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The 1978 Amco Cup was a rugby league football tournament featuring teams from around the Australian states of New South Wales , Queensland and Western Australia , Northern Territory as well as New Zealand .
The competition was again played as a straight knock-out, but some teams received byes through to the second, third or even fourth round.
Round 1
Date
Winner
Score
Loser
Score
Venue
15/03/78
Illawarra
63
Wellington
5
Wollongong
26/03/78
Toowoomba
22
Ipswich
12
Ipswich
30/03/78
Gold Coast
18
North Qld
16
Gold Coast
2/04/78
Western Australia
21
Northern Territory
18
Darwin
5/04/78
Wide Bay
12
Central Qld
3
Maryborough
8/04/78
Western Division
12
Southern Division
4
Campbelltown
Round 2
Date
Winner
Score
Loser
Score
Venue
17/05/78
South Sydney
22
Western Division
9
Leichhardt Oval
30/03/78
Wests (Brisbane )*
8
Wynnum-Manly
8
Lang Park
30/03/78
Newtown
49
Brothers
0
Leichhardt Oval
5/04/78
Brisbane Souths
10
Gold Coast
4
Gold Coast
5/04/78
Illawarra
35
Valleys
7
Lang Park
12/04/78
Riverina
43
Wide Bay
4
Griffith
12/04/78
Newcastle
51
Western Australia
5
Newcastle
24/05/78
North Coast
22
Toowoomba
13
Lismore
Round 3
Round 4
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
Date
Winner
Score
Loser
Score
Venue
16/08/78
Easts
16
St George
4
Leichhardt Oval
As with all mid-season Cup games, the Final of the 1978 Amco Cup was broadcast into NSW by 0–10 with commentary from Ray Warren , Keith Barnes and in his first ever co-commentating role on television, legendary rugby league broadcaster Frank Hyde .
Player of the Series
Kevin Hastings (Eastern Suburbs).
Notes
*- Advanced on penalty count-back