1980 Tooth Cup

December 2017 December 2017 NSWRFL Midweek Cup 1980 NSWRFL Tooth Cup 2 April - 20 August 1980 16 3 3 Parramatta 1 Balmain 23 1979 1981 The 1980 Tooth Cup was the 7th edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national club Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL and the NZRL. A total of 16 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 23 matches in a round-robin format with teams playing 2 games each with the top 8 teams advanced to a knockout stage, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season. Qualified Teams TeamNicknameLeagueQualificationParticipation (bold indicates winners)St. GeorgeDragonsNSWRFLWinners of the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)Canterbury-BankstownBulldogsNSWRFLRunners-Up in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)ParramattaEelsNSWRFLThird Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)Cronulla-SutherlandSharksNSWRFLFourth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) Western SuburbsMagpiesNSWRFLFifth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) BalmainTigersNSWRFLSixth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) Manly-WarringahSea EaglesNSWRFLSeventh Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)Eastern SuburbsRoostersNSWRFLEighth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)South SydneyRabbitohsNSWRFLNinth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) PenrithPanthersNSWRFLTenth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) NewtownJetsNSWRFLEleventh Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) North SydneyBearsNSWRFLTwelfth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) BrisbanePoinsettiasBRLLeague Representative Team2nd (Previous: 1979)NSW CountryKangaroosCRLCountry League Representative Team2nd (Previous: 1979)Queensland CountryMaroonsQRLCountry League Representative Team2nd (Previous: 1979)AucklandFalconsNZRLWinners of the 1979 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979) Venues SydneyBrisbaneQueanbeyan Leichhardt Oval Lang Park Seiffert Oval Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 20,000 150px 150px Round 1 Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue2/04/80 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 14 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 4 Lang Park9/04/80 16x16px St George 16 Balmain 16 Balmain 5 Leichhardt Oval16/04/80 Newtown 16 Newtown 22 16x16px Manly-Warringah 7 Leichhardt Oval23/04/80 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 26 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 14 Leichhardt Oval30/04/80 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 20 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 7 Leichhardt Oval7/05/80 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 40 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 14 Leichhardt Oval21/05/80 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 35 country 16 NSW Country 3 Leichhardt Oval28/05/80 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 40 16px QLD Country 5 Leichhardt Oval Round 2 Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue14/05/80 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 11 Newtown 16 Newtown 10 Leichhardt Oval4/06/80 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 18 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 11 Leichhardt Oval11/06/80 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 19 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 18 Leichhardt Oval18/06/80 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 27 16x16px Manly-Warringah 20 Lang Park25/06/80 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 47 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 5 Leichhardt Oval25/06/80 16x16px St George 40 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 9 Leichhardt Oval2/07/80 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 18 country 16 NSW Country 9 Seiffert Oval2/07/80 Balmain 16 Balmain 45 16px QLD Country 5 Lang Park Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points 16x16px St George 2 2 0 0 56 14 42 4 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 2 2 0 0 44 23 21 4 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 2 2 0 0 38 18 20 4 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 2 2 0 0 25 14 11 4 Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 1 1 0 53 22 31 2 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 2 1 1 0 54 25 29 2 Balmain 16 Balmain 2 1 1 0 50 21 29 2 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 2 1 1 0 51 32 19 2 Newtown 16 Newtown 2 1 1 0 32 18 14 2 North Sydney 16 North Sydney 2 1 1 0 49 45 4 2 St Helens 16 Combined Brisbane 2 1 1 0 34 34 -3 2 16x16px Cronulla-Sutherland 2 1 1 0 33 44 -11 2 16x16px Manly-Warringah 2 0 2 0 27 49 -22 0 country 16 NSW Country 2 0 2 0 12 53 -41 0 aucklandnzrl 16 Auckland 2 0 2 0 19 87 -68 0 16px QLD Country 2 0 2 0 10 85 -75 0 Quarter finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue9/07/80 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 20 Old Penrith 16 Penrith 9 Leichhardt Oval16/07/80 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 10 16x16px St George 4 Leichhardt Oval23/07/80 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 16 Bulldogs 16 Canterbury-Bankstown 7 Leichhardt Oval30/07/80 Balmain 16 Balmain 22 South Sydney 16 South Sydney 14 Leichhardt Oval Semi finals Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue6/08/80 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 9 Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 6 Leichhardt Oval13/08/80 Balmain 16 Balmain 18 16x16px Eastern Suburbs 8 Leichhardt Oval Final Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue20/08/80 Parramatta 16 Parramatta 8 Balmain 16 Balmain 5 Leichhardt Oval Player of the Series Peter Sterling (Parramatta) Golden Try John Dorahy (Manly-Warringah) Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025237/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1980.htm 1980 Category:1980 in Australian rugby league Category:1980 in New Zealand rugby league