1979 Amco Cup Explained
| Tourney Name: | NSWRFL Midweek Cup |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Other Titles: | NSWRFL Amco Cup |
| Dates: | 28 March - 15 August 1979 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Venues: | 5 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Champion Other: | Cronulla-Sutherland |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: | Brisbane |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Prevseason: | 1978 |
| Nextseason: | 1980 |
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.
Qualified Teams
Venues
Group A
| 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 |
|
Group B
| 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 |
|
Group C
| 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 |
|
Group D
| 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 |
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Semi finals
Final
Player of the Series
Golden Try
