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Amco Cup
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The Amco Cup (also known by various other sponsors' names including the Tooth Cup, KB Cup, National Panasonic Cup and Panasonic Cup) was a mid-week rugby league competition in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used between 1979 and 1982.
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The competition was essentially a "made for TV" event, featuring 4 x 20-minute quarters and a penalty countback rule in the event of a draw. Matches were played under floodlights (usually) on a Wednesday evening at venues including Lang Park in Brisbane, Parramatta Stadium and Leichhardt Oval in Sydney and various NSW country centres. The competition was scrapped after the increasingly professional clubs resented the additional burdens on their players caused by the mid-week games. In 1990 it was replaced by a preseason challenge cup played for only by the NSWRL teams.
The number and composition of teams has varied considerably over the course of the competition.
| Region/Competition | Years | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| NSWRL Club Teams | 1974-1989 | Balmain Tigers, Brisbane Broncos (from 1988), Canberra Raiders (from 1982) Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs, Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, Eastern Suburbs Roosters, Gold Coast Giants (from 1988), Illawarra Steelers (from 1982), Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Newcastle Knights (from 1988), Newtown Jets (to 1983), North Sydney Bears, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, St George Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Western Suburbs Magpies. |
| NSW Country Divisional Teams | 1974- 1978 | Illawarra, Monaro, Newcastle (from 1975), North Coast, Northern Division, Riverina, Southern Division, Western Division |
| NSW Second Division Premiers | 1974- 1977 | Ryde-Eastwood |
| BRL Club Teams | 1975-1978 | Brothers Leprechauns, Eastern Suburbs Tigers (from 1976), Northern Suburbs Devils, Redcliffe Dolphins (from 1976), Southern Suburbs Magpies, Valleys Diehards, Western Suburbs Panthers (from 1976), Wynnum Manly Seagulls (from 1977) |
| New Zealand Provincial Team/s | 1974-1985 | Auckland (1974-1980, 1984-1985), Canterbury (1976-1977), Central Districts (1981, 1983), South Island (1982), Wellington (1978) |
| Australian Regional Representative Teams | 1979-1989 | Combined Brisbane, NSW Country, Queensland Country (to 1984) |
| Australian State Teams | 1977-1978, 1986-1987 | Northern Territory (not 1986), South Australia (1987 only), Victoria (1987 only), Western Australia |
| Queensland Country Regional Teams | 1975-1978 | Central Queensland (from 1977), Gold Coast (1978), Ipswich, North Queensland (from 1976), Toowoomba, Wide Bay (from 1976) |
| Papua New Guinea team | 1986-1989 | Port Moresby |
- Multiple Winners
- 3 wins: Balmain
- 2 wins: Sydney Easts, Manly, Parramatta
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up | Score | # Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Western Division | 6 | Penrith | 2 | 21 |
| 1975 | Sydney Easts | 17 | Parramatta | 7 | 28 |
| 1976 | Balmain | 21 | North Sydney | 7 | 35 |
| 1977 | Sydney Wests | 6 | Sydney Easts | 5 | 38 |
| 1978 | Sydney Easts | 16 | St George | 4 | 38 |
| 1979 | Cronulla Sutherland | 22 | Combined Brisbane | 5 | 16 |
| 1980 | Parramatta | 8 | Balmain | 5 | 16 |
| 1981 | South Sydney | 10 | Cronulla Sutherland | 2 | 16 |
| 1982 | Manly | 23 | Newtown | 8 | 18 |
| 1983 | Manly | 26 | Cronulla Sutherland | 6 | 18 |
| 1984 | Combined Brisbane | 12 | Sydney Easts | 11 | 17 |
| 1985 | Balmain | 14 | Cronulla Sutherland | 12 | 16 |
| 1986 | Parramatta | 32 | Balmain | 16 | 17 |
| 1987 | Balmain | 14 | Penrith | 12 | 20 |
| 1988 | St George | 16 | Balmain | 8 | 19 |
| 1989 | Brisbane Broncos | 22 | Illawarra Steelers | 20 | 19 |
- Easts in 1975
- Parramatta in 1986
| Years | Name / Sponsor |
|---|---|
| 1974-79 | Amco Cup |
| 1979-81 | Tooth Cup |
| 1982-83 | KB Cup |
| 1984-87 | National Panasonic Cup |
| 1988-89 | Panasonic Cup |