Lord Derby Cup

Trophée lord Derby
Sport Rugby league
Instituted 1934
Country  France (FFR XIII)
Holders AS Carcassonne (2016-17)
Most titles AS Carcassonne 13
Website
The Lord Derby Cup trophy

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.

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

YearWinnersScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance
1934–35US Lyon-Villeurbanne22–7XIII CatalanStade Jacques Thomas, Toulouse
1935–36Côte Basque15–8SA VilleneuveParc de Suzon, Bordeaux12,600
1936–37SA Villeneuve12–6XIII CatalanParc de Suzon, Bordeaux12,100
1937–38RC Roanne XIII36–12US VilleneuveStade des Minimes, Toulouse
1938–39XIII Catalan7–3Toulouse OlympiqueStade Chapou, Toulouse15,200
1939–40 Final did not take place due to the Second World War1
1940–44 Rugby league banned by Vichy regime
1944–45XIII Catalan23–14AS CarcassonneParis
1945–46AS Carcassonne27–7XIII CatalanStade Chapou, Toulouse18,000
1946–47AS Carcassonne24–5SO AvignonStade Vélodrome, Marseille
1947–48Marseille XIII5–4AS CarcassonneStade Chapou, Toulouse
1948–49Marseille XIII12–9AS CarcassonneStade Vélodrome, Marseille24,000
1949–50XIII Catalan12–5Lyon Villeurbanne XIIIStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne13,500
1950–51AS Carcassonne22–10Lyon Villeurbanne XIIIStade Vélodrome, Marseille
1951–52AS Carcassonne28–9XIII CatalanStade Vélodrome, Marseille14,384
1952–53Lyon Villeurbanne XIII9–8US VilleneuvePerpignan12,200
1953–54Lyon Villeurbanne XIII17–15XIII CatalanCavaillon8,000
1954–55SO Avignon18–10Marseille XIIICarpentras11,600
1955–56SO Avignon25–12Bordeaux XIIIPerpignan5,800
1956–57Marseille XIII11–0XIII CatalanStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne16,633
1957–58US Villeneuve20–8SO AvignonPerpignan5,473
1958–59XIII Catalan7–0SO AvignonStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne11,000
1959–60FC Lézignan7–4AS CarcassonneStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan15,800
1960–61AS Carcassonne5–2FC LézignanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
1961–62RC Roanne XIII16–10Toulouse OlympiqueStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan8,395
1962–63AS Carcassonne5–0Toulouse OlympiqueStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan5,100
1963–64US Villeneuve10–2Toulouse OlympiqueStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan5,166
1964–65Marseille XIII13–8AS CarcassonneStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan8,294
1965–66FC Lézignan22–7US VilleneuveStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne10,067
1966–67AS Carcassonne10–4XIII CatalanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan16,250
1967–68AS Carcassonne9–2Toulouse OlympiqueStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan6,400
1968–69XIII Catalan15–8US VilleneuveStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan9,532
1969–70FC Lézignan14–8US VilleneuveStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan7,460
1970–71Marseille XIII17–2FC LézignanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan6,310
1971–72AS Saint-Estève12–5US VilleneuveStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan8,250
1972–73RC Saint-Gaudens22–8AS CarcassonneStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne10,300
1973–74RC Albi21–11FC LézignanStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan6,580
1974–75Pia XIII9–4Marseille XIIIStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan9,021
1975–76XIII Catalan23–8Toulouse OlympiqueStade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
1976–77AS Carcassonne21–16XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne10,085
1977–78XIII Catalan18–7FC LézignanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne15,939
1978–79US Villeneuve15–5AS CarcassonneStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,642
1979–80XIII Catalan18–8AS CarcassonneParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne8,783
1980–81 (cancelled)2
1981–82SO Avignon18–12AS CarcassonneParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne4,663
1982–83AS Carcassonne10–3XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne7,235
1983–84US Villeneuve18–7SC LimouxParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,851
1984–85XIII Catalan24–7SC LimouxParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne11,362
1985–86Le Pontet XIII35–10AS Saint-EstèveParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
1986–87AS Saint-Estève20–10XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne
1987–88Le Pontet XIII5–2AS Saint-EstèveParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne5,000
1988–89SO Avignon12–11AS Saint-EstèveStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,000
1989–90AS Carcassonne22–8AS Saint-EstèveStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,832
1990–91RC Saint-Gaudens30–4Pia XIIIStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne6,000
1991–92RC Saint-Gaudens22–10RC CarpentrasParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne7,000
1992–93AS Saint-Estève12–10XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,401
1993–94AS Saint-Estève14–12XIII CatalanStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne
1994–95AS Saint-Estève28–8Pia XIIIPerpignan6,000
1995–96Limoux Grizzlies39–12AS CarcassonnePerpignan9,000
1996–97XIII Catalan25–24Limoux GrizzliesStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne8,000
1997–98AS Saint-Estève38–0SO AvignonStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne7,000
1998–99Villeneuve Léopards20–5FC LézignanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne9,000
1999-00Villeneuve Léopards34–14XIII CatalanParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne9,000
2000–01Union Treiziste Catalane38–17Limoux GrizzliesParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne8,000
2001–02Villeneuve Léopards27–18Pia XIIIStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne8,500
2002–03Villeneuve Léopards16–14Pia XIIIStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne7,000
2003–04Union Treiziste Catalane36–24AS CarcassonneStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne10,500
2004–05Union Treiziste Catalane31–12Limoux GrizzliesStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne11,000
2005–06Pia XIII36–20Lézignan SangliersStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne9,344
2006–07Pia XIII30–14AS CarcassonneStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne5,500
2007–08Limoux Grizzlies17–14RC AlbiStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne9,000
2008–09AS Carcassonne18–16Limoux GrizzliesStadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi6,600
2009–10Lézignan Sangliers18–14Limoux GrizzliesParc des Sports, Avignon6,000
2010–11Lézignan Sangliers27–18Pia XIIIStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne5,350
2011-12AS Carcassonne14-12Pia XIIIParc des Sports et de l'Amitié, Narbonne6,892
2012-13SO Avignon38-37Limoux GrizzliesStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne5,000
2013-14Toulouse Olympique46-10AS CarcassonneStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne6,763
2014-15Lézignan Sangliers27-25Saint-Estève XIII CatalanStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne4,124
2015-16Saint-Estève XIII Catalan33-16Limoux GrizzliesStade Albert Domec, Carcassonne4,200
2016-17AS Carcassonne30-24Lézignan SangliersParc des Sports, Avignon5,500
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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