1988 Panasonic Cup
Appearance
NSWRL Panasonic Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 17 February - 25 May 1988 |
Teams | 19 |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | St. George (1st title) |
Runners-up | Balmain |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
The 1988 Panasonic Cup was the 15th edition of the
BRL, the CRL and Papua New Guinea
.
A total of 19 teams from across Australia and Papua New Guinea played 18 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
Qualified teams
Venues
Sydney | Tamworth | Tweed Heads | Wagga Wagga | Brisbane | Newcastle | Goroka | |
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Parramatta Stadium | Belmore Sports Ground | Scully Park | Chris Cunningham Field | Eric Weissel Oval | Lang Park | Newcastle International Sports Centre | Danny Leahy Oval |
Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 13,000 | Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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Preliminary round
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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22/03/88 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
0 | Danny Leahy Oval | |
25/03/88 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
0 | Lang Park | |
30/03/88 | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
0 | Newcastle ISC | Tony Townsend - Newcastle |
Round 1
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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17/02/88 | St George (Wynn, Johnston tries, Waite goal) |
10 | ![]() |
6 | Belmore Sports Ground | St George
|
24/02/88 | ![]() |
8 | Canterbury-Bankstown (Campbell try, Lamb field goal) |
5 | Parramatta Stadium | Michael Porter - Cronulla-Sutherland |
28/02/88 | Eastern Suburbs (Bridge, Williams 2, Wurth, Dart, Spina, French tries, Melrose, Papworth goals) |
36 | ![]() |
16 | Eric Weissel Oval | Gary Bridge - Eastern Suburbs
|
2/03/88 | ![]() |
29 | ![]() |
10 | Parramatta Stadium | Ian Roberts - South Sydney |
9/03/88 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
6 | Chris Cunningham Field | Clayton Friend - North Sydney |
16/03/88 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
10 | Parramatta Stadium | Paul Upfield - Illawarra |
6/04/88 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
10 | Parramatta Stadium | Greg Alexander - Penrith |
13/04/88 | ![]() |
18 | Manly-Warringah (Dwyer goal) |
2 | Parramatta Stadium | Brett Shore - Newcastle |
Quarter finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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23/03/88 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
2 | Parramatta Stadium | Adam O'Neill - South Sydney |
20/04/88 | St George (Robinson, Walford tries, Walford 3 goals) |
14 | ![]() |
8 | Parramatta Stadium | St George
|
27/04/88 | Eastern Suburbs (McLean, Trewhella, Gillmeister tries, Smith 2 goals) |
16 | ![]() |
6 | Parramatta Stadium | Eastern Suburbs
|
27/04/88 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
10 | Parramatta Stadium | Garry Jack - Balmain |
Semi finals
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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4/05/88 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() |
4 | Scully Park | Bruce McGuire - Balmain |
18/05/88 | St George (Selby, Wynn, Beattie tries, Walford 3 goals) |
18 | Eastern Suburbs (McGahan try, Smith 5 goals) |
14 | Parramatta Stadium | St George
|
Final
Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Score | Venue | Man of the Match |
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25 May 1988 | St George (Robinson, Gordon, Walford tries, Walford 2 goals) |
16 | ![]() |
8 | Parramatta Stadium | St George
|
Teams
St. George : 1.
Wally Fullerton-Smith, 11. Craig Young, 12. Trevor Bailey, 13. Paul Osborne Reserves 14. Darren Higgins, 15. Colin Fraser, 16. Geoff Selby, 17. Mark Blackburn. Coach: Ted Glossop
.
Balmain : 1.
Ben Elias, 13. Bruce McGuire Reserves 14. Michael Moss, 15. Peter Camroux, 16. Kevin Hardwick, 17. Steve Edmed. Coach: Warren Ryan
.
Player of the Series
Golden Try
- Sandy Campbell (Canterbury-Bankstown)