1976 Amco Cup
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The 1976 Amco Cup
was a rugby league football tournament featuring teams from around the Australian states of New South Wales
and Queensland
.
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The final attracted a ground record of 21,670 to Leichhardt Oval. Balmain's second-rower Dennis Tutty
was named man-of-the-match.
was named the player of the series.
Amco Cup
The Amco Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used between 1979 and 1982...
was a rugby league football tournament featuring teams from around the Australian states of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
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 | Brisbane Souths | 8 | Lang Park |
| 7/04/76 | North Sydney | 5 | Easts | 4 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 7/04/76 | Brothers | 19 | Penrith | 8 | Lang Park |
| 7/04/76 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 40 | North Queensland | 0 | Lang Park |
| 14/04/76 | Auckland Auckland rugby league team The Auckland rugby league team is the team which traditionally represents all of the clubs which play in the Auckland Rugby League competition. The Auckland Rugby League team has traditionally been a powerhouse of New Zealand domestic rugby league... |
30 | Redcliffe Redcliffe Dolphins The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.... |
5 | Lang Park |
| 14/04/76 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 28 | Toowoomba | 5 | Lang Park |
| 21/04/76 | Wests | 21 | Monaro | 9 | Queanbeyan |
| 21/04/76 | Eastern Suburbs (Brisbane) | 38 | Canterbury (NZ) | 7 | Lang Park |
| 21/04/76 | Newtown | 32 | Ryde-Eastwood | 6 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 21/04/76 | Parramatta | 20 | North Coast | 4 | Lismore |
| 28/04/76 | Riverina | 36 | Valleys | 2 | Lang Park |
| 28/04/76 | Balmain | 26 | Southern Division | 9 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 5/05/76 | St George | 34 | Western Division | 16 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 5/05/76 | Northern Division | 16 | Illawarra | 9 | Tamworth |
| 5/05/76 | Western Suburbs (Brisbane) | 17 | Brisbane Norths | 2 | Lang Park |
Round 2
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/76 | North Sydney | 19 | Newtown | 7 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 19/05/76 | Brothers | 12 | Northern Division | 6 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 26/05/76 | Riverina | 16 | South Sydney | 11 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 2/06/76 | St George | 17 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 12 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 9/06/76 | Manly-Warringah | 24 | Brisbane Wests | 8 | Lang Park |
| 16/06/76 | Balmain | 28 | Auckland | 8 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 23/06/76 | Parramatta | 22 | Wests | 2 | Penrith Park |
| 30/06/76 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 13 | Eastern Suburbs (Brisbane) | 7 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
Quarter finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/07/76 | North Sydney | 44 | Riverina | 15 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 14/07/76 | Balmain | 19 | Brothers | 3 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 21/07/76 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 8 | Manly | 7 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
| 28/07/76 | Parramatta | 22 | St George | 20 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
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 Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
Final
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August | Balmain | 21 | North Sydney | 7 | Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia. It is a home ground for the Wests Tigers rugby league team. The stadium has a nominal capacity of 20,000, with recorded highest crowd figures of 23,000 in the 1981 KB Tooth final South Sydney Rabbitohs versus... |
The final attracted a ground record of 21,670 to Leichhardt Oval. Balmain's second-rower Dennis Tutty
Dennis Tutty
Dennis Tutty is an Australian former professional rugby league player and coach in theNew South Wales Rugby League competition who also represented for Australia. He was also a champion rower. In the 1970s, Tutty won a landmark court case which removed trade restraints on rugby league players...
was named man-of-the-match.
Player of the Series
North Sydney's hooker John GrayJohn Gray (rugby league)
John D. Gray is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative has played level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Wigan, North Sydney Bears , and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, playing at , or /, i.e...
was named the player of the series.
Sources
- http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1976.htm