1982 KB Cup

For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.

Format

The competition increased to 18 teams with the addition of the Canberra Raiders and Illawarra Steelers. Sides each played two qualifying round matches with the best eight progressing to the quarter finals. There was a random draw for the quarter and semi finals.

Round 1

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
24/03/82	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	12	Western Suburbs Magpies	0	Leichhardt Oval
31/03/82	South Sydney Rabbitohs	18	North Sydney Bears	10	Leichhardt Oval
7/04/82	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	47	Illawarra Steelers	20	Leichhardt Oval
14/04/82	Canberra Raiders	27	South Island (NZ)	15	Leichhardt Oval
21/04/82	St George Dragons	26	QLD Country	10	Lang Park
21/04/82	Balmain Tigers	13	Combined Brisbane	10	Lang Park
28/04/82	Penrith Panthers	16	Parramatta Eels	7	Tweed Heads
5/05/82	Newtown Jets	26	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	5	Leichhardt Oval
26/05/82	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	15	NSW Country	2	Leichhardt Oval

Round 2

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
12/05/82	Manly-Warringah	22	North Sydney	15	Leichhardt Oval
19/05/82	South Sydney	6	Penrith	6	Leichhardt Oval
2/06/82	Balmain	24	Eastern Suburbs	11	Leichhardt Oval
9/06/82	Western Suburbs	20	St George	11	Leichhardt Oval
15/06/82	Newtown	43	Qld Country	2	Lang Park
15/06/82	Combined Brisbane	34	South Island (NZ)	3	Lang Park
16/06/82	Parramatta	41	NSW Country	3	Leichhardt Oval
23/06/82	Cronulla-Sutherland	25	Canberra	11	Leichhardt Oval
?	Illawarra	?	Canterbury-Bankstown	?	? *

• - There is no record of this match being played. As neither team could realistically reach the next round even with a win it may have been cancelled.

Quarter finals

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
30/06/82	South Sydney	19	Balmain	2	Leichhardt Oval
7/07/82	Manly-Warringah	17	Penrith	14	Leichhardt Oval
14/07/82	Newtown	7	Cronulla-Sutherland	2	Leichhardt Oval
21/07/82	Parramatta	25	Combined Brisbane	7	Lang Park

Semi finals

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
28/07/82	Newtown*	8	South Sydney	8	Leichhardt Oval
4/08/82	Manly-Warringah	24	Parramatta	10	Leichhardt Oval

• *- Progressed on penalty count-back

Final

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Score	Venue
11 August 1982	Manly-Warringah	23	Newtown	8	Leichhardt Oval

Manly-Warringah: Graham Eadie, John Ribot, Phil Blake, Michael Blake, Simon Booth, Alan Thompson, Michael Eden, Paul Vautin, Les Boyd, Paul McCabe, Mark Broadhurst, Max Krilich (c), Geoff Gerard. Res – Ray Brown, Bruce Walker. Coach – Ray Ritchie.^[1]

Player of the Series

• Michael Eden (Manly Warringah)

References

Sources

• http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/