Lord Derby Cup 2024–2025

2024–25 Lord Derby French Cup

Duration	20 October 2024 – 3/4 May 2025
Number of teams	20
Broadcast partners	Youtube

The 2024–25 Coupe de France Lord Derby is the 84th edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, the premier rugby league knockout competition in France. It began over the weekend of 19–20 October 2024 and end with the final on 3/4 May 2025.

The defending champions are AS Carcassonne who defeated FC Lézignan XIII in the 2023–24 final to win the cup for a third consecutive time.

Background

The 84th edition of the Coupe de France Lord Derby, started on 19 October 2024 and will conclude with the final on 3/4 May 2025. Entry was limited to teams in the top two divisions: Super XIII (11 teams) and Elite 2 (9 teams). Eight of the teams from Elite 2 took part in a play-off round with the four winners advancing to the round of 16 where they were joined by the remaining teams who entered the competition at this stage: Palau Broncos, who received a bye in the first round, and the Super XIII teams.

Format and dates

Lord Derby French Cup competition format

Round	Date	Clubs involved this round	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Leagues entering at this round
Play-off round	19–20 October	8	None	8	8 teams from Elite 2
Round of 16	4–5 January	16	4	12	1 team from Elite 2 and all 11 teams from Super XIII
Quarter-finals	8–9 February	8	8	None
Semi-finals	22–23 March	4	4
Final	3/4 May	2	2

Play-off round

The draws for the play-off round and the round of 16 were made on 12 September. Ties were played over the weekend of 19–20 October.

Play-off round fixtures

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Report
Pamiers XIII	24–42	Ille-sur-Têt XIII	19 October	Stade Magnagounet
RC Carpentras XIII	60–12	Realmont XIII	20 October	Stade de la Roseraie
Lescure-Arthes	32–36	Tonneins XIII	20 October	Stade de Lescure d'Albigeois
RC Salon XIII	00–58	Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	20 October	Stade Marcel Roustan
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Round of 16

Ties were played over the weekend of 4–5 January.

Round of 16 fixtures

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Report
SO Avignon	18–54	Saint-Estève XIII Catalan	4 January, 16:00	Parc Des Sports		Report
Villeneuve XIII RLLG	16–14	Baroudeurs de Pia XIII	4 January, 16:00	Stade De Choisy		Report
RC Carpentras XIII	60–16	Tonneins XIII	5 January, 15:00	Stade De La Roseraie
Palau XIII Broncos	16–30	Albi RL XIII	5 January, 15:00	Stade Georges Vaills		Report
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	27–12	Villefranche XIII Aveyron	5 January, 15:00	Stade Jerome Rieu
Saint-Gaudens Bears	06–50	AS Carcassonne	5 January, 15:00	Stade Jules Ribet
FC Lézignan XIII	08–20	XIII Limouxin	5 January, 15:00	Stade Du Moulin		Report
Ille-sur-Têt XIII	14–32	Toulouse Olympique Broncos	5 January, 15:00	Stade Jean Galia
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Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 10 January. Ties are to be played on the weekend of 8–9 February.

Quarter-final fixtures

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Report
Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII	–	Toulouse Olympique Broncos
RC Carpentras XIII	–	Albi RL XIII
AS Carcassonne	–	XIII Limouxin
Villeneuve XIII RLLG	–	Saint-Estève XIII Catalan

Semi-finals

Ties are to be played on the weekend of 22–23 March.

Semi-final fixtures

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Report
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Final

The final of the 2024–25 Coupe de France Lord Derby is scheduled to take place on the weekend of 3–4 May.

Final

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
			Date and Time	Venue	Referee	Report
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