Lord Derby Cup 2018–2019

The 81st edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, started on 25 November 2018 and concluded with the final on 9 June 2019. The 55 teams taking part were from Elite 1 (10 teams), Elite 2 (12 teams), and the National and Federal divisions (33 teams). Only one match was played in Round 1. 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. Format and dates ==Round 1==

The Round 1 tie was played on 25 November. ==Round 2==

The draw for Round 2 was made on 17 November. One match was played on 9 December and the other ties were played over the weekend of 15–16 December. ==Round 3==

The draw for Round 3 was made on 22 December. Ties were played over the weekend of 12–13 January. ==Round of 16==

The draw for Round of 16 was made on 19 January. Ties were played over the weekend of 9–10 March. ==Quarter-finals==

The draw for quarter-finals was made on 17 March. Ties were played over the weekend of 30–31 March. ==Semi-finals==

The draw for semi-finals was made on 13 April. Ties were played on 4 May at the Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne. ==Final==

The final of the 2018–19 Coupe de France Lord Derby took place on 9 June at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan. The match, which was part of a triple header, was preceded by the finals of the Luc Nitard Cup (under 19s) and the Women's Elite 1 competition. The final was between the two most recent winners of the competition, defending champions, Saint-Estève XIII Catalan, who had defeated XIII Limouxin 30–26 the previous season, and AS Carcassonne, who had won the cup 14 times, most recently in the 2016–17 season. Teams Saint-Estève XIII Catalan: Brochon, Martin, Pomeroy, Ambert, R. Franco, Mougues, J. Guasch, Bartès, Mresta-Doucet, Cozza, U. Perez, Séguier, Th. Margalet Substitutes: Salabio, Le Cam, Bled, Zafra Head coach: Benoit Albert AS Carcassonne: Tumusa, Soubeyras, N. Djalout, V. Albert, Lo, L. Franco, Alberola, B. Escamilla, Khedimi, Rouanet, Canet, Baile, Sabri Substitutes: J. Anderson, Soum, Zava Head coach: Patrick Alberola Source: ==Broadcast matches==