| NSWRFL Amco Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 10 April - 21 August 1974 |
| Teams | 21 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Western Division (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Penrith |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
1975 → | |
The 1974 Amco Cup was the 1st edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the CRL and the NZRL.
A total of 21 teams from across New South Wales and New Zealand played 20 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
The Competition was originally going to have the 12 NSWRFL Premiership teams, the top 4 Brisbane Rugby League teams and the top 4 Country Divisional teams from the previous year. But when the Brisbane Rugby League teams and the winner of the 1973 CRL Championship, Newcastle declined to participate in the tournament, the remaining CRL Divisional teams, the 1973 New Zealand Inter-District Premiers, Auckland and the 1973 NSWRFL Second Division Runners-Up, Ryde-Eastwood were invited to compete instead.
Qualified Teams
| Teams | League | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Premiership Winners |
| Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Runners-Up |
| Newtown Jets | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Semi-finalists |
| St. George Dragons | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Semi-finalists |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Berries | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Semi-finalists |
| Eastern Suburbs Roosters | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Sixth Place |
| South Sydney Rabbitohs | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Seventh Place |
| North Sydney Bears | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Eighth Place |
| Western Suburbs Magpies | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Ninth Place |
| Balmain Tigers | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Tenth Place |
| Parramatta Eels | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Eleventh Place |
| Penrith Panthers | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Twelfth Place |
| Ryde-Eastwood Hawks | NSWRFL | 1973 NSWRFL Second Division Runners-Up1 |
| Southern Division (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Runners-Up |
| Riverina (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Semi-finalists |
| Northern Division (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Semi-finalists |
| Illawarra (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Fifth Place |
| Western Division (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Sixth Place |
| Monaro (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Seventh Place |
| North Coast (Capitals) | CRL | 1973 CRL Championship Eighth Place |
| Auckland Falcons | NZRL | 1973 NZRL Premiership Winners |
- 1 Replaced Wentworthville who declined to participate.
Venues
| Sydney | Queanbeyan | Orange | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leichhardt Oval | Belmore Sports Ground | Seiffert Oval | Wade Park |
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Round 1
Round 2
Finals
- *- advanced after a penalty count-back
Awards
Golden Try
References
- ^ Raffaele, Garry (28 March 1974). "Super league doubtful value in country". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 24. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Amco Cup game". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 5 July 1974. p. 17. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Raffaele, Garry (20 June 1974). "Easts thunder to victory". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. p. 20. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Millward is likely to miss third rugby league test". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 July 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Penrith reaches semi-finals of Amco Cup". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2 August 1974. p. 14. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Western Division in Amco Cup final". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Amco Cup to Western Division". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 22 August 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 24 May 2020.