1980 Tooth Cup


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

Venues

Round 1

Round 2

ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
St George22005614424
Penrith22004423214
Parramatta22003818204
Eastern Suburbs22002514114
Canterbury-Bankstown21105322312
South Sydney21105425292
Balmain21105021292
Western Suburbs21105132192
Newtown21103218142
North Sydney2110494542
Combined Brisbane21103434-32
Cronulla-Sutherland21103344-112
Manly-Warringah20202749-220
NSW Country20201253-410
Auckland20201987-680
QLD Country20201085-750

Quarter finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
9/07/80 Eastern Suburbs20 Penrith9Leichhardt Oval
16/07/80 Western Suburbs10 St George4Leichhardt Oval
23/07/80 Parramatta16 Canterbury-Bankstown7Leichhardt Oval
30/07/80 Balmain22 South Sydney14Leichhardt Oval

Semi finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
6/08/80 Parramatta9 Western Suburbs6Leichhardt Oval
13/08/80 Balmain18 Eastern Suburbs8Leichhardt Oval

Final

Player of the Series