1976 Amco Cup


The 1976 Amco Cup was the 3rd 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, the NZRL and the Northern Territory.
A total of 35 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 34 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams

Venues

Round 1

Round 2

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
31/03/76Manly-Warringah35Newcastle17Newcastle International Sports Centre
31/03/76South Sydney17Souths BRL8Lang Park
7/04/76North Sydney5Eastern Suburbs4Leichhardt Oval
7/04/76Brothers19Penrith8Lang Park
7/04/76Canterbury-Bankstown40North Queensland0Lang Park
14/04/76Auckland30Redcliffe5Lang Park
14/04/76Cronulla-Sutherland28Toowoomba5Lang Park
21/04/76Western Suburbs21Monaro9Seiffert Oval
21/04/76Easts BRL38Canterbury NZ7Lang Park
21/04/76Newtown32Ryde-Eastwood6Leichhardt Oval
21/04/76Parramatta20North Coast4Oakes Oval
28/04/76Riverina36Fortitude Valley2Lang Park
28/04/76Balmain26Southern Division9Leichhardt Oval
5/05/76St George34Western Division16Leichhardt Oval
5/05/76Northern Division16Illawarra9Scully Park
5/05/76Wests BRL17Norths BRL2Lang Park

Round 3

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

The final attracted a ground record of 21,670 to Leichhardt Oval. Balmain's second-rower Dennis Tutty was named man-of-the-match.

Awards

Player of the Series