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1979 Amco Cup

Field	Value
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
prevseason	[1978](1978-amco-cup)
nextseason	[1980](1980-tooth-cup)

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

Team	Nickname	League	Qualification	Participation (bold indicates winners)
Manly-Warringah	Sea Eagles	NSWRFL	Winners of the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Cronulla-Sutherland	Sharks	NSWRFL	Runners-Up in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Western Suburbs	Magpies	NSWRFL	Third Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Parramatta	Eels	NSWRFL	Fourth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Canterbury-Bankstown	Bulldogs	NSWRFL	Fifth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Eastern Suburbs	Roosters	NSWRFL	Sixth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
South Sydney	Rabbitohs	NSWRFL	Seventh Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
St. George	Dragons	NSWRFL	Eighth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Balmain	Tigers	NSWRFL	Ninth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Penrith	Panthers	NSWRFL	Tenth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
North Sydney	Bears	NSWRFL	Eleventh Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
Newtown	Jets	NSWRFL	Twelfth Place in the [1978 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership](1978-nswrfl-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))
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](1978-new-zealand-rugby-league-season)	6th (Previous: [1974](1974-amco-cup), [1975](1975-amco-cup), [1976](1976-amco-cup), [1977](1977-amco-cup), [1978](1978-amco-cup))

Venues

Sydney	Brisbane	Lismore	Griffith
Leichhardt Oval	Penrith Park	Lang Park	Oakes Oval
Capacity: 23,000	Capacity: 22,500	Capacity: 45,000	Capacity: 12,000
[[File:Leichhardt Oval Football Stadium (3).jpg	150px]]	[[File:Centrebet Stadium, Penrith.jpg	150px]]	[[File:Suncorp-Stadium-Milton-Queensland.jpg	150px]]

Group A

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
28/03/79	[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg	16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs	19	[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg	16x16px]] Manly-Warringah	7	Leichhardt Oval
2/05/79	Combined Brisbane	13	[[File:St. George colours.svg	16x16px]] St George	10	Lang Park
30/05/79	[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg	16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs	12	[[File:St. George colours.svg	16x16px]] St George	6	Leichhardt Oval
27/06/79	Combined Brisbane	13	[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg	16x16px]] Manly-Warringah	10	Leichhardt Oval
18/07/79	[[File:St. George colours.svg	16x16px]] St George	7	[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg	16x16px]] Manly-Warringah	4	Griffith
25/07/79	Combined Brisbane	17	[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg	16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs	8	Lang Park

Club	Played	Won	Lost	For	Against	Diff.	Points
Combined Brisbane	3	3	0	43	28	15	6
[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg	16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs	3	2	1	39	30	9	4
[[File:St. George colours.svg	16x16px]] St George	3	1	2	23	29	-6	2
[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg	16x16px]] Manly-Warringah	3	0	3	21	39	-18	0

Group B

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
4/04/79	[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland	22	Canterbury-Bankstown	8	Leichhardt Oval
11/04/79	Penrith	12	Auckland	5	Leichhardt Oval
9/05/79	Penrith	18	[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland	10	Penrith Park
30/05/79	Canterbury-Bankstown	12	Auckland	3	Leichhardt Oval
4/07/79	Canterbury-Bankstown	18	Penrith	10	Leichhardt Oval
11/07/79	[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland	30	Auckland	10	Leichhardt Oval

Club	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Diff.	Points
[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland	3	2	0	1	62	36	26	4
Penrith	3	2	0	1	40	33	7	4
Canterbury-Bankstown	3	2	0	1	38	35	3	4
Auckland	3	0	0	3	18	54	-36	0

Group C

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
19/04/79	Parramatta	44	North Sydney	10	Leichhardt Oval
15/05/79	[[File:Queensland colours.svg	16px]] QLD Country	16	Newtown	14	Lang Park
13/06/79	Newtown	15	Parramatta	13	Leichhardt Oval
21/06/79	[[File:Queensland colours.svg	16px]] QLD Country	12	North Sydney	5	Lang Park
4/07/79	[[File:Queensland colours.svg	16px]] QLD Country	18	Parramatta	9	Lang Park
12/07/79	North Sydney	35	Newtown	13	Leichhardt Oval

Club	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	For	Against	Diff.	Points
[[File:Queensland colours.svg	16px]] QLD Country	3	3	0	0	46	28	18	6
Parramatta	3	1	0	2	66	43	23	2
North Sydney	3	1	0	2	50	69	-19	2
Newtown	3	1	0	2	42	64	-22	2

Group D

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
25/04/79	Western Suburbs	22	Balmain	11	Leichhardt Oval
23/05/79	South Sydney	25	NSW Country	10	Leichhardt Oval
6/06/79	NSW Country	14	Western Suburbs	11	Leichhardt Oval
20/06/79	Balmain	5	South Sydney	3	Leichhardt Oval
11/07/79	Balmain	25	NSW Country	11	Leichhardt Oval
18/07/79	South Sydney	9	Western Suburbs	7	Leichhardt Oval

Club	Played	Won	Drawn	For	Against	Diff.	Points
South Sydney	3	2	1	37	22	15	4
Balmain	3	2	1	41	36	5	4
Western Suburbs	3	1	2	40	34	6	2
NSW Country	3	1	2	35	61	-26	2

Semi finals

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
1/08/79	[[File:Cronulla colours.svg	16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland	13	South Sydney	9	Leichhardt Oval
8/08/79	Combined Brisbane	8	[[File:Queensland colours.svg	16px]] QLD Country	5	Lang Park

Final

Goals: Steve Rogers (5) Goal: Mal Meninga

Player of the Series

Kurt Sorensen (Cronulla-Sutherland)

Golden Try

Robert Laurie (South Sydney)

Sources

References

"The Canberra Times".
Curran, Brian. (16 August 1979). "Cronulla all the way in Cup final". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].

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