1980 Tooth Cup

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FieldValue
tourney_nameNSWRFL Midweek Cup
year1980
other_titlesNSWRFL Tooth Cup
dates2 April - 20 August 1980
num_teams16
venues3
cities3
champion_otherParramatta
count1
second_otherBalmain
matches23
prevseason1979
nextseason1981
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| tourney_name = NSWRFL Midweek Cup | year = 1980 | other_titles = NSWRFL Tooth Cup | dates = 2 April - 20 August 1980 | num_teams = 16 | venues = 3 | cities = 3 | champion_other = Parramatta | count = 1 | second_other = Balmain | matches = 23 | attendance = | prevseason = 1979 | nextseason = 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

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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)
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Venues

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SydneyBrisbaneQueanbeyan
Leichhardt OvalLang ParkSeiffert Oval
Capacity: 23,000Capacity: 45,000Capacity: 20,000
[[File:Leichhardt Oval Football Stadium (3).jpg150px]][[File:Suncorp-Stadium-Milton-Queensland.jpg
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Round 1

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
2/04/80[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs14Combined Brisbane4
9/04/80[[File:St. George colours.svg16x16px]] St George16Balmain5
16/04/80Newtown22[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg16x16px]] Manly-Warringah7
23/04/80Penrith26[[File:Cronulla colours.svg16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland14
30/04/80Parramatta20South Sydney7Leichhardt Oval
7/05/80Western Suburbs40Auckland14Leichhardt Oval
21/05/80Canterbury-Bankstown35NSW Country3Leichhardt Oval
28/05/80North Sydney40[[File:Queensland colours.svg16px]] QLD Country5
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Round 2

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
14/05/80[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs11Newtown10
4/06/80Parramatta18Western Suburbs11Leichhardt Oval
11/06/80[[File:Cronulla colours.svg16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland19Canterbury-Bankstown18
18/06/80Combined Brisbane27[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg16x16px]] Manly-Warringah20
25/06/80South Sydney47Auckland5Leichhardt Oval
25/06/80[[File:St. George colours.svg16x16px]] St George40North Sydney9
2/07/80Penrith18NSW Country9Seiffert Oval
2/07/80Balmain45[[File:Queensland colours.svg16px]] QLD Country5
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ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
[[File:St. George colours.svg16x16px]] St George2200561442
Penrith22004423214
Parramatta22003818204
[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs2200251411
Canterbury-Bankstown21105322312
South Sydney21105425292
Balmain21105021292
Western Suburbs21105132192
Newtown21103218142
North Sydney2110494542
Combined Brisbane21103434-32
[[File:Cronulla colours.svg16x16px]] Cronulla-Sutherland21103344-11
[[File:Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg16x16px]] Manly-Warringah20202749-22
NSW Country20201253-410
Auckland20201987-680
[[File:Queensland colours.svg16px]] QLD Country20201085-75
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Quarter finals

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
9/07/80[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs20Penrith9
16/07/80Western Suburbs10[[File:St. George colours.svg16x16px]] St George4
23/07/80Parramatta16Canterbury-Bankstown7Leichhardt Oval
30/07/80Balmain22South Sydney14Leichhardt Oval
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Semi finals

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
6/08/80Parramatta9Western Suburbs6Leichhardt Oval
13/08/80Balmain18[[File:Eastern Suburbs colours.svg16x16px]] Eastern Suburbs8
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Final

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DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
20/08/80Parramatta8Balmain5Leichhardt Oval
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Player of the Series

Golden Try

Sources

  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025237/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1980.htm

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