1978 Amco Cup
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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 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... |
| 30/03/78 | Brisbane Wests* | 8 | Wynnum-Manly | 8 | Lang Park |
| 30/03/78 | Newtown | 49 | Brothers | 0 | 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... |
| 5/04/78 | 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 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... |
| 19/04/78 | Wests | 25 | Brisbane Souths | 5 | 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... |
| 26/04/78 | Brisbane Wests | 4 | Redcliffe | 3 | Lang Park |
| 3/05/78 | Riverina | 36 | Penrith | 2 | Wagga Wagga |
| 10/05/78 | Cronulla | 57 | Newcastle | 5 | 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... |
| 24/05/78 | Illawarra | 44 | Brisbane Norths | 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 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... |
| 24/05/78 | 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... |
? | Riverina | ? | 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... |
| 7/06/78 | Parramatta | 28 | Brisbane Wests | 0 | 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... |
| 14/06/78 | Cronulla | 15 | Monaro | 8 | Queanbeyan |
| 14/06/78 | Illawarra | 19 | Balmain | 10 | 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... |
| 27/06/78 | St George | 35 | Newtown | 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... |
| 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 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... |
| 12/07/78 | St George | 27 | Parramatta | 2 | 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... |
| 19/07/78 | Manly | 27 | Brisbane Easts | 10 | Lang Park |
| 26/07/78 | Cronulla | 22 | Auckland | 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... |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/08/78 | Easts | 14 | Manly | 2 | 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... |
| 9/08/78 | St George | 21 | Cronulla | 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... |
Final
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/08/77 | Easts | 16 | St George | 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... |
Sources
- http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1978.htm
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