1981 Tooth Cup

In 1981 Tooth Cup was the name of the annual mid-week knockout rugby league competition. The naming rights sponsor was Tooth and Co.. The tournament was played from March to August 1981, culminating in the final between Sydney clubs South Sydney and Cronulla.

Format

The eighth midweek cup competition format ran like the 1980 Tooth Cup. Each played 2 games with the top 8 teams advancing to the quarter finals.

15 teams that contested the 1980 Tooth Cup remained, with Auckland being replaced by Central Districts (NZ) who were the New Zealand inter-district champions in 1980.

They competing teams were the 12 Sydney premiership teams (Balmain, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla-Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, Manly-Warringah, Newtown, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, St George, South Sydney and Western Suburbs), Central Districts (NZ), Combined Brisbane, NSW Country and QLD Country.

Round 1

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
18/03/81 Cronulla-Sutherland21 North Sydney5Leichhardt Oval
25/03/81 South Sydney24 Parramatta17Leichhardt Oval
1/04/81 Canterbury-Bankstown20 Eastern Suburbs14Leichhardt Oval
8/04/81 Western Suburbs20 Penrith8Leichhardt Oval
15/04/81 St George29 Balmain11Oakes Oval
22/04/81 Manly-Warringah51 Central Districts11Leichhardt Oval
29/04/81 Newtown23 Combined Brisbane19Lang Park
20/05/81 Manly-Warringah24 QLD Country2Lang Park

Round 2

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
6/05/81 St George21 South Sydney15Leichhardt Oval
13/05/81 Penrith31 Central Districts5Leichhardt Oval
27/05/81 Western Suburbs23 NSW Country14Leichhardt Oval
27/05/81 Canterbury-Bankstown19 Parramatta18Leichhardt Oval
3/06/81 Balmain21 Eastern Suburbs5Leichhardt Oval
10/06/81 Newtown33 QLD Country7Lang Park
10/06/81 Cronulla-Sutherland25 Combined Brisbane5Lang Park
17/06/81 North Sydney13 NSW Country9Leichhardt Oval
ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
Manly-Warringah22007513624
Cronulla-Sutherland22004610364
Newtown22005626304
Western Suburbs22004322214
St George22005026244
Canterbury-Bankstown2200393274
Penrith21103925142
South Sydney2110393812
Balmain21103234-22
North Sydney21101830-122
Parramatta20203543-80
NSW Country20202336-130
Eastern Suburbs20201941-220
Combined Brisbane20202448-240
QLD Country2020957-480
Central Districts (NZ)20201682-660

Quarter finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
24/06/81 Newtown22 Canterbury-Bankstown7Leichhardt Oval
1/07/81 Cronulla-Sutherland23 Penrith19Leichhardt Oval
8/07/81 Manly-Warringah16 Western Suburbs13Leichhardt Oval
15/07/81 South Sydney23 St George9Leichhardt Oval

Semi finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
22/07/81 Cronulla-Sutherland19 Newtown2Leichhardt Oval
5/08/81 South Sydney24 Manly-Warringah13Leichhardt Oval

Final

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenue
12/08/81 South Sydney10 Cronulla-Sutherland2Leichhardt Oval

The 1981 Tooth Cup Final attracted a still standing (as of 2017) Leichhardt Oval attendance record of 23,000.

Player of the Series

Golden Try

Sources

http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/

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