1975 Amco Cup
The 1975 Amco Cup was a rugby league football tournament featuring teams from around the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland as well as New Zealand. The tournament was played from April to August 1975, culminating in the final between Sydney clubs Eastern Suburbs and Parramatta.
Format
The format of the second midweek cup competition operated on a straight knock-out format consisting of 28 teams. 7 new teams were introduced. They were Newcastle, Brisbane teams - Brothers, Fortitude Valley, Ipswich, Norths BRL and Souths BRL along with Toowoomba.
The competition was composed of the 12 Sydney premiership teams (Balmain, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla-Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, Manly-Warringah, Newtown, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, St George, South Sydney and Western Suburbs), Ryde-Eastwood (Second Division premiers), 5 Brisbane Premiership teams (Brothers, Fortitude Valley, Ipswich, Norths BRL, Souths BRL), the 8 New South Wales divisional teams (Illawarra, Monaro, Newcastle, North Coast, Northern Division, Riverina, Southern Division and Western Division), Auckland and Toowoomba.
4 teams received a bye in the first round. They were Western Division (Title holders), Eastern Suburbs (Sydney premiers), Fortitude Valley (Brisbane premiers) and Auckland (New Zealand inter-district premiers).
Round 1
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/04/75 |  South Sydney |
37 |  Ipswich |
6 | Redfern Oval |
| 2/04/75 |  Newtown* |
11 |  Western Suburbs |
11 | Redfern Oval |
| 9/04/75 | Ryde-Eastwood | 17 | Southern Division | 16 | Newcastle International Sports Centre |
| 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 |
| 23/04/75 |  Parramatta |
27 | Monaro | 19 | Eric Weissel Oval |
| 23/04/75 |  Canterbury-Bankstown |
21 | Riverina | 16 | Eric Weissel Oval |
| 30/04/75 |  Toowoomba |
22 |  North Sydney |
13 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 30/04/75 |  Illawarra |
26 | Northern Division |
9 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 7/05/75 |  St George |
35 |  Norths BRL |
16 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 7/05/75 |  Penrith |
37 | Souths BRL |
9 | Leichhardt Oval |
Round 2
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/05/75 | South Sydney |
13 | Newtown |
10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 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 |
| 11/06/75 | Parramatta |
24 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
12 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 18/06/75 |  Fortitude Valley |
15 | Toowoomba |
6 | Lang Park |
| 25/06/75 | Penrith |
20 | Illawarra |
10 | Penrith Park |
| 2/07/75 | St George |
18 |  Western Division |
3 | Leichhardt Oval |
Quarter finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/07/75 | Eastern Suburbs |
13 | South Sydney |
8 | Scully Park |
| 16/07/75 | Auckland |
26 | Newcastle |
16 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 23/07/75 | Parramatta |
33 | Fortitude Valley |
10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 30/07/75 | St George |
16 | Penrith |
5 | Leichhardt Oval |
Semi finals
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/08/75 | Eastern Suburbs |
23 | Auckland |
10 | Leichhardt Oval |
| 13/08/75 | Parramatta |
13 | St George |
6 | Leichhardt Oval |
Final
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/08/75 | Eastern Suburbs |
17 | Parramatta |
7 | Leichhardt Oval |
- *- advanced after a penalty count-back