1979 Amco Cup

December 2017 December 2017 NSWRFL Midweek Cup 1979 NSWRFL Amco Cup 28 March - 15 August 1979 16 5 4 Cronulla-Sutherland 1 Brisbane 27 1978 1980 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. 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 TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)Manly-WarringahSea EaglesNSWRFLWinners of the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) Cronulla-SutherlandSharksNSWRFLRunners-Up in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) Western SuburbsMagpiesNSWRFLThird Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) ParramattaEelsNSWRFLFourth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) Canterbury-BankstownBulldogsNSWRFLFifth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)Eastern SuburbsRoostersNSWRFLSixth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)South SydneyRabbitohsNSWRFLSeventh Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) St. GeorgeDragonsNSWRFLEighth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) BalmainTigersNSWRFLNinth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) PenrithPanthersNSWRFLTenth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) North SydneyBearsNSWRFLEleventh Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) NewtownJetsNSWRFLTwelfth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) BrisbanePoinsettiasBRLLeague Representative Team1stNSW CountryKangaroosCRLCountry Representative Team1stQueensland CountryMaroonsQRLCountry Representative Team1stAucklandFalconsNZRLWinners of the 1978 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership6th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) Venues SydneyBrisbaneLismoreGriffith 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 150px 150px 150px Group A Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue28/03/79 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 19 16x16px Manly-Warringah 7 Leichhardt Oval2/05/79 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 13 16x16px St George 10 Lang Park30/05/79 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 12 16x16px St George 6 Leichhardt Oval27/06/79 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 13 16x16px Manly-Warringah 10 Leichhardt OvalThe Canberra Times https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/110954398 3 September 2025 28 June 197918/07/79 16x16px St George 7 16x16px Manly-Warringah 4 Griffith25/07/79 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 17 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 8 Lang Park Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 3 3 0 0 43 28 15 6 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 3 2 0 1 39 30 9 4 16x16px St George 3 1 0 2 23 29 -6 2 16x16px Manly-Warringah 3 0 0 3 21 39 -18 0 Group B Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue4/04/79 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 22 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 8 Leichhardt Oval11/04/79 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 12 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 5 Leichhardt Oval9/05/79 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 18 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 10 Penrith Park30/05/79 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 12 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 Leichhardt Oval4/07/79 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 18 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 10 Leichhardt Oval11/07/79 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 30 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 10 Leichhardt Oval Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 3 2 0 1 62 36 26 4 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 3 2 0 1 40 33 7 4 Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 3 2 0 1 38 35 3 4 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 3 0 0 3 18 54 -36 0 Group C Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue19/04/79 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 44 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 10 Leichhardt Oval15/05/79 16px QLD Country 16 Newtown 16 Newtown 14 Lang Park13/06/79 Newtown 16 Newtown 15 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 13 Leichhardt Oval21/06/79 16px QLD Country 12 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 5 Lang Park4/07/79 16px QLD Country 18 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 9 Lang Park12/07/79 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 35 Newtown 16 Newtown 13 Leichhardt Oval Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points 16px QLD Country 3 3 0 0 46 28 18 6 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 3 1 0 2 66 43 23 2 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 3 1 0 2 50 69 -19 2 Newtown 16 Newtown 3 1 0 2 42 64 -22 2 Group D Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue25/04/79 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 22 Balmain 16 Balmain 11 Leichhardt Oval23/05/79 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 25 country 16 NSW Country 10 Leichhardt Oval6/06/79 country 16 NSW Country 14 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 11 Leichhardt Oval20/06/79 Balmain 16 Balmain 5 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 3 Leichhardt Oval11/07/79 Balmain 16 Balmain 25 country 16 NSW Country 11 Leichhardt Oval18/07/79 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 9 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 7 Leichhardt Oval Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points South Sydney 16 South Sydney 3 2 0 1 37 22 15 4 Balmain 16 Balmain 3 2 0 1 41 36 5 4 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 3 1 0 2 40 34 6 2 country 16 NSW Country 3 1 0 2 35 61 -26 2 Semi finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue1/08/79 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 13 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 9 Leichhardt Oval8/08/79 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 8 16px QLD Country 5 Lang Park Final 15 August 1979 Cronulla-Sutherland 22–5 Combined Brisbane Tries: Gary Cameron (3), Rick BourkeGoals: Steve Rogers (5) Try: Norm CarrGoal: Mal Meninga Leichhardt Oval 15,800Curran Brian Cronulla all the way in Cup final https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T51WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6470,4794770 15 April 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald 16 August 1979 Greg Hartley Gary Cameron Player of the Series Kurt Sorensen (Cronulla-Sutherland) Golden Try Robert Laurie (South Sydney) Sources 1979 Category:1979 in Australian rugby league Category:1979 in New Zealand rugby league