Lord Derby Cup 2022–2023 Explained

2022–23 Lord Derby French Cup
Duration:6 November 2022 – 22 April 2023
No Of Teams:30
Matches:18
Season:2022–23
Season Champs:AS Carcassonne (16th title)
Season Champ Name:Winners
Second Place:RC Albi XIII
Prevseason Link:Lord Derby Cup 2018–2019
Prevseason Year:2018–19
Nextseason Link:Lord Derby Cup 2023–2024
Nextseason Year:2023–24

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 Carcassonne 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

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

Lord Derby French Cup competition format
RoundDate Clubs involved this roundWinners from previous roundNew entries this roundLeagues entering at this round
Round 1 6 November 4 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 1618–19 February 16 6 10 All 10 teams from Elite 1
Quarter-finals4–5 March 8 8 colspan=2 rowspan=3
Semi-finals9 April 4 4
Final22 April 2 2

Round 1

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
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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US Trentels XIII37–22AS Clairac XIII6 November, 15:00
Toulouges XIII Panthers–Val XIII6 November, 15:00
Source:[4]

Round 2

Ties were played on 20 November.[2]

Round 2 fixtures
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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Pamiers XIII48–0Villefranche d'Albigeois20 November, 15:00
Salses XIII14–22US Ferrals XIII20 November, 15:00M. Sabri
Val XIII38–6US Trentels XIII20 November, 15:00Stade Municipal, Serviès-en-ValM. Grandjean
Source:[5]

Round 3

Ties were played on 18 December.[2]

Round 3 fixtures
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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Pamiers XIII16–18Palau XIII Broncos18 December, 15:00
US Ferrals XIII38–30Saint-Martin XIII18 December, 15:00
Val XIII31–32Baroudeur XIII Laurentin18 December, 15:00
Source:[6]

Round 4

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
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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US Entraigues XIII44–22Ille-sur-Têt XIII22 January, 15:00Stade Georges MauroReport
US Ferrals XIII26–14 RC Salon XIII22 January, 15:00Stade de la FontaineM. De La RoseReport
RC Baho XIII18–26 RC Carpentras XIII22 January, 15:00Stade Michel BardesReport
Palau XIII Broncos11–16 Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII22 January, 15:00Stade Georges-VaillsSalim Sabri[7] Report
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII34–22Tonneins XIII5 FebruaryStade Jean VidalReport
Baroudeur XIII Laurentin0–30Villefranche XIII Aveyroncolspan=4 [8]
Source:[9]

Round of 16

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

Round of 16 fixtures
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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RC Carpentras XIII6–88 AS Carcassonne18 FebruaryStade de la RoseraieReport
Saint-Estève XIII Catalan16–29 SO Avignon18 FebruaryStade MunicipalReport
RC Albi XIII52–18 Villeneuve XIII RLLG18 FebruaryStade MazicouM. VincentReport
US Entraigues XIII12–68 FC Lézignan XIII19 FebruaryStade Georges MauroReport
Villefranche XIII Aveyron20–30 Saint-Gaudens Bears19 FebruaryStade Henri LegardeReport
US Ferrals XIII22–78 Baroudeurs de Pia XIII19 FebruaryStade de la FontaineReport
RC Lescure-Arthes XIII0–88 XIII Limouxin19 FebruaryStade Jean VidalReport
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII44–28 Toulouse Olympique Broncos19 FebruaryStade Jérôme-RieuxM. GrandjeanReport
Source:[10]

Quarter-finals

Ties were played over the weekend of 4–5 March.[11]

Quarter-final fixtures
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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XIII Limouxin42–6 Saint-Gaudens Bears4 March, 15:00Stade Jérome-RieuxM. CaffinReport
SO Avignon18–8 Baroudeurs de Pia XIII4 March, 17:00Parc des SportsReport
AS Carcassonne28–14 FC Lézignan XIII4 March, 18:00Stade Albert DomecM. CrespoReport
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII20–42 RC Albi XIII5 March, 16:00Stade Jérôme-RieuxReport
Source:[12]

Semi-finals

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.[13]

Semi-final fixtures
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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SO Avignon14–46 AS Carcassonne9 April, 17:00Stadium d'AlbiM. VincentReport
XIII Limouxin28–34 RC Albi XIII9 April, 19:00Stadium d'AlbiM. DelaroseReport
Source:[14]

Final

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.[15] AS Carcassonne, 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).[16] [17] 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.[18]

Final
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
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AS Carcassonne36–12 RC Albi XIII22 April, 17:15Stade Gilbert Brutus, PerpignanM. DelaroseReport
Source:[19]

Teams

AS Carcassonne: 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:[20] [21]

Broadcast matches

Broadcast matches! Round! Match! Date! Broadcast method
Semi-finalsAvignon v Carcassonne9 April 2023Broadcast live on Albi TV
Limouxin vs Albi
FinalCarcassonne vs Albi22 April 2023Broadcast live on Sport en France and viàOccitanie[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coupe de France : les demi-finales en direct sur Albi TV . FFRXIII . fr . 6 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Coupe de France : le calendrier saison 2022-2023 dévoilé . FFRXIII . fr . 26 October 2022 . 23 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Les tirages des Coupes de France Lord Derby, Dejean & Falcou . FFRXIII . fr . 10 December 2022 . 23 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Les Elite reçoivent, les Fédéraux se déplacent . Le Petit Bleu d'Agen . fr . 12 November 2022 . 23 May 2024.
  5. Web site: Coupe de France : les résultats du deuxième tour . FRRXIII . fr . 22 November 2022 . 23 May 2024.
  6. Web site: The results of the 3rd round of the Coupe de France Lord Derby 2022-2023 . Treize Mondial . 19 December 2022 . 23 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Palau lodged a complaint after the Coupe de France match against VARL . Treize Mondial . 24 January 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  8. Web site: The Baroudeur XIII Laurentin withdraws from the Coupe de France . Treize Mondial . 21 January 2022 . 23 May 2024.
  9. Web site: The results of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France Lord Derby 2022-2023 . Treize Mondial . 5 February 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  10. Web site: The results of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France Lord Derby 2022-2023 . Treize Mondial . 19 February 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Coupes de France : le programme du week-end . FFRXIII . fr . 2 March 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  12. Web site: The results of the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France Lord Derby 2022-2023 . Treize Mondial . 5 March 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  13. Web site: The semi-finals of the French Cup Lord Derby live on Albi TV . Treize Mondial . 7 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  14. Web site: The results of the semi-finals of the Coupe de France Lord Derby 2022-2023 . Treize Mondial . 9 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  15. Web site: Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby : le guide pratique . FFRXIII . fr . 19 April 2023 . 21 May 2024.
  16. Web site: Carcassonne XIII retains the French Cup Lord Derby . Treize Mondial . 22 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  17. Web site: Carcassonne chase a treble as French Elite season hits the business end . Love Rugby League . 14 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  18. Web site: Winners Coupe de France Lord Derby . Treize Mondial . 23 May 2024.
  19. Web site: Coupe de France : Carcassonne conserve le titre ! . FFRXIII . fr . 22 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  20. Web site: Coupe de France 2022-2023: Carcassonne XIII's line-up to face Albi . Treize Mondial . 22 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  21. Web site: Coupe de France 2022-2023: Albi's line-up to face Carcassonne . Treize Mondial . 22 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.
  22. Web site: The Coupe de France final between Carcassonne and Albi broadcast on TV . Treize Mondial . 21 April 2023 . 23 May 2024.

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