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.
^Curran, Brian (16 August 1979). "Cronulla all the way in Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
January 01, 1970
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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 1979 NSWRFL Midweek CupNSWRFL Amco CupTournament detailsDates28 March 15 August 1979Teams16Venue s 5 in 4 host cities Final positionsChampionsCronulla Sutherland 1st title Runners upBrisbaneTournament statisticsMatches played27 19781980 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 Contents 1 Qualified Teams 2 Venues 3 Group A 4 Group B 5 Group C 6 Group D 7 Semi finals 8 Final 8 1 Player of the Series 8 2 Golden Try 9 SourcesQualified Teams editTeam Nickname League Qualification Participation bold indicates winners Manly Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Winners of the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Runners Up in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Third Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 St George Dragons NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Newtown Jets NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 1st NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country Representative Team 1st Queensland Country Maroons QRL Country Representative Team 1st Auckland Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1978 New Zealand Rugby League Inter District Premiership 6th Previous 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Venues editSydney Brisbane Lismore Griffith 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 nbsp nbsp nbsp Group A editDate Winner Score Loser Score Venue 28 03 79 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 19 nbsp Manly Warringah 7 Leichhardt Oval 2 05 79 nbsp Combined Brisbane 13 nbsp St George 10 Lang Park 30 05 79 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 12 nbsp St George 6 Leichhardt Oval 27 06 79 nbsp Combined Brisbane 13 nbsp Manly Warringah 10 Leichhardt Oval 18 07 79 nbsp St George 7 nbsp Manly Warringah 4 Griffith 25 07 79 nbsp Combined Brisbane 17 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 8 Lang Park Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff Points nbsp Combined Brisbane 3 3 0 0 43 28 15 6 nbsp Eastern Suburbs 3 2 0 1 39 30 9 4 nbsp St George 3 1 0 2 23 29 6 2 nbsp Manly Warringah 3 0 0 3 21 39 18 0Group B editDate Winner Score Loser Score Venue 4 04 79 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 22 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 8 Leichhardt Oval 11 04 79 nbsp Penrith 12 nbsp Auckland 5 Leichhardt Oval 9 05 79 nbsp Penrith 18 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 10 Penrith Park 30 05 79 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 12 nbsp Auckland 3 Leichhardt Oval 4 07 79 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 18 nbsp Penrith 10 Leichhardt Oval 11 07 79 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 30 nbsp Auckland 10 Leichhardt Oval Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff Points nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 3 2 0 1 62 36 26 4 nbsp Penrith 3 2 0 1 40 33 7 4 nbsp Canterbury Bankstown 3 2 0 1 38 35 3 4 nbsp Auckland 3 0 0 3 18 54 36 0Group C editDate Winner Score Loser Score Venue 19 04 79 nbsp Parramatta 44 nbsp North Sydney 10 Leichhardt Oval 15 05 79 nbsp QLD Country 16 nbsp Newtown 14 Lang Park 13 06 79 nbsp Newtown 15 nbsp Parramatta 13 Leichhardt Oval 21 06 79 nbsp QLD Country 12 nbsp North Sydney 5 Lang Park 4 07 79 nbsp QLD Country 18 nbsp Parramatta 9 Lang Park 12 07 79 nbsp North Sydney 35 nbsp Newtown 13 Leichhardt Oval Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff Points nbsp QLD Country 3 3 0 0 46 28 18 6 nbsp Parramatta 3 1 0 2 66 43 23 2 nbsp North Sydney 3 1 0 2 50 69 19 2 nbsp Newtown 3 1 0 2 42 64 22 2Group D editDate Winner Score Loser Score Venue 25 04 79 nbsp Western Suburbs 22 nbsp Balmain 11 Leichhardt Oval 23 05 79 nbsp South Sydney 25 nbsp NSW Country 10 Leichhardt Oval 6 06 79 nbsp NSW Country 14 nbsp Western Suburbs 11 Leichhardt Oval 20 06 79 nbsp Balmain 5 nbsp South Sydney 3 Leichhardt Oval 11 07 79 nbsp Balmain 25 nbsp NSW Country 11 Leichhardt Oval 18 07 79 nbsp South Sydney 9 nbsp Western Suburbs 7 Leichhardt Oval Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff Points nbsp South Sydney 3 2 0 1 37 22 15 4 nbsp Balmain 3 2 0 1 41 36 5 4 nbsp Western Suburbs 3 1 0 2 40 34 6 2 nbsp NSW Country 3 1 0 2 35 61 26 2Semi finals editDate Winner Score Loser Score Venue 1 08 79 nbsp Cronulla Sutherland 13 nbsp South Sydney 9 Leichhardt Oval 8 08 79 nbsp Combined Brisbane 8 nbsp QLD Country 5 Lang ParkFinal edit15 August 1979 Cronulla Sutherland 22 5 Combined Brisbane Tries Gary Cameron 3 Rick BourkeGoals Steve Rogers 5 Try Norm CarrGoal Mal Meninga Leichhardt OvalAttendance 15 800 1 Referee Greg HartleyPlayer of the Match Gary Cameron Player of the Series edit Kurt Sorensen Cronulla Sutherland Golden Try edit Robert Laurie South Sydney Sources edit Curran Brian 16 August 1979 Cronulla all the way in Cup final The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 15 April 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 Amco Cup amp oldid 944116040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
