Venues
| Sydney | Brisbane | Lismore | Griffith | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leichhardt Oval | Penrith Park | Lang Park | Oakes Oval | West End Stadium |
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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| NSWRFL Amco Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | 28 March - 15 August 1979 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cronulla-Sutherland (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Brisbane |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 27 |
The 1979 Amco Cup was the 6th 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 BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL.
A total of 16 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 27 matches in a round-robin group format with the winners of each group advancing to a knockout stage, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
| Sydney | Brisbane | Lismore | Griffith | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leichhardt Oval | Penrith Park | Lang Park | Oakes Oval | West End Stadium |
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
| | | | ||
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/79 |  | 19 |  | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 2/05/79 |  | 13 |  | 10 | Lang Park |
| 30/05/79 | | 12 | | 6 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 27/06/79 | | 13 | | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 18/07/79 | | 7 | | 4 | Griffith |
| 25/07/79 | | 17 | | 8 | Lang Park |
| Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 4 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 2 |
| | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 0 |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/04/79 |  | 22 |  | 8 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/04/79 |  | 12 | | 5 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 9/05/79 | | 18 | | 10 | Penrith Park |
| 30/05/79 | | 12 | | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 4/07/79 | | 18 | | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/07/79 | | 30 | | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 4 |
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 4 |
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 4 |
| | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 54 | -36 | 0 |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/04/79 |  | 44 |  | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 15/05/79 |  | 16 |  | 14 | Lang Park |
| 13/06/79 | | 15 | | 13 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 21/06/79 | | 12 | | 5 | Lang Park |
| 4/07/79 | | 18 | | 9 | Lang Park |
| 12/07/79 | | 35 | | 13 | Leichhardt Oval |
| Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 43 | 23 | 2 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 69 | -19 | 2 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 2 |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/79 |  | 22 |  | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 23/05/79 |  | 25 |  | 10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 6/06/79 | | 14 | | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 20/06/79 | | 5 | | 3 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 11/07/79 | | 25 | | 11 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 18/07/79 | | 9 | | 7 | Leichhardt Oval |
| Club | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 4 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 2 |
| | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 2 |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/08/79 | | 13 | | 9 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 8/08/79 | | 8 | | 5 | Lang Park |
15 August 1979 |
| Cronulla-Sutherland | 22–5 | Combined Brisbane |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Gary Cameron (3), Rick Bourke Goals: Steve Rogers (5) | Try: Norm Carr Goal: Mal Meninga |
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