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1975 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Amco Cup
Tournament details
Dates2 April - 20 August 1975
Teams28
Venue(s)7 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Eastern Suburbs (1st title)
Runners-up Parramatta
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
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The 1975 Amco Cup was the 2nd edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL.

A total of 28 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 27 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams[edit]

Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Enter in Round 2
Western Division Rams CRL Winners of the 1974 Amco Cup 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Winners of the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Fortitude Valley Diehards BRL Winners of the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 1st
Auckland Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1974 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Enter in Round 1
Canterbury-Bankstown Berries NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Third Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1974 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Ryde-Eastwood Hawks NSWRFL Winners of the 1974 NSWRFL Metropolitan League 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Past Brothers Leprechauns BRL Runners-Up in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 1st
Northern Suburbs Devils BRL Third Place in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 1st
Southern Suburbs Magpies BRL Fourth Place in the 1974 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership 1st
Illawarra Flametrees CRL Winners of the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Northern Division Tigers CRL Runners-Up in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Southern Division Bulls CRL Third Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Monaro Colts CRL Fourth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Newcastle Rebels CRL Fifth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 1st
North Coast Dolphins CRL Sixth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Riverina Bulls CRL Eighth Place in the 1974 Country Rugby League Championship 2nd (Previous: 1974)
Ipswich Diggers QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 1st
Toowoomba Clydesdales QRL Queensland Country Regional Team 1st

Venues[edit]

Sydney Brisbane Newcastle Wagga Wagga Tamworth
Leichhardt Oval Redfern Oval Penrith Park Lang Park Newcastle International Sports Centre Eric Weissel Oval Scully Park
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 22,500 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 33,000 Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 13,000

Round 1[edit]

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times
2/04/75 South Sydney 37 Ipswich 6 Redfern Oval
2/04/75 Newtown* 11 Western Suburbs 11 Redfern Oval Report[1]
9/04/75 Ryde-Eastwood 17 Southern Division 16 Newcastle International Sports Centre Result[2]
9/04/75 Newcastle 27 Cronulla-Sutherland 8 Newcastle International Sports Centre
16/04/75 Balmain 24 Brothers 16 Lang Park
16/04/75 Manly-Warringah 44 North Coast 2 Lang Park Report[3]
23/04/75 Parramatta 27 Monaro 19 Eric Weissel Oval Report[4]
23/04/75 Canterbury-Bankstown 21 Riverina 16 Eric Weissel Oval Report[5]
30/04/75 Toowoomba 22 North Sydney 13 Leichhardt Oval Result[6]
30/04/75 Illawarra 26 Northern Division 9 Leichhardt Oval
7/05/75 St George 35 Norths BRL 16 Leichhardt Oval Report[7]
7/05/75 Penrith 37 Souths BRL 9 Leichhardt Oval

Round 2[edit]

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times
14/05/75 South Sydney 13 Newtown 10 Leichhardt Oval Result[8]
21/05/75 Eastern Suburbs 34 Ryde-Eastwood 0 Leichhardt Oval
28/05/75 Newcastle 20 Balmain 7 Leichhardt Oval
4/06/75 Auckland* 14 Manly-Warringah 14 Leichhardt Oval Result[9]
11/06/75 Parramatta 24 Canterbury-Bankstown 12 Leichhardt Oval Result[10]
18/06/75 Fortitude Valley 15 Toowoomba 6 Lang Park Result[11]
25/06/75 Penrith 20 Illawarra 10 Penrith Park
2/07/75 St George 18 Western Division 3 Leichhardt Oval Result[12]

Quarter finals[edit]

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times
9/07/75 Eastern Suburbs 13 South Sydney 8 Scully Park Report[13]
16/07/75 Auckland 26 Newcastle 16 Leichhardt Oval Result[14]
23/07/75 Parramatta 33 Fortitude Valley 10 Leichhardt Oval
30/07/75 St George 16 Penrith 5 Leichhardt Oval Result[15]

Semi finals[edit]

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times
6/08/75 Eastern Suburbs 23 Auckland 10 Leichhardt Oval Result[16]
13/08/75 Parramatta 13 St George 6 Leichhardt Oval Result[17]

Final[edit]

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue Canberra Times
20/08/75 Eastern Suburbs 17 Parramatta 7 Leichhardt Oval Report[18]
  • *- advanced after a penalty count-back

Awards[edit]

Golden Try[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ "Manly scores easily". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 17 April 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Amco Cup - Parramatta rallies to beat Monaro 27-19". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Riverina loses close game". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 24 April 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Cup loss for North Sydney". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 1 May 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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  13. ^ "South Beaten". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 17 July 1975. p. 22. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 31 July 1975. p. 20. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 7 August 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 14 August 1975. p. 24. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Easts win Amco Cup 17-7". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1975. p. 30. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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