1981 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL Tooth Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 March - 12 August 1981
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Sydney (1st title)
Runners-upCronulla-Sutherland
Tournament statistics
Matches played23

The 1981 Tooth Cup was the 8th 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.

16 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 23 matches in a round-robin format, with teams playing 2 games each. The top 8 teams advanced to a knockout stage, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.

Qualified Teams

Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRFL Winners of the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Third Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 8th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)
NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country League Representative Team 3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)
Queensland Country Maroons QRL Country League Representative Team 3rd (Previous: 1979, 1980)
Central Districts Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1980 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 1st

Venues

Sydney Brisbane Lismore
Leichhardt Oval Lang Park Oakes Oval
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 12,000

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 2020) Leichhardt Oval attendance record of 23,000.

Player of the Series

Golden Try

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