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1979 Amco Cup

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{{Use Australian English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = NSWRFL Midweek Cup

| year = 1979

| other_titles = NSWRFL Amco Cup

| dates = 28 March - 15 August 1979

| num_teams = 16

| venues = 5

| cities = 4

| champion_other = Cronulla-Sutherland

| count = 1

| second_other = Brisbane

| matches = 27

| attendance =

| prevseason = 1978

| nextseason = 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

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Team

!Nickname

!League

!Qualification

!Participation (bold indicates winners)

Manly-Warringah

|Sea Eagles

|NSWRFL

|Winners of the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Cronulla-Sutherland

|Sharks

|NSWRFL

|Runners-Up in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Western Suburbs

|Magpies

|NSWRFL

|Third Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Parramatta

|Eels

|NSWRFL

|Fourth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Canterbury-Bankstown

|Bulldogs

|NSWRFL

|Fifth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Eastern Suburbs

|Roosters

|NSWRFL

|Sixth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

South Sydney

|Rabbitohs

|NSWRFL

|Seventh Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

St. George

|Dragons

|NSWRFL

|Eighth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Balmain

|Tigers

|NSWRFL

|Ninth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Penrith

|Panthers

|NSWRFL

|Tenth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

North Sydney

|Bears

|NSWRFL

|Eleventh Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Newtown

|Jets

|NSWRFL

|Twelfth Place in the 1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership

|6th {{small|(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 {{small|(Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978)}}

Venues

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colspan=2|Sydney

!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

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| 150px

| 150px

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Group A

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!Date!! Winner!! Score!! Loser!! Score!! Venue

28/03/7916x16px Eastern Suburbs1916x16px Manly-Warringah7Leichhardt Oval
2/05/79{{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} Combined Brisbane1316x16px St George10Lang Park
30/05/7916x16px Eastern Suburbs1216x16px St George6Leichhardt Oval
27/06/79{{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} Combined Brisbane1316x16px Manly-Warringah10Leichhardt Oval
18/07/7916x16px St George716x16px Manly-Warringah4Griffith
25/07/79{{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} Combined Brisbane1716x16px Eastern Suburbs8Lang Park

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style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Club !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! For !! Against !! Diff. !! Points

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| {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} Combined Brisbane

33004328156
16x16px Eastern Suburbs3201393094
16x16px St George31022329-62
16x16px Manly-Warringah30032139 |
180

Group B

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!Date!! Winner!! Score!! Loser!! Score!! Venue

4/04/7916x16px Cronulla-Sutherland22{{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown8Leichhardt Oval
11/04/79{{leagueicon|Old Penrith|16}} Penrith12{{leagueicon|aucklandnzrl|16}} Auckland5Leichhardt Oval
9/05/79{{leagueicon|Old Penrith|16}} Penrith1816x16px Cronulla-Sutherland10Penrith Park
30/05/79{{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown12{{leagueicon|aucklandnzrl|16}} Auckland3Leichhardt Oval
4/07/79{{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown18{{leagueicon|Old Penrith|16}} Penrith10Leichhardt Oval
11/07/7916x16px Cronulla-Sutherland30{{leagueicon|aucklandnzrl|16}} Auckland10Leichhardt Oval

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style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Club !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! For !! Against !! Diff. !! Points

style="background:#cfc;"

| 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland

32016236264
{{leagueicon|Old Penrith|16}} Penrith3201403374
{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown3201383534
{{leagueicon|aucklandnzrl|16}} Auckland30031854 |
360

Group C

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!Date!! Winner!! Score!! Loser!! Score!! Venue

19/04/79{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta44{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} North Sydney10Leichhardt Oval
15/05/7916px QLD Country16{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown14Lang Park
13/06/79{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown15{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta13Leichhardt Oval
21/06/7916px QLD Country12{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} North Sydney5Lang Park
4/07/7916px QLD Country18{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta9Lang Park
12/07/79{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} North Sydney35{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown13Leichhardt Oval

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style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Club !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! For !! Against !! Diff. !! Points

style="background:#cfc;"

| 16px QLD Country

33004628186
{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Parramatta31026643232
{{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}} North Sydney31025069-192
{{leagueicon|Newtown|16}} Newtown31024264 |
222

Group D

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!Date!! Winner!! Score!! Loser!! Score!! Venue

25/04/79{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Western Suburbs22{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain11Leichhardt Oval
23/05/79{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney25{{leagueicon|country|16}} NSW Country10Leichhardt Oval
6/06/79{{leagueicon|country|16}} NSW Country14{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Western Suburbs11Leichhardt Oval
20/06/79{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain5{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney3Leichhardt Oval
11/07/79{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain25{{leagueicon|country|16}} NSW Country11Leichhardt Oval
18/07/79{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney9{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Western Suburbs7Leichhardt Oval

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style="background:#bdb76b;"

! Club !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Drawn !! For !! Against !! Diff. !! Points

style="background:#cfc;"

| {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney

32013722154
{{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain3201413654
{{leagueicon|Western Suburbs|16}} Western Suburbs3102403462
{{leagueicon|country|16}} NSW Country31023561 |
262

Semi finals

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!Date!! Winner!! Score!! Loser!! Score!! Venue

1/08/7916x16px Cronulla-Sutherland13{{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} South Sydney9Leichhardt Oval
8/08/79{{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} Combined Brisbane816px QLD Country5Lang Park

Final

{{rugbyleaguebox

| date = 15 August 1979

| time =

| team1 = Cronulla-Sutherland

| score = 22–5

| report =

| team2 = Combined Brisbane

| points1 = Tries: Gary Cameron (3), Rick Bourke
Goals: Steve Rogers (5)

| points2 = Try: Norm Carr
Goal: Mal Meninga

| stadium = Leichhardt Oval

| attendance= 15,800{{cite news|last=Curran|first=Brian|title=Cronulla all the way in Cup final|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T51WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6470,4794770|accessdate=15 April 2011|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 August 1979}}

| referee = Greg Hartley

| manofmatch= Gary Cameron

}}

=Player of the Series=

=Golden Try=

Sources

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{{NSWRL Midweek Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Amco Cup}}

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