The 1976 Amco Cup was the 3rd edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national

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tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the

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, the CRL, the QRL, the

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and the

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. A total of 35 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 34 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams

Venues

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

The final attracted a ground record of 21,670 to

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. Balmain's second-rower Dennis Tutty was named man-of-the-match.

Awards

Player of the Series

* John Gray ( North Sydney)

Golden Try

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( Newtown)

References

Sources

http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1976.htm
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