The Coupe de France Lord Derby, or just Coupe Lord Derby, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France, as well as the name of its championship trophy. The tournament was first contested in 1934–35, which also marked the inaugural season of the French Rugby League Championship.
Josh Lewis (born 5 October 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for Toulouse Olympique. Lewis previously played for the Gold Coast Titans and Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition.
Kane Bentley is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the St Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship. He has played for both France and Scotland at international level.
Andrew "Andy" Bentley is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker, second-row or loose forward for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
The 2007/08 season was the fifth year of the Elite One Championship, the top level rugby league competition in France. The season commenced on 6 October 2007 and like the previous season, there were 11 teams with one team missing a round each week. A total of 22 rounds were played, with the last finishing on 12 April 2008 before the play-offs, that determined who played in the Grand Final. RC Albi were the league's new club having been promoted from the Elite Two Championship. Pia XIII were the defending champions having beaten Lézignan Sangliers in the 2006/2007 season Grand Final. The top 8 clubs qualified for the end of season play-offs. In the first week of the play-offs, Saint-Gaudens Bears and UTC both easily beat Toulouse Olympique and RC Albi respectively. However both teams were then beaten, Saint-Gaudens Bears by third placed AS Carcassonne, and UTC by Limoux Grizzlies in Week 2. Pia XIII beat AS Carcassonne in the first semi-final and a day later Lézignan Sangliers, the league leaders, squeezed past Limoux Grizzlies. In the Grand Final held at the Stade de la Mediterranee in Béziers, Lézignan Sangliers did what they had failed to do the previous season and beat Pia XIII 26-16, and thus winning the title for the first time. Despite finishing 8th and reaching the Lord Derby cup final RC Albi were relegated and Toulouse Olympique left the league and joined the English Rugby League system. SO Avignon were promoted from the 2nd tier. The Lord Derby Cup was won by Limoux Grizzlies.
The 2006/07 season was the fourth year of the Elite One Championship, the top-level rugby league French Championship. The season commenced on 6 October 2006. Like the previous season, there were 11 teams with one team missing a round each week. A total of 22 rounds were played, with the last finishing on 18 April 2007, before the top four Pia XIII, Toulouse Olympique, Lézignan Sangliers and Saint-Gaudens Bears progressed to the play-offs. Pia XIII beat Lézignan Sangliers in the Grand Final 20-16 which was played at Colomiers. That win completed a double for Pia XIII as they had already lifted the Lord Derby Cup beating AS Carcassonne 30-14. Lyon Villeurbanne XIII finished bottom, finishing with 23 points but it was Villefranche XIII Aveyron who'd finished 9th who were relegated to the Elite Two Championship, replaced by RC Albi.
Florian Quintilla is a French former professional rugby league footballer. He played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League and for Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship. He is now playing for Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship.
Timothy Wynn is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer for French club Toulouse Olympique in the Co-operative Championship. He is the son of Peter Wynn famous for his achievement at Parramatta Eels. Timothy Wynn started as a junior at the Parramatta Eels in 2007 and he also played at Seven Hills JCB. The next year, in 2008 at the Wentworthville Magpies in the Western suburbs of Sydney, in the Jim Beam Cup. He primarily plays as a second row.
Dominique Peyroux is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He has played for the Cook Islands and Samoa at international level.
Johnathon Ford is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays for Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship.
Antoni Maria is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for FC Lezignan in the Elite One Championship and France at international level.
Dane Chisholm is a retired French-Australian international rugby league footballer who last played as a scrum-half for the Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.
Gregory White is a dual rugby union and rugby league utility with French, English and Australian nationalities. He was named in the French Rugby League squad to play England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in October 2011.
Éloi Pélissier is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship and France at international level.
Mark Kheirallah, also known by the nickname of "Killer", is a former France international rugby league footballer who last played as a fullback or scrum-half for Featherstone Rovers in the Betfred Championship.
Eloni Vunakece is a former Fiji international rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He also played for Toulouse Olympique in the French Elite One Championship.
Lambert Belmas is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League and France at international level.
Charles Bouzinac is a French international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for Lézignan Sangliers in the Elite One Championship. He previously played for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship.
Mathieu Jussaume is a professional rugby league player with Toulouse Olympique in Super League. He plays centre and is a product of the Toulouse academy system.
Justin Sangaré is a France international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
