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.

1980 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Tooth Cup
Tournament details
Dates2 April - 20 August 1980
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsParramatta (1st title)
Runners-upBalmain
Tournament statistics
Matches played23

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
Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Winners of the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Third Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 2nd (Previous: 1979)
NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country League Representative Team 2nd (Previous: 1979)
Queensland Country Maroons QRL Country League Representative Team 2nd (Previous: 1979)
Auckland Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1979 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)

Venues
Sydney Brisbane Queanbeyan
Leichhardt Oval Lang Park Seiffert Oval
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 20,000

Round 1
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
2/04/80 Eastern Suburbs14 Combined Brisbane4Lang Park
9/04/80 St George16 Balmain5Leichhardt Oval
16/04/80 Newtown22 Manly-Warringah7Leichhardt Oval
23/04/80 Penrith26 Cronulla-Sutherland14Leichhardt Oval
30/04/80 Parramatta20 South Sydney7Leichhardt Oval
7/05/80 Western Suburbs40 Auckland14Leichhardt Oval
21/05/80 Canterbury-Bankstown35 NSW Country3Leichhardt Oval
28/05/80 North Sydney40 QLD Country5Leichhardt Oval

Round 2
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
14/05/80 Eastern Suburbs11 Newtown10Leichhardt Oval
4/06/80 Parramatta18 Western Suburbs11Leichhardt Oval
11/06/80 Cronulla-Sutherland19 Canterbury-Bankstown18Leichhardt Oval
18/06/80 Combined Brisbane27 Manly-Warringah20Lang Park
25/06/80 South Sydney47 Auckland5Leichhardt Oval
25/06/80 St George40 North Sydney9Leichhardt Oval
2/07/80 Penrith18 NSW Country9Seiffert Oval
2/07/80 Balmain45 QLD Country5Lang Park
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
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
20/08/80 Parramatta8 Balmain5Leichhardt Oval

Player of the Series

Golden Try

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