1977 NSWRFL Midweek Cup

NSWRFL Amco Cup
Tournament details
Dates	27 March - 17 August 1977
Teams	37
Venue(s)	9 (in 8 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Western Suburbs (1st title)
Runners-up	Eastern Suburbs
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 Amco Cup was the 4th 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, the NZRL, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

A total of 37 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 36 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified teams

Team	Nickname	League	Qualification	Participation (bold indicates winners)
Enter in Round 2
Manly-Warringah	Sea Eagles	NSWRFL	Winners of the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Parramatta	Eels	NSWRFL	Runners-Up in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Canterbury-Bankstown	Berries	NSWRFL	Third Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
St. George	Dragons	NSWRFL	Fourth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Eastern Suburbs	Roosters	NSWRFL	Fifth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Balmain	Tigers	NSWRFL	Sixth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Western Suburbs	Magpies	NSWRFL	Seventh Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Cronulla-Sutherland	Sharks	NSWRFL	Eighth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Penrith	Panthers	NSWRFL	Ninth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
South Sydney	Rabbitohs	NSWRFL	Tenth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
North Sydney	Bears	NSWRFL	Eleventh Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Newtown	Jets	NSWRFL	Twelfth Place in the 1976 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Western Suburbs	Panthers	BRL	Winners of the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Eastern Suburbs	Tigers	BRL	Runners-Up in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Past Brothers	Leprechauns	BRL	Third Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Southern Suburbs	Magpies	BRL	Fourth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Redcliffe	Dolphins	BRL	Fifth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Wynnum-Manly	Seagulls	BRL	Sixth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	1st
Fortitude Valley	Diehards	BRL	Seventh Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Northern Suburbs	Devils	BRL	Eighth Place in the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Premiership	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Illawarra	Flametrees	CRL	Winners of the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Western Division	Rams	CRL	Runners-Up in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Riverina	Bulls	CRL	Third Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
North Queensland	Marlins	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Toowoomba	Clydesdales	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Auckland	Falcons	NZRL	Winners of the 1976 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Canterbury	Reds	NZRL	Runners-Up in the 1976 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Enter in Round 1
Northern Division	Tigers	CRL	Fourth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Monaro	Colts	CRL	Fifth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Southern Division	Bulls	CRL	Sixth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Newcastle	Rebels	CRL	Seventh Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
North Coast	Dolphins	CRL	Eighth Place in the 1976 Country Rugby League Championship	4th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976)
Central Queensland	Capras	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	1st
Ipswich	Diggers	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	3rd (Previous: 1975, 1976)
Wide Bay	Bulls	QRL	Queensland Country Regional Team	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Northern Territory	Bulls	NTRL	State Representative Team	2nd (Previous: 1976)
Western Australia	Black Swans	WARL	State Representative Team	1st

Venues

Sydney		Brisbane	Newcastle	Queanbeyan	Rockhampton	Toowoomba	Ipswich	Perth
Leichhardt Oval	Redfern Oval	Lang Park	Newcastle International Sports Centre	Seiffert Oval	Browne Park	Athletic Oval	North Ipswich Reserve	Lathlain Park
Capacity: 23,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 45,000	Capacity: 33,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 20,000

Round 1

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Canberra Times
27/03/77	Western Australia	23	Northern Territory	18	Perth
30/03/77	Central Queensland*	7	Wide Bay	7	Browne Park	Result[1]
27/04/77	Northern Division	26	Newcastle	17	Newcastle ISC	Result[2]
4/05/77	North Coast	40	Ipswich	22	North Ipswich Reserve
11/5/77	Monaro	18	Southern Division	15	Seiffert Oval	Report[3]

Round 2

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue	Canberra Times
30/03/77	Brothers	16	Wynnum-Manly	15	Lang Park
30/03/77	St George	22	Balmain	12	Leichhardt Oval	Results[1]
30/03/77	Toowoomba	31	North Queensland	13	Athletic Oval
6/04/77	Cronulla-Sutherland	75	Central Queensland	3	Leichhardt Oval	Short Report[4]
6/04/77	Redcliffe	19	Wests BRL	10	Lang Park
13/04/77	Western Suburbs	60	Norths BRL	0	Lang Park
20/04/77	Parramatta	21	North Sydney	7	Leichhardt Oval	Result[5]
27/04/77	Penrith	36	Western Division	5	Leichhardt Oval	Short Report[6]
4/05/77	Fortitude Valley	19	Illawarra	10	Lang Park	Results[7]
4/05/77	Eastern Suburbs	16	Manly-Warringah	8	Leichhardt Oval
11/05/77	South Sydney	39	Western Australia	10	Leichhardt Oval	Result[8]
18/05/77	Canterbury-Bankstown	20	North Coast	7	Leichhardt Oval	Result[9]
25/05/77	Monaro	21	Easts BRL	18	Lang Park	Preview[10] Report[11]
25/05/77	Newtown	32	Riverina	3	Leichhardt Oval	Result[11]
25/05/77	Northern Division	23	Auckland	2	Leichhardt Oval
4/05/77	Souths BRL	20	Canterbury NZ	12	Lang Park

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