1974 Amco Cup

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1974 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Amco Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 April - 21 August 1974
Teams21
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsIreland colours.svg Western Division (1st title)
Runners-upPenrith colours.svg Penrith
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
1975 →

The 1974 Amco Cup was the 1st 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 CRL and the NZRL.

A total of 21 teams from across New South Wales and New Zealand played 20 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.[1]

The Competition was originally going to have the 12 NSWRFL Premiership teams, the top 4 Brisbane Rugby League teams and the top 4 Country Divisional teams from the previous year. But when the Brisbane Rugby League teams and the winner of the 1973 CRL Championship, Newcastle declined to participate in the tournament, the remaining CRL Divisional teams, the 1973 New Zealand Inter-District Premiers, Auckland and the 1973 NSWRFL Second Division Runners-Up, Ryde-Eastwood were invited to compete instead.

Qualified Teams[]

Teams League Qualification
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Premiership Winners
Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Runners-Up
Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Semi-Finalists
St. George colours.svg St. George Dragons NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Semi-Finalists
Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Berries NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Semi-Finalists
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Sixth Place
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Seventh Place
North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Eighth Place
Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Ninth Place
Balmain colours.svg Balmain Tigers NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Tenth Place
Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Eleventh Place
Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Twelfth Place
Tongamatemacolours.PNG Ryde-Eastwood Hawks NSWRFL 1973 NSWRFL Second Division Runners-Up1
Country colours.svg Southern Division CRL 1973 CRL Championship Runners-Up
Country colours.svg Riverina CRL 1973 CRL Championship Semi-Finalists
Balmain colours.svg Northern Division CRL 1973 CRL Championship Semi-Finalists
Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra CRL 1973 CRL Championship Fifth Place
Ireland colours.svg Western Division CRL 1973 CRL Championship Sixth Place
Tongamatemacolours.PNG Monaro CRL 1973 CRL Championship Seventh Place
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg North Coast CRL 1973 CRL Championship Eighth Place
Canterbury colours.svg Auckland Falcons NZRL 1973 NZRL Premiership Winners
1 Replaced Wentworthville who declined to participate.

Venues[]

Sydney Queanbeyan Orange
Leichhardt Oval Belmore Sports Ground Seiffert Oval Wade Park
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000
Leichhardt Oval Football Stadium (3).jpg BELMORE OVAL CONCOURSE.jpg

Round 1[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee
Eastern Suburbs Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 22 – 6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs Magpies Wednesday, 10 April Belmore Sports Ground Greg Hartley
Parramatta Parramatta colours.svg 39 – 11 Country colours.svg Riverina Wednesday, 17 April Leichhardt Oval Laurie Bruyeres
North Sydney Bears North Sydney colours.svg 19 – 7 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg North Coast Wednesday, 24 April Leichhardt Oval[2] D. McDonald
Balmain Tigers Balmain colours.svg 11 – 22 St. George colours.svg St George Dragons Wednesday, 1 May Leichhardt Oval Keith Page
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 18 – 10 Tongamatemacolours.PNG Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Wednesday, 8 May Leichhardt Oval

Round 2[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Referee
Newtown Jets Newtown colours.svg 14 – 18 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Wednesday, 15 May Leichhardt Oval
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 34 – 10 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Wednesday, 22 May Leichhardt Oval
Western Division Ireland colours.svg 13 – 7 Canterbury colours.svg Auckland Falcons Wednesday, 12 June Leichhardt Oval Laurie Bruyeres
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries Canterbury colours.svg 22 – 19 Illawarra colours.svg Illawarra Wednesday, 19 June Seiffert Oval Keith Page
Monaro Tongamatemacolours.PNG 21 – 32 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs Roosters Wednesday, 19 June Seiffert Oval[3] Geoff Cook
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla colours.svg 14 – 15 Country colours.svg Southern Division Wednesday, 26 June Leichhardt Oval Laurie Bruyeres
North Sydney Bears North Sydney colours.svg 14 – 19 Balmain colours.svg Northern Division Wednesday, 3 July Leichhardt Oval Keith Holman
St George Dragons St. George colours.svg 3 – 14 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Wednesday, 17 July Leichhardt Oval

Finals[]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referees
Quarter Finals
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 22 – 7 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs Wednesday, 10 July Leichhardt Oval
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries Canterbury colours.svg 10 – 12 Ireland colours.svg Western Division Wednesday, 17 July Leichhardt Oval[4] Keith Holman
Eastern Suburbs Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 18 – 10 Country colours.svg Southern Division Wednesday, 24 July Leichhardt Oval Les Ballard
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 31 – 11 Balmain colours.svg Northern Division Wednesday, 31 July Leichhardt Oval[5] Keith Page
Semi Finals
Western Division Ireland colours.svg 12* – 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Wednesday, 7 August Wade Park[6] Jack Danzey
Eastern Suburbs Roosters Eastern Suburbs colours.svg 9 – 10 Penrith colours.svg Penrith Panthers Wednesday, 14 August Leichhardt Oval
Final
Penrith Panthers Penrith colours.svg 2 – 6 Ireland colours.svg Western Division Wednesday, 21 August Leichhardt Oval[7] Laurie Bruyeres
  • *- advanced after a penalty count-back

Awards[]

Golden Try[]

References[]

  1. ^ Raffaele, Garry (28 March 1974). "Super league doubtful value in country". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 24. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Amco Cup game". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 5 July 1974. p. 17. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ Raffaele, Garry (20 June 1974). "Easts thunder to victory". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Millward is likely to miss third rugby league test". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Penrith reaches semi-finals of Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Western Division in Amco Cup final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Amco Cup to Western Division". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 22 August 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
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