–79 Villeneuve15–5 CarcassonneStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,642
1979–80 Catalan18–8 AS CarcassonneParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne8,783
1980-81: Final cancelled2
1981–82SO Avignon18–12 CarcassonneParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne4,663
1982–83 Carcassonne10–3 Catalan7,235
1983–84 Villeneuve18–7 Limoux6,851
1984–85 Catalan24–7 Limoux11,362
1985–86Le Pontet XIII35–10 St Estève
1986–87 St Estève20–10 Catalan
1987–88Le Pontet XIII5–2 St Estève5,000
1988–89SO Avignon12–11 St EstèveStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,000
1989–90 Carcassonne22–8 St Estève6,832
1990–91 St Gaudens30–4 PiaStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne6,000
1991–92 St Gaudens22–10RC CarpentrasParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne7,000
1992–93 St Estève12–10 Catalan6,401
1993–94 St Estève14–12 CatalanStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne
1994–95 St Estève28–8 PiaPerpignan6,000
1995–96 Limoux39–12 Carcassonne9,000
1996–97 Catalan25–24 LimouxStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne8,000
1997–98 St Estève38–0SO Avignon7,000
1998–99 Villeneuve20–5 LézignanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne9,000
1999-00 Villeneuve34–14 Catalan9,000
2000–01 Union Treiziste Catalane38–17 Limoux8,000
2001–02 Villeneuve27–18 PiaStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne8,500
2002–03 Villeneuve16–14 Pia7,000
2003–04 Union Treiziste Catalane36–24 AS Carcassonne10,500
2004–05 Union Treiziste Catalane31–12 Limoux11,000
2005–06 Pia36–20 Lézignan9,344
2006–07 Pia30–14 Carcassonne5,500
2007–08 Limoux17–14Albi9,000
2008–09 Carcassonne18–16 LimouxStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,600
2009–10 Lézignan18–14 LimouxParc des Sports, Avignon6,000
2010–11 Lézignan27–18PiaStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne5,350
2011–12 Carcassone14–12 PiaParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,892
2012–13SO Avignon38–37 LimouxStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne5,000
2013–14 Toulouse46–10 Carcassonne6,763
2014–15 Lézignan27–25 St Estève-Catalan4,124
2015–16 St Estève-Catalan33–16 Limoux4,200
2016–17 Carcassonne30–24 LézignanParc des Sports, Avignon5,500
2017–18 St Estève-Catalan30–26
AET		 LimouxStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan5,243
2018–19 Carcassonne22–6 St Estève-Catalan
2019–20: Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
Club Wins Runners
up		 Winning Years
1 AS Carcassonne15131945-46, 1946-47, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1976-77, 1982-83, 1989-90, 2008-09, 2011-12, 2016-17, 2018-19
During the 1964 Final
AS Carcassonne win in 2009

Footnotes
    • Semi-final 28 April 1940 in Bordeaux: Côte Basque 14–5 XIII Catalan.
    • 12 May 1940 (reason: unavailability of the ground on 5 May 1940) in Toulouse: semi-final Pau XIII v AS Carcassonne: game not played because 10 May 1940 the invasion of Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands by Germany.
    • 19 May 1940 in … : no final Côte Basque v Pau XIII or AS Carcassonne, i.e.: season 1939–1940: Lord Derby Cup "Not awarded due to the war" (mentioned above).
  2. The final between AS Carcassonne and XIII Catalan was cancelled because of the fight at the championship final the previous week.

Books
  • Le Rugby à XIII, le plus français du monde by Louis Bonnery,
  • The Forbidden Game by Mike Rylance.

See also

References
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