1976 Amco Cup
The 1976 Amco Cup was a rugby league football tournament featuring teams from around the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland.
Format
Straight knock-out with 35 teams, 6 of which played off in a preliminary round.
Preliminary round
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31/03/76 | Toowoomba | 39 | Northern Territory | 7 | Toowoomba |
31/03/76 | Ryde-Eastwood | 29 | Ipswich | 13 | Toowoomba |
31/03/76 | North Queensland | 21 | Wide Bay | 11 | Rockhampton |
Round 1
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31/03/76 | Manly-Warringah | 35 | Newcastle | 17 | Newcastle |
31/03/76 | South Sydney | 17 | Souths (BRL) | 8 | Lang Park |
7/04/76 | North Sydney | 5 | Easts | 4 | Leichhardt Oval |
7/04/76 | Brothers (BRL) | 19 | Penrith | 8 | Lang Park |
7/04/76 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 40 | North Queensland | 0 | Lang Park |
14/04/76 | Auckland | 30 | Redcliffe | 5 | Lang Park |
14/04/76 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 28 | Toowoomba | 5 | Lang Park |
21/04/76 | Western Suburbs | 21 | Monaro | 9 | Queanbeyan |
21/04/76 | Eastern Suburbs (BRL) | 38 | Canterbury (NZ) | 7 | Lang Park |
21/04/76 | Newtown | 32 | Ryde-Eastwood | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
21/04/76 | Parramatta | 20 | North Coast | 4 | Lismore |
28/04/76 | Riverina | 36 | Fortitude Valley | 2 | Lang Park |
28/04/76 | Balmain | 26 | Southern Division | 9 | Leichhardt Oval |
5/05/76 | St George | 34 | Western Division | 16 | Leichhardt Oval |
5/05/76 | Northern Division | 16 | Illawarra | 9 | Tamworth |
5/05/76 | Western Suburbs (BRL) | 17 | Norths (BRL) | 2 | Lang Park |
Round 2
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/05/76 | North Sydney | 19 | Newtown | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
19/05/76 | Brothers | 12 | Northern Division | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
26/05/76 | Riverina | 16 | South Sydney | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
2/06/76 | St George | 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 12 | Leichhardt Oval |
9/06/76 | Manly-Warringah | 24 | Brisbane Wests | 8 | Lang Park |
16/06/76 | Balmain | 28 | Auckland | 8 | Leichhardt Oval |
23/06/76 | Parramatta | 22 | Wests | 2 | Penrith Park |
30/06/76 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 13 | Eastern Suburbs (Brisbane) | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
Quarter finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/07/76 | North Sydney | 44 | Riverina | 15 | Leichhardt Oval |
14/07/76 | Balmain | 19 | Brothers | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
21/07/76 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 8 | Manly | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
28/07/76 | Parramatta | 22 | St George | 20 | Leichhardt Oval |
Semi finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/08/76 | Balmain | 11 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 10 | Lang Park |
11/08/76 | North Sydney | 10 | Parramatta | 9 | Leichhardt Oval |
Final
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 August | Balmain | 21 | North Sydney | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
The final attracted a ground record of 21,670 to Leichhardt Oval. Balmain's second-rower Dennis Tutty was named man-of-the-match.[1]
Player of the Series
North Sydney's hooker John Gray was named the player of the series.
References
- ↑ Christensen, Phillip (19 August 1976). "League Cup final to Tigers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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