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.
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
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
Player of the Series
Sources