1980 Tooth Cup

In 1980 Tooth Cup was the name of the annual mid-week knockout rugby league competition which was played from April to August 1980 due to sponsorship from brewers, Tooth. Parramatta beat Balmain in the final.

Contents

Format

The teams each played two round matches with the best eight progressing to the finals. There was a random draw for the quarter and semi finals.

Round 1

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
2/04/80 Easts 14 Brisbane 4 Lang Park
9/04/80 St George 16 Balmain 5 Leichhardt Oval
16/04/80 Newtown 22 Manly 7 Leichhardt Oval
23/04/80 Penrith 26 Cronulla 14 Leichhardt Oval
30/04/80 Parramatta 20 South Sydney 7 Leichhardt Oval
7/05/80 Wests 40 Auckland 14 Leichhardt Oval
21/05/80 Canterbury 35 NSW Country 3 Leichhardt Oval
28/05/80 North Sydney 40 Qld Country 5 Leichhardt Oval

Round 2

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
14/05/80 Easts 11 Newtown 10 Leichhardt Oval
4/06/80 Parramatta 18 Wests 11 Leichhardt Oval
11/06/80 Cronulla 19 Canterbury 18 Leichhardt Oval
18/06/80 Brisbane 27 Manly 20 Lang Park
25/06/80 South Sydney 47 Auckland 5 Leichhardt Oval
25/06/80 St George 40 North Sydney 9 Leichhardt Oval
2/07/80 Penrith 18 NSW Country 9 Queanbeyan
2/07/80 Balmain 45 Qld Country 5 Lang Park

Quarter finals

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
9/07/80 Easts 20 Penrith 9 Leichhardt Oval
16/07/80 Wests 10 St George 4 Leichhardt Oval
23/07/80 Parramatta 16 Canterbury 7 Leichhardt Oval
30/07/80 Balmain 22 South Sydney 14 Leichhardt Oval

Semi finals

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
6/08/80 Parramatta 9 Wests 6 Leichhardt Oval
13/08/80 Balmain 18 Easts 8 Leichhardt Oval

Final

Date Winner Score Loser Score Venue
20/08/80 Parramatta 8 Balmain 5 Leichhardt Oval

Player of the Series

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