The 1983 KB Cup was the 10th 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 18 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 17 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.
Qualified Teams
Venues
Preliminary round
Round 1
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
Player of the Series
*
Ian Schubert
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(
Manly-Warringah)
Golden Try
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Royce Ayliffe
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(
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
Places
*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
Sports clubs
;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
)
Sources
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092845/http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/aus/nsw/sum/nsw1983.htm
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1983
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1983 in Australian rugby league
1983 in New Zealand rugby league