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

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

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

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

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
2/04/75 South Sydney37 Ipswich6Redfern Oval
2/04/75 Newtown*11 Western Suburbs11Redfern OvalReport[1]
9/04/75Ryde-Eastwood17Southern Division16Newcastle International Sports CentreResult[2]
9/04/75 Newcastle27 Cronulla-Sutherland8Newcastle International Sports Centre
16/04/75 Balmain24 Brothers16Lang Park
16/04/75 Manly-Warringah44North Coast2Lang ParkReport[3]
23/04/75 Parramatta27Monaro19Eric Weissel OvalReport[4]
23/04/75 Canterbury-Bankstown21Riverina16Eric Weissel OvalReport[5]
30/04/75 Toowoomba22 North Sydney13Leichhardt OvalResult[6]
30/04/75 Illawarra26 Northern Division9Leichhardt Oval
7/05/75 St George35 Norths BRL16Leichhardt OvalReport[7]
7/05/75 Penrith37 Souths BRL9Leichhardt Oval

Round 2

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
14/05/75 South Sydney13 Newtown10Leichhardt OvalResult[8]
21/05/75 Eastern Suburbs34Ryde-Eastwood0Leichhardt Oval
28/05/75 Newcastle20 Balmain7Leichhardt Oval
4/06/75 Auckland*14 Manly-Warringah14Leichhardt OvalResult[9]
11/06/75 Parramatta24 Canterbury-Bankstown12Leichhardt OvalResult[10]
18/06/75 Fortitude Valley15 Toowoomba6Lang ParkResult[11]
25/06/75 Penrith20 Illawarra10Penrith Park
2/07/75 St George18 Western Division3Leichhardt OvalResult[12]

Quarter finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
9/07/75 Eastern Suburbs13 South Sydney8Scully ParkReport[13]
16/07/75 Auckland26 Newcastle16Leichhardt OvalResult[14]
23/07/75 Parramatta33 Fortitude Valley10Leichhardt Oval
30/07/75 St George16 Penrith5Leichhardt OvalResult[15]

Semi finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
6/08/75 Eastern Suburbs23 Auckland10Leichhardt OvalResult[16]
13/08/75 Parramatta13 St George6Leichhardt OvalResult[17]

Final

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueCanberra Times
20/08/75 Eastern Suburbs17 Parramatta7Leichhardt OvalReport[18]
  • *- advanced after a penalty count-back

Awards

Golden Try

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