1980 NSWRFL Midweek CupNSWRFL Tooth Cup |
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Dates | 2 April - 20 August 1980 |
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Teams | 16 |
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Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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Champions | Parramatta (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Balmain |
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Matches played | 23 |
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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
Team
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Nickname
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League
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Qualification
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Participation (bold indicates winners)
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St. George
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Dragons
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NSWRFL
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Winners of the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Canterbury-Bankstown
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Bulldogs
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NSWRFL
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Runners-Up in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Parramatta
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Eels
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NSWRFL
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Third Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Cronulla-Sutherland
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Sharks
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NSWRFL
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Fourth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Western Suburbs
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Magpies
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NSWRFL
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Fifth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Balmain
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Tigers
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NSWRFL
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Sixth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Manly-Warringah
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Sea Eagles
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NSWRFL
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Seventh Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Eastern Suburbs
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Roosters
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NSWRFL
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Eighth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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South Sydney
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Rabbitohs
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NSWRFL
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Ninth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Penrith
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Panthers
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NSWRFL
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Tenth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Newtown
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Jets
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NSWRFL
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Eleventh Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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North Sydney
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Bears
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NSWRFL
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Twelfth Place in the 1979 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Brisbane
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Poinsettias
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BRL
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League Representative Team
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2nd (Previous: 1979)
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NSW Country
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Kangaroos
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CRL
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Country League Representative Team
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2nd (Previous: 1979)
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Queensland Country
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Maroons
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QRL
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Country League Representative Team
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2nd (Previous: 1979)
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Auckland
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Falcons
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NZRL
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Winners of the 1979 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership
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7th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)
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Venues
Round 1
Round 2
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
Player of the Series
Golden Try
Sources
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Amco Cup | |
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Tooth Cup | |
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KB Cup | |
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National Panasonic Cup | |
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Panasonic Cup | |
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