The 1981 Tooth Cup was the 8th edition of the
NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a
NSWRFL-organised national club
Rugby League
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tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the
NSWRFL, the
BRL
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, the
CRL, the
QRL and the
NZRL
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.
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
Venues
Round 1
Round 2
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
The 1981 Tooth Cup Final attracted a still standing (as of 2020) Leichhardt Oval attendance record of 23,000.
Player of the Series
*
Steve Rogers (
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
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)
Golden Try
*
Mitch Brennan
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(
South Sydney)
Sources
* http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/
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1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
1981 in Australian rugby league
1981 in New Zealand rugby league