1979 Amco Cup
The 1979 Amco Cup was the 6th edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL.
NSWRFL Amco Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 28 March - 15 August 1979 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cronulla-Sutherland (1st title) |
Runners-up | Brisbane |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
A total of 16 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 27 matches in a round-robin group format with the winners of each group advancing to a knockout stage, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
Qualified Teams
Venues
Sydney | Brisbane | Lismore | Griffith | |
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Leichhardt Oval | Penrith Park | Lang Park | Oakes Oval | West End Stadium |
Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Group A
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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28/03/79 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
2/05/79 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 10 | Lang Park |
30/05/79 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
27/06/79 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
18/07/79 | ![]() | 7 | ![]() | 4 | Griffith |
25/07/79 | ![]() | 17 | ![]() | 8 | Lang Park |
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 0 |
Group B
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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4/04/79 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 8 | Leichhardt Oval |
11/04/79 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 5 | Leichhardt Oval |
9/05/79 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 10 | Penrith Park |
30/05/79 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
4/07/79 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
11/07/79 | ![]() | 30 | ![]() | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 0 |
Group C
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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19/04/79 | ![]() | 44 | ![]() | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
15/05/79 | ![]() | 16 | ![]() | 14 | Lang Park |
13/06/79 | ![]() | 15 | ![]() | 13 | Leichhardt Oval |
21/06/79 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 5 | Lang Park |
4/07/79 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 9 | Lang Park |
12/07/79 | ![]() | 35 | ![]() | 13 | Leichhardt Oval |
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 2 |
Group D
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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25/04/79 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
23/05/79 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
6/06/79 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
20/06/79 | ![]() | 5 | ![]() | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
11/07/79 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
18/07/79 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 2 |
Semi finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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1/08/79 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | 9 | Leichhardt Oval |
8/08/79 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | 5 | Lang Park |
Final
15 August 1979 |
Cronulla-Sutherland | 22–5 | Combined Brisbane |
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Tries: Gary Cameron (3), Rick Bourke Goals: Steve Rogers (5) |
Try: Norm Carr Goal: Mal Meninga |
Player of the Series
Golden Try
Sources
- Curran, Brian (16 August 1979). "Cronulla all the way in Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
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