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1981 Tooth Cup

The 1981 Tooth Cup was the 8th 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.

1981 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Tooth Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 March - 12 August 1981
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Sydney (1st title)
Runners-upCronulla-Sutherland
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
← 1980
1982 →

16 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 23 matches in a round-robin format, with teams playing 2 games each. The top 8 teams advanced to a knockout stage, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams edit

Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRFL Winners of the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Third Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)
NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country League Representative Team 3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)
Queensland Country Maroons QRL Country League Representative Team 3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)
Central Districts Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1980 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 1st

Venues edit

Sydney Brisbane Lismore
Leichhardt Oval Lang Park Oakes Oval
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 12,000
   

Round 1 edit

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
18/03/81   Cronulla-Sutherland 21   North Sydney 5 Leichhardt Oval
25/03/81   South Sydney 24   Parramatta 17 Leichhardt Oval
1/04/81   Canterbury-Bankstown 20   Eastern Suburbs 14 Leichhardt Oval
8/04/81   Western Suburbs 20   Penrith 8 Leichhardt Oval
15/04/81   St George 29   Balmain 11 Oakes Oval
22/04/81   Manly-Warringah 51   Central Districts 11 Leichhardt Oval
29/04/81   Newtown 23   Combined Brisbane 19 Lang Park
20/05/81   Manly-Warringah 24   QLD Country 2 Lang Park

Round 2 edit

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
6/05/81   St George 21   South Sydney 15 Leichhardt Oval
13/05/81   Penrith 31   Central Districts 5 Leichhardt Oval
27/05/81   Western Suburbs 23   NSW Country 14 Leichhardt Oval
27/05/81   Canterbury-Bankstown 19   Parramatta 18 Leichhardt Oval
3/06/81   Balmain 21   Eastern Suburbs 5 Leichhardt Oval
10/06/81   Newtown 33   QLD Country 7 Lang Park
10/06/81   Cronulla-Sutherland 25   Combined Brisbane 5 Lang Park
17/06/81   North Sydney 13   NSW Country 9 Leichhardt Oval
Club Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Diff. Points
  Manly-Warringah 2 2 0 0 75 13 62 4
  Cronulla-Sutherland 2 2 0 0 46 10 36 4
  Newtown 2 2 0 0 56 26 30 4
  Western Suburbs 2 2 0 0 43 22 21 4
  St George 2 2 0 0 50 26 24 4
  Canterbury-Bankstown 2 2 0 0 39 32 7 4
  Penrith 2 1 1 0 39 25 14 2
  South Sydney 2 1 1 0 39 38 1 2
  Balmain 2 1 1 0 32 34 -2 2
  North Sydney 2 1 1 0 18 30 -12 2
  Parramatta 2 0 2 0 35 43 -8 0
  NSW Country 2 0 2 0 23 36 -13 0
  Eastern Suburbs 2 0 2 0 19 41 -22 0
  Combined Brisbane 2 0 2 0 24 48 -24 0
  QLD Country 2 0 2 0 9 57 -48 0
  Central Districts (NZ) 2 0 2 0 16 82 -66 0

Quarter finals edit

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
24/06/81   Newtown 22   Canterbury-Bankstown 7 Leichhardt Oval
1/07/81   Cronulla-Sutherland 23   Penrith 19 Leichhardt Oval
8/07/81   Manly-Warringah 16   Western Suburbs 13 Leichhardt Oval
15/07/81   South Sydney 23   St George 9 Leichhardt Oval

Semi finals edit

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
22/07/81   Cronulla-Sutherland 19   Newtown 2 Leichhardt Oval
5/08/81   South Sydney 24   Manly-Warringah 13 Leichhardt Oval

Final edit

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
12/08/81   South Sydney 10   Cronulla-Sutherland 2 Leichhardt Oval

The 1981 Tooth Cup Final attracted a still standing (as of 2020) Leichhardt Oval attendance record of 23,000.

Player of the Series edit

Golden Try edit

Sources edit

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