1982 KB Cup

The 1982 KB Cup was the name of the annual mid-week knockout rugby league competition. The naming rights sponsor changed to Tooth and Co.'s product KB Lager. The tournament was played from March to August 1982, culminating in the final between Sydney clubs Manly-Warringah and Newtown.


Format

The ninth midweek cup competition format ran like the 1981 Tooth Cup, however the 2 lowest performing teams after round 1 were eliminated. Each played 2 games with the top 8 teams advancing to the quarter finals.

The competition increased to 18 teams with 3 new teams being introduced. They were the 2 newly admitted teams to the Sydney premiership, Canberra and Illawarra along with South Island (NZ). South Island (NZ) won the New Zealand inter-district championship in 1981 and therefore replaced Central Districts (NZ) in the competition.

The competing teams were the 14 Sydney premiership teams (Balmain, Canberra, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cronulla-Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, Illawarra, Manly-Warringah, Newtown, North Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith, St George, South Sydney and Western Suburbs), Combined Brisbane, NSW Country, QLD Country and South Island (NZ),

Round 1

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
24/03/82 Eastern Suburbs12 Western Suburbs0Leichhardt OvalMarty Gurr & Des O'Reilly - Eastern Suburbs
31/03/82 South Sydney18 North Sydney10Leichhardt OvalTony Melrose - South Sydney
7/04/82 Manly-Warringah47 Illawarra20Leichhardt OvalMike Eden - Manly-Warringah
14/04/82 Canberra27 South Island (NZ)15Leichhardt OvalJay Hoffman - Canberra
21/04/82 St George26 QLD Country10Lang ParkRohan Hancock - QLD Country
21/04/82 Balmain13 Combined Brisbane10Lang ParkGary Bridge - Balmain
28/04/82 Penrith16 Parramatta7Chris Cunningham FieldKevin Dann - Penrith
5/05/82 Newtown26 Canterbury-Bankstown]5Leichhardt OvalSteve Bowden - Newtown
26/05/82 Cronulla-Sutherland15 NSW Country2Leichhardt OvalDane Sorensen - Cronulla-Sutherland
ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
Manly-Warringah11004720272
Newtown1100265212
St George11002610162
Cronulla-Sutherland1100152132
Eastern Suburbs1100120122
Canberra11002715122
Penrith110016792
South Sydney1100181082
Balmain1100131032
Combined Brisbane10101013-30
North Sydney10101018-80
Parramatta1010716-90
South Island10101527-120
Western Suburbs1010012-120
NSW Country1010215-130
QLD Country10101026-160
Canterbury-Bankstown1010526-210
Illawarra10102047-270

Canterbury-Bankstown and Illawarra eliminated.

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Round 2

The original second round draw saw Cronulla-Sutherland play Canterbury-Bankstown and Canberra play Illawarra. That was amended because under the competition guidelines, the 2 teams that were placed last after round 1 were eliminated. The amended draw is listed below.

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
12/05/82 Manly-Warringah22 North Sydney15Leichhardt OvalPaul Vautin - Manly-Warringah
19/05/82 South Sydney *6 Penrith6Leichhardt OvalRoyce Simmons - Penrith
2/06/82 Balmain24 Eastern Suburbs11Leichhardt OvalGreg Lane - Balmain
9/06/82 Western Suburbs20 St George11Leichhardt OvalTerry Lamb - Western Suburbs
15/06/82 Newtown43 QLD Country2Lang ParkPhil Sigsworth - Newtown
15/06/82 Combined Brisbane34 South Island3Lang ParkBrett French - Combined Brisbane
16/06/82 Parramatta41 NSW Country3Leichhardt OvalJohn Muggleton - Parramatta
23/06/82 Cronulla-Sutherland25 Canberra11Leichhardt OvalPerry Haddock - Cronulla-Sutherland
ClubPlayedWonLostDrawnForAgainstDiff.Points
Newtown2200697624
Manly-Warringah22006935344
Cronulla-Sutherland22004013274
Balmain22003721164
South Sydney2200241684
Parramatta21104819292
Combined Brisbane21104416282
Penrith2110221392
St George2110373072
Eastern Suburbs21102324-12
Canberra21103840-22
Western Suburbs21102023-32
North Sydney20202540-150
South Island20201861-430
NSW Country2020556-510
QLD Country20201269-570
Canterbury-Bankstown1010526-210
Illawarra10102047-270

Quarter finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
30/06/82 South Sydney19 Balmain2Leichhardt OvalPeter Tunks - South Sydney
7/07/82 Manly-Warringah17 Penrith14Leichhardt OvalRod Wright - Penrith
14/07/82 Newtown7 Cronulla-Sutherland2Leichhardt OvalJohn Ferguson - Newtown
21/07/82 Parramatta25 Combined Brisbane7Lang ParkBrett Kenny - Parramatta

Semi finals

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
28/07/82 Newtown *8 South Sydney8Leichhardt OvalShane Arneil - South Sydney
4/08/82 Manly-Warringah24 Parramatta10Leichhardt OvalMike Eden - Manly-Warringah
  • *- Progressed on penalty count-back

Final

DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
11 August 1982 Manly-Warringah23 Newtown8Leichhardt OvalGraham Eadie - Manly-Warringah

Named Teams:

Manly-Warringah: 1.Graham Eadie, 2. John Ribot, 3. Phil Blake, 4. Michael Blake, 5. Simon Booth, 6. Alan Thompson, 7. Mike Eden, 8. Bruce Walker, 9. Les Boyd, 10. Paul McCabe, 11. Mark Broadhurst, 12. Max Krilich (c), 13. Geoff Gerard. Res – 14. Paul Vautin, 15. Chris Close, 16. Ray Brown, 17.Iam Thomson . Coach – Ray Ritchie.

Newtown: 1. Phil Sigsworth, 2. John Ferguson, 3. Mick Ryan, 4. Allan McMahon, 5. Mal Graham, 6. Dean Lance, 7. Tom Raudonikis, 8. Graeme O'Grady, 9. Mick Pitman, 10. Col Murphy, 11. Craig Ellis, 12. Mark Bugden, 13. Steve Bowden. Res - 14. Ken Wilson, 15. Ron Sigsworth, 16. Peter Kelly, 17. John Mackay. Coach - Warren Ryan.

Manly-Warringah 23 (Ribot, P.Blake, M.Blake, Booth tries, Eden 4, Eadie goals, Eden field goal) d Newtown 8 (Graham, Lance tries, Wilson goal). Crowd: 14,490.

Player of the Series

Golden Try

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