1987 National Panasonic Cup
NSWRL National Panasonic Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 4 March - 10 June 1987 |
Teams | 20 |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Balmain (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Penrith |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
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International football competition
The 1987 National Panasonic Cup was the 14th edition of the NSWRL Midweek Cup, a NSWRL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs from the NSWRL, the BRL, the CRL, Papua New Guinea and State Representative Teams.
A total of 20 teams from across Australia and Papua New Guinea played 19 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
Qualified teams
Venues
Sydney | Tamworth | Bathurst | Tweed Heads | Perth | Goroka | ||
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Leichhardt Oval | Parramatta Stadium | Belmore Sports Ground | Scully Park | Carrington Park | Chris Cunningham Field | Lathlain Park | Danny Leahy Oval |
Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Preliminary rounds
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue |
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5/04/87 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 14 | Perth |
12/04/87 | ![]() | 28 | ![]() | 10 | Perth |
12/04/87 | ![]() | 52 | Northern Territory | 5 | Danny Leahy Oval |
19/04/87 | ![]() | 50 | ![]() | 10 | Danny Leahy Oval |
Round 1
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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4/03/87 | ![]() | 22 | ![]() | 4 | Leichhardt Oval | David Gillespie - Canterbury-Bankstown |
11/03/87 | ![]() | 24 | ![]() | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Mark Graham - North Sydney |
18/03/87 | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 16 | Leichhardt Oval | Mike Eden - Parramatta |
25/03/87 | ![]() | 20 | ![]() | 8 | Carrington Park | Jonathan Docking - Cronulla-Sutherland |
1/04/87 | ![]() | 23 | ![]() | 6 | Scully Park | Craig Coleman - South Sydney |
8/04/87 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 2 | Leichhardt Oval | Craig Izzard - Penrith |
22/04/87 | ![]() | 62 | ![]() | 8 | Leichhardt Oval | Bruce Sinclair - Balmain |
29/04/87 | ![]() | 54 | ![]() | 0 | Leichhardt Oval | Hugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs |
Quarter finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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15/04/87 | ![]() | 18 | ![]() | 4 | Leichhardt Oval | Terry Leabeater - Parramatta |
6/05/87 | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | 10 | Belmore Sports Ground | Ben Elias - Balmain |
13/05/87 | ![]() | 12 | ![]() | 10 | Chris Cunningham Field | Hugh McGahan - Eastern Suburbs |
20/05/87 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 6 | Leichhardt Oval | Greg Alexander - Penrith |
Semi finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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27/05/87 | ![]() | 32 | ![]() | 22 | Leichhardt Oval | Greg Alexander - Penrith |
3/06/87 | ![]() | 14 | ![]() | 12 | Belmore Sports Ground | Scott Gale - Balmain |
Final
1987 National Panasonic Cup Final
10 June 1987 |
Balmain Tigers ![]() | 14 – 12 | ![]() |
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Tries: 2 Scott Gale ![]() Russel Gartner ![]() Goals: 3 Ross Conlon | [1] | Tries: 2 Mark Robinson ![]() Andrew Fitzhenry ![]() Goals: 2 Andrew Fitzhenry |
Player of the Series
Golden Try
- Steve O'Brien (Canterbury-Bankstown)
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092939/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1987.htm
- Rugby League Project - Port Moresby Vipers [1]
References
- ^ Middleton, David (14 May 1987). Rugby League 1987-88. Sydney: Lester-Townsend Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 0949853119.