# 1975 Amco Cup

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 | Sydney | 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

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Canberra Times |
| 2/04/75 | South Sydney | 37 | Ipswich | 6 | Redfern Oval | |
| 2/04/75 | Newtown* | 11 | Western Suburbs | 11 | Redfern Oval | Report |
| 9/04/75 | Ryde-Eastwood | 17 | Southern Division | 16 | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Result |
| 9/04/75 | Newcastle | 27 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 8 | Newcastle International Sports Centre | |
| 16/04/75 | Balmain | 24 | Brothers | 16 | Lang Park | |
| 16/04/75 | Manly-Warringah | 44 | North Coast | 2 | Lang Park | Report |
| 23/04/75 | Parramatta | 27 | Monaro | 19 | Eric Weissel Oval | Report |
| 23/04/75 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 21 | Riverina | 16 | Eric Weissel Oval | Report |
| 30/04/75 | Toowoomba | 22 | North Sydney | 13 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |
| 30/04/75 | Illawarra | 26 | Northern Division | 9 | Leichhardt Oval | |
| 7/05/75 | St George | 35 | Norths BRL | 16 | Leichhardt Oval | Report |
| 7/05/75 | Penrith | 37 | Souths BRL | 9 | Leichhardt Oval | |

## Round 2

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Canberra Times |
| 14/05/75 | South Sydney | 13 | Newtown | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |
| 21/05/75 | Eastern Suburbs | 34 | Ryde-Eastwood | 0 | Leichhardt Oval | |
| 28/05/75 | Newcastle | 20 | Balmain | 7 | Leichhardt Oval | |
| 4/06/75 | Auckland* | 14 | Manly-Warringah | 14 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |
| 11/06/75 | Parramatta | 24 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 12 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |
| 18/06/75 | Fortitude Valley | 15 | Toowoomba | 6 | Lang Park | Result |
| 25/06/75 | Penrith | 20 | Illawarra | 10 | Penrith Park | |
| 2/07/75 | St George | 18 | Western Division | 3 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |

## Quarter finals

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Canberra Times |
| 9/07/75 | Eastern Suburbs | 13 | South Sydney | 8 | Scully Park | Report |
| 16/07/75 | Auckland | 26 | Newcastle | 16 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |
| 23/07/75 | Parramatta | 33 | Fortitude Valley | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | |
| 30/07/75 | St George | 16 | Penrith | 5 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |

## Semi finals

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Canberra Times |
| 6/08/75 | Eastern Suburbs | 23 | Auckland | 10 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |
| 13/08/75 | Parramatta | 13 | St George | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Result |

## Final

| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Canberra Times |
| 20/08/75 | Eastern Suburbs | 17 | Parramatta | 7 | Leichhardt Oval | Report |
* *- advanced after a penalty count-back

## Awards
### Golden Try

* Bill Ashurst (Penrith)