1975 Amco Cup Explained

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.

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

Team	Nickname	League	Qualification	Participation (bold indicates winners)
Enter in Round 2
Western Division	Rams	CRL	Winners of the 1974 Amco Cup	2nd
Eastern Suburbs	Roosters	NSWRFL	Winners of the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Fortitude Valley	Diehards	BRL	Winners of the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	1st
Auckland	Falcons	NZRL	Winners of the 1974 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership	2nd
Enter in Round 1
Canterbury-Bankstown	Berries	NSWRFL	Runners-Up in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Western Suburbs	Magpies	NSWRFL	Third Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Manly-Warringah	Sea Eagles	NSWRFL	Fourth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
South Sydney	Rabbitohs	NSWRFL	Fifth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
North Sydney	Bears	NSWRFL	Sixth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Newtown	Jets	NSWRFL	Seventh Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
St. George	Dragons	NSWRFL	Eighth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Penrith	Panthers	NSWRFL	Ninth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Cronulla-Sutherland	Sharks	NSWRFL	Tenth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Parramatta	Eels	NSWRFL	Eleventh Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Balmain	Tigers	NSWRFL	Twelfth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	2nd
Ryde-Eastwood	Hawks	NSWRFL	Winners of the 1974 NSWRFL Metropolitan League	2nd
Past Brothers	Leprechauns	BRL	Runners-Up in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	1st
Northern Suburbs	Devils	BRL	Third Place in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	1st
Southern Suburbs	Magpies	BRL	Fourth Place in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	1st
Illawarra	Flametrees	CRL	Winners of the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	2nd
Northern Division	Tigers	CRL	Runners-Up in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	2nd
Southern Division	Bulls	CRL	Third Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	2nd
Monaro	Colts	CRL	Fourth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	2nd
Newcastle	Rebels	CRL	Fifth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	1st
North Coast	Dolphins	CRL	Sixth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	2nd
Riverina	Bulls	CRL	Eighth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship	2nd
Ipswich	Diggers	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	1st
Toowoomba	Clydesdales	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	1st

Venues

Sydney			Brisbane	Newcastle	Wagga Wagga	Tamworth
Leichhardt Oval	Redfern Oval	Penrith Park	Lang Park	Newcastle International Sports Centre	Eric Weissel Oval	Scully Park
Capacity: 23,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 22,500	Capacity: 45,000	Capacity: 33,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 13,000

Round 1

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Canberra Times
2/04/75		37		6
2/04/75	Newtown*	11		11		Report[1]
9/04/75	Ryde-Eastwood	17	Southern Division	16		Result[2]
9/04/75		27		8
16/04/75		24		16
16/04/75		44	North Coast	2		Report[3]
23/04/75		27		19		Report[4]
23/04/75		21		16		Report[5]
30/04/75		22		13		Result[6]
30/04/75		26	Northern Division	9
7/05/75		35		16		Report[7]
7/05/75		37		9

Round 2

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Canberra Times
14/05/75		13		10		Result[8]
21/05/75		34	Ryde-Eastwood	0
28/05/75		20		7
4/06/75	Auckland*	14		14		Result[9]
11/06/75		24		12		Result[10]
18/06/75		15		6		Result[11]
25/06/75		20		10
2/07/75		18	Western Division	3		Result[12]

Quarter finals

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Canberra Times
9/07/75		13		8		Report[13]
16/07/75		26		16		Result[14]
23/07/75		33		10
30/07/75		16		5		Result[15]

Semi finals

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Canberra Times
6/08/75		23		10		Result[16]
13/08/75		13		6		Result[17]

Final

• *- advanced after a penalty count-back

Awards

Golden Try

• Bill Ashurst (Penrith)

Notes and References

1. News: Amco Cup Teams Miss Changes. . Canberra . 3 Apr 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 11 Apr 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Manly scores easily. . Canberra . 17 Apr 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Amco Cup - Parramatta rallies to beat Monaro 27-19. . Canberra . 24 Apr 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Riverina loses close game. . Canberra . 24 Apr 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Cup loss for North Sydney. . Canberra . 1 May 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: St George in big league win. . Canberra . 8 May 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 15 May 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 5 Jun 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: Win to Parramatta. . Canberra . 12 Jun 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 20 Jun 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 3 Jul 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: South Beaten. . Canberra . 10 Jul 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
14. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 17 Jul 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
15. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 31 Jul 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
16. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 7 Aug 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
17. News: Amco Cup. . Canberra . 14 Aug 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 24 . National Library of Australia.
18. News: Easts win Amco Cup 17-7. . Canberra . 21 Aug 1975 . 25 May 2020 . 30 . National Library of Australia.