Amco Cup News Today

Relive the underdog triumph of Western Division in the 1974 Amco Cup. Hear from players in the side as they celebrate 50 years since the victory.

Western Division's 1974 Amco Cup triumph is one of the sport's greatest underdog stories. Read about the planned reunion to honour the heroes of that victory.

League historian David Middleton pays a special tribute to members of the rugby league community who passed away this year.

Former Penrith centre Terry Quinn, credited as Panther 110, has passed away.

I was told recently that the St George Illawarra club, also known as the mighty Dragons, had had an annus horribilis. Rather than being something nasty in the nether regions, this term really meant the club had a year that sucked. I didn’t think it was going to be that way until Paul Vaughan took […]

As a tragic fan of the Western Suburbs Magpies as a child, I idolised Tommy Raudonikis. He was my first sporting hero. He was cheeky, rough around the edges and on the field, he never gave in. With my father, wed trot off to Lidcombe Oval in Sydney most weekends, me in a black-and-white beanie with a small matching flag, to cheer Tommy on as he led the Magpies out. He also held aloft the Amco Cup one winters night in 1977, the last first-grade competition the Magpies won. I was allowed to stay ...

The could-have-been Kangaroos: Part 1, backs A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Over 770 players have been deemed good enough to represent Australia in rugby league internationals over the years, whether they be Test matches or World Cup games (including Super League). Many of those chosen were legends of the game, while others – whose Test careers were significantly shorter – were no less deserving of b...