1975 Amco Cup

The 1975 Amco Cup was the 2nd edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL.

1975 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Amco Cup
Tournament details
Dates2 April - 20 August 1975
Teams28
Venue(s)7 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Eastern Suburbs (1st title)
Runners-up Parramatta
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
1974
1976

A total of 28 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 27 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams

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TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)
Enter in Round 2
Western DivisionRamsCRLWinners of the 1974 Amco Cup2nd (Previous: 1974)
Eastern SuburbsRoostersNSWRFLWinners of the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
Fortitude ValleyDiehardsBRLWinners of the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership1st
AucklandFalconsNZRLWinners of the 1974 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
Enter in Round 1
Canterbury-BankstownBerriesNSWRFLRunners-Up in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
Western SuburbsMagpiesNSWRFLThird Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
Manly-WarringahSea EaglesNSWRFLFourth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
South SydneyRabbitohsNSWRFLFifth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
North SydneyBearsNSWRFLSixth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
NewtownJetsNSWRFLSeventh Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
St. GeorgeDragonsNSWRFLEighth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
PenrithPanthersNSWRFLNinth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
Cronulla-SutherlandSharksNSWRFLTenth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
ParramattaEelsNSWRFLEleventh Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
BalmainTigersNSWRFLTwelfth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership2nd (Previous: 1974)
Ryde-EastwoodHawksNSWRFLWinners of the 1974 NSWRFL Metropolitan League2nd (Previous: 1974)
Past BrothersLeprechaunsBRLRunners-Up in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership1st
Northern SuburbsDevilsBRLThird Place in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership1st
Southern SuburbsMagpiesBRLFourth Place in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership1st
IllawarraFlametreesCRLWinners of the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship2nd (Previous: 1974)
Northern DivisionTigersCRLRunners-Up in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship2nd (Previous: 1974)
Southern DivisionBullsCRLThird Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship2nd (Previous: 1974)
MonaroColtsCRLFourth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship2nd (Previous: 1974)
NewcastleRebelsCRLFifth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship1st
North CoastDolphinsCRLSixth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship2nd (Previous: 1974)
RiverinaBullsCRLEighth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship2nd (Previous: 1974)
IpswichDiggersQRLQueensland Country Regional Team1st
ToowoombaClydesdalesQRLQueensland Country Regional Team1st

Venues

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SydneyBrisbaneNewcastleWagga WaggaTamworth
Leichhardt OvalRedfern OvalPenrith ParkLang ParkNewcastle International Sports CentreEric Weissel OvalScully Park
Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 22,500Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 33,000Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 13,000

Round 1

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
2/04/75 South Sydney37 Ipswich6Redfern Oval
2/04/75 Newtown*11 Western Suburbs11Redfern OvalReport[1]
9/04/75Ryde-Eastwood17Southern Division16Newcastle International Sports CentreResult[2]
9/04/75 Newcastle27 Cronulla-Sutherland8Newcastle International Sports Centre
16/04/75 Balmain24 Brothers16Lang Park
16/04/75 Manly-Warringah44North Coast2Lang ParkReport[3]
23/04/75 Parramatta27Monaro19Eric Weissel OvalReport[4]
23/04/75 Canterbury-Bankstown21Riverina16Eric Weissel OvalReport[5]
30/04/75 Toowoomba22 North Sydney13Leichhardt OvalResult[6]
30/04/75 Illawarra26 Northern Division9Leichhardt Oval
7/05/75 St George35 Norths BRL16Leichhardt OvalReport[7]
7/05/75 Penrith37 Souths BRL9Leichhardt Oval

Round 2

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
14/05/75 South Sydney13 Newtown10Leichhardt OvalResult[8]
21/05/75 Eastern Suburbs34Ryde-Eastwood0Leichhardt Oval
28/05/75 Newcastle20 Balmain7Leichhardt Oval
4/06/75 Auckland*14 Manly-Warringah14Leichhardt OvalResult[9]
11/06/75 Parramatta24 Canterbury-Bankstown12Leichhardt OvalResult[10]
18/06/75 Fortitude Valley15 Toowoomba6Lang ParkResult[11]
25/06/75 Penrith20 Illawarra10Penrith Park
2/07/75 St George18 Western Division3Leichhardt OvalResult[12]

Quarter finals

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
9/07/75 Eastern Suburbs13 South Sydney8Scully ParkReport[13]
16/07/75 Auckland26 Newcastle16Leichhardt OvalResult[14]
23/07/75 Parramatta33 Fortitude Valley10Leichhardt Oval
30/07/75 St George16 Penrith5Leichhardt OvalResult[15]

Semi finals

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
6/08/75 Eastern Suburbs23 Auckland10Leichhardt OvalResult[16]
13/08/75 Parramatta13 St George6Leichhardt OvalResult[17]

Final

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
20/08/75 Eastern Suburbs17 Parramatta7Leichhardt OvalReport[18]
  • *- advanced after a penalty count-back

Awards

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Golden Try

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References

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  3. ^ "Manly scores easily". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 17 April 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Amco Cup - Parramatta rallies to beat Monaro 27-19". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Riverina loses close game". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Cup loss for North Sydney". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 1 May 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  10. ^ "Win to Parramatta". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  13. ^ "South Beaten". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  15. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 7 August 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Easts win Amco Cup 17-7". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1975. p. 30. Retrieved 25 May 2020.