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