1987 National Panasonic Cup

The National Panasonic Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia. For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.

Format

The addition of Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria brought the competition up to 20 teams, participating in a straight knock-out. There was a random draw for all rounds other than the Preliminary Rounds.

Preliminary rounds

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
5/04/87 Western Australia 18 South Australia 14 Perth
12/04/87 Western Australia 28 Victoria 10 Perth
12/04/87 Port Moresby 52 Northern Territory 5 Goroka
19/04/87 Port Moresby 50 Western Australia 10 Goroka

Round 1

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
4/03/87 Canterbury 22 Manly 4 Leichhardt Oval
11/03/87 North Sydney 24 Wests 6 Leichhardt Oval
18/03/87 Parramatta 25 Illawarra 16 Leichhardt Oval
25/03/87 Cronulla 20 Canberra 8 Bathurst
1/04/87 South Sydney 23 St George 6 Tamworth
8/04/87 Penrith 14 Brisbane 2 Leichhardt Oval
22/04/87 Balmain 62 Port Moresby 8 Leichhardt Oval
29/04/87 Easts 54 NSW Country 0 Leichhardt Oval

Quarter finals

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
15/04/87 Parramatta 16 North Sydney 4 Leichhardt Oval
6/05/87 Balmain 11 South Sydney 10 Belmore Sports Ground
13/05/87 Easts 12 Canterbury 10 Tweed Heads
20/05/87 Penrith 14 Cronulla 6 Leichhardt Oval

Semi finals

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
27/05/87 Penrith 32 Parramatta 22 Leichhardt Oval
3/06/87 Balmain 14 Easts 12 Belmore Sports Ground

Final

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
10 June 1987 Balmain Tigers 14 Penrith Panthers 12 Parramatta Stadium

Player of the Series

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