Lord Derby Cup 2017–2018

The 2017–18 Coupe de France Lord Derby was the 80th edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, the premier rugby league knockout competition in France. It began on 4 November 2017 and ended with the final at the Stade Gilbert Brutus on 10 June 2018.

The defending champions were AS Carcassonne who defeated FC Lézignan XIII in the 2016–17 final. In the 2017–18 competition, Carcassonne were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Lézignan who then lost in the semi-final to eventual champions Saint-Estève XIII Catalan who defeated XIII Limouxin 26–30 in the final.

Background
The 80th edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, started on 4 November 2017 and concluded with the final on 10 June 2018.

The 50 teams taking part were from Elite 1 (10 teams), Elite 2 (10 teams), and the National and Federal divisions (40 teams). 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.

Round 1
The draw for the Round 1 took place in October 2017. Ties was played over the weekend of 4–5 November.

Round 2
The draw for Round 2 was made in November. Ties were played over the weekend of 16–17 December. Because US Entraigues XIII (2nd) withdrew from competition, the last team in the draw, Tonneins XIII, were given a bye.

Round 3
The draw for Round 3 was made on 20 December. Ties were played over the weekend of 13–14 January.

Round 4
The draw for Round 4 was made on 27 January. Ties were played over the weekend of 17–18 February.

Quarter-finals
The draw for quarter-finals was made on 26 February. Ties were played over the weekend of 30 March to 2 April.

Semi-finals
The draw for semi-finals was made on 11 April. Ties were played on 5 May at the Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne.

Final
The final of the 2017–18 Coupe de France Lord Derby took place on 10 June at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan. The match was preceded by the final of the (under 19s) Luc Nitard Cup.

XIII Limouxin had won the competition twice before, in the 1995–96 and 2007–08 seasons. Since their last win they had reached the final several times, most recently in the 2015–16 competition in which they lost to Saint-Estève XIII Catalan. The 2016 final was the team's first win as Saint-Estève XIII Catalan, though the cup had been won three times in the early 2000s as Union Treiziste Catalane.

The score was level at 26–26 after 80 minutes. Saint-Estève XIII Catalan won the match 30–26 with a golden point try in extra time.

Teams
XIII Limouxin: Th. Lasvenes, L. Franco, Mayans, Garrouste, R. Péault, Torreilles, Murcia, D. Pelo, S. Teixido, Herold, Puso, J. Edwards, Rouch

Substitutes: Fl. Bousquet, Yesa, Bartuziak, Gonzalez-Trique

Head coach:

Saint-Estève XIII Catalan: Jouffret, J. Nègre, Mat. Pala, Ambert, J. Flovie, Lu. Albert, Guasch, Th. Margalet, Meresta-Doucet, Belmas, B. Vergniol, Peez, Goudemand

Substitutes: A. Da Costa, Bartès, Saloty, Séguier

Head coach:

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