1979 Amco Cup
For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.
Format
The competition changed from a knock-out to 4 groups of 4, with the 4 group winners progressing to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/79 | Eastern Suburbs Roosters | 19 | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 2/05/79 | Brisbane | 13 | St. George Dragons | 10 | Lang Park |
| 30/05/79 | Easts | 12 | St George | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 27/06/79 | Brisbane | 13 | Manly | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 18/07/79 | St George | 7 | Manly | 4 | Griffith |
| 25/07/79 | Brisbane | 17 | Easts | 8 | Lang Park |
Group B
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/04/79 | Cronulla | 22 | Canterbury | 8 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/04/79 | Penrith | 12 | Auckland | 5 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 9/05/79 | Penrith | 18 | Cronulla | 10 | Penrith Park |
| 30/05/79 | Canterbury | 12 | Auckland | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 4/07/79 | Canterbury | 18 | Penrith | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/07/79 | Cronulla | 30 | Auckland | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
Group C
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/79 | Parramatta | 44 | North Sydney | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 15/05/79 | Qld Country | 16 | Newtown | 14 | Lang Park |
| 13/06/79 | Newtown | 15 | Parramatta | 13 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 21/06/79 | Qld Country | 12 | North Sydney | 5 | Lang Park |
| 4/07/79 | Qld Country | 18 | Parramatta | 9 | Lang Park |
| 12/07/79 | North Sydney | 35 | Newtown | 13 | Leichhardt Oval |
Group D
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/79 | Wests | 22 | Balmain | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 23/05/79 | South Sydney | 25 | NSW Country | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 6/06/79 | NSW Country | 14 | Wests | 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 | Wests | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/08/79 | Cronulla | 13 | South Sydney | 9 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 8/08/79 | Brisbane | 8 | Qld Country | 5 | Lang Park |
Final
15 August |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 22-5 | Combined Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gary Cameron (3), Rick Bourke Goals: Steve Rogers (5) |
Try: Norm Carr Goal: Mal Meninga |
Player of the Series
- Kurt Sorensen (Cronulla-Sutherland).
Sources
- ↑ Curran, Brian (16 August 1979). "Cronulla all the way in Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 April 2011.