1978 Amco Cup
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For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.
Contents
Format
The competition was again played as a straight knock-out, but some teams received byes through to the second, third or even fourth round.
Round 1
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15/03/78 | Illawarra | 63 | Wellington | 5 | Wollongong |
26/03/78 | Toowoomba | 22 | Ipswich | 12 | Ipswich |
30/03/78 | Gold Coast | 18 | North Qld | 16 | Gold Coast |
2/04/78 | Western Australia | 21 | Northern Territory | 18 | Darwin |
5/04/78 | Wide Bay | 12 | Central Qld | 3 | Maryborough |
8/04/78 | Western Division | 12 | Southern Division | 4 | Campbelltown |
Round 2
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
17/05/78 | South Sydney | 22 | Western Division | 9 | Leichhardt Oval |
30/03/78 | Wests (Brisbane)* | 8 | Wynnum-Manly | 8 | Lang Park |
30/03/78 | Newtown | 49 | Brothers | 0 | Leichhardt Oval |
5/04/78 | Brisbane Souths | 10 | Gold Coast | 4 | Gold Coast |
5/04/78 | Illawarra | 35 | Valleys | 7 | Lang Park |
12/04/78 | Riverina | 43 | Wide Bay | 4 | Griffith |
12/04/78 | Newcastle | 51 | Western Australia | 5 | Newcastle |
24/05/78 | North Coast | 22 | Toowoomba | 13 | Lismore |
Round 3
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/04/78 | Newtown | 13 | Canterbury | 4 | Leichhardt Oval |
19/04/78 | Wests (Sydney) | 25 | Souths (Brisbane) | 5 | Leichhardt Oval |
26/04/78 | Wests (Brisbane) | 4 | Redcliffe | 3 | Lang Park |
3/05/78 | Riverina | 36 | Penrith | 2 | Wagga Wagga |
10/05/78 | Cronulla | 57 | Newcastle | 5 | Leichhardt Oval |
24/05/78 | Illawarra | 44 | Norths (Brisbane) | 5 | Wollongong |
31/05/78 | South Sydney | 9 | Northern Division | 5 | Tamworth |
14/06/78 | North Sydney | 46 | North Coast | 3 | Coffs Harbour |
Round 4
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/05/78 | Easts | 16 | Wests | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
24/05/78 | Auckland | 39 | Riverina | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
7/06/78 | Parramatta | 28 | Brisbane Wests | 0 | Leichhardt Oval |
14/06/78 | Cronulla | 15 | Monaro | 8 | Queanbeyan |
14/06/78 | Illawarra | 19 | Balmain | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
27/06/78 | St George | 35 | Newtown | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
4/07/78 | Manly | 11 | South Sydney | 9 | Lang Park |
5/07/78 | Brisbane Easts | 27 | North Sydney | 6 | Lang Park |
Quarter finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/07/78 | Easts | 12 | Illawarra | 2 | Leichhardt Oval |
12/07/78 | St George | 27 | Parramatta | 2 | Leichhardt Oval |
19/07/78 | Manly-Warringah | 27 | Brisbane Easts | 10 | Lang Park |
26/07/78 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 22 | Auckland | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
Semi finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/08/78 | Easts | 14 | Manly | 2 | Leichhardt Oval |
9/08/78 | St George | 21 | Cronulla | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
Final
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
16/08/78 | Easts | 16 | St George | 4 | Leichhardt Oval |
Player of the Series
Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs).
Notes
- *- Advanced on penalty count-back