1983 KB Cup

The 1983 KB Cup was the 10th 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.

1983 NSWRFL Midweek Cup
NSWRFL KB Cup
Tournament details
Dates13 April - 10 August 1983
Teams18
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsManly-Warringah (2nd title)
Runners-upCronulla-Sutherland
Tournament statistics
Matches played17

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
Team Nickname League Qualification Participation (bold indicates winners)
Parramatta Eels NSWRFL Winners of the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles NSWRFL Runners-Up in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Eastern Suburbs Roosters NSWRFL Third Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
North Sydney Bears NSWRFL Fourth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Western Suburbs Magpies NSWRFL Fifth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRFL Sixth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Newtown Jets NSWRFL Seventh Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks NSWRFL Eighth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs NSWRFL Ninth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
St. George Dragons NSWRFL Tenth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Balmain Tigers NSWRFL Eleventh Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Penrith Panthers NSWRFL Twelfth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 10th (Previous: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Illawarra Steelers NSWRFL Thirteenth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1982)
Canberra Raiders NSWRFL Fourteenth Place in the 1982 New South Wales Rugby Football League Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1982)
Brisbane Poinsettias BRL League Representative Team 5th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
NSW Country Kangaroos CRL Country League Representative Team 5th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Queensland Country Maroons QRL Country League Representative Team 5th (Previous: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
Central Districts Falcons NZRL Winners of the 1982 New Zealand Rugby League Inter-District Premiership 2nd (Previous: 1981)

Venues
Sydney Brisbane Newcastle
Leichhardt Oval Lang Park Newcastle International Sports Centre
Capacity: 23,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 33,000

Preliminary round
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
13/04/83 Manly-Warringah (Ribot try, P.Blake field goal)5 Parramatta0Leichhardt Oval
20/04/83 Canberra (O'Callaghan 2, Keir, Spears tries, Giteau 3 goals)22 Balmain (Lane 2, Lawson tries, Filipaina 4 goals)20Leichhardt OvalChris O'Sullivan - Canberra

Round 1
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
27/04/83 Canterbury-Bankstown (Leis, Conlon tries, Conlon 3 goals)14 Penrith (Martin, Izzard tries, Marshall goal)10Newcastle ISCGarry Hughes - Canterbury-Bankstown
11/05/83 Newtown (Doyle 5, Sigsworth, Wilson, Ellis, Bird tries, Wilson 7 goals)50 Central Districts (NZ)0Leichhardt OvalChris Doyle - Newtown
18/05/83 Combined Brisbane38 North Sydney18Lang ParkWally Lewis - Combined Brisbane
18/05/83 Manly-Warringah78 QLD Country4Lang ParkIan Schubert - Manly-Warringah
25/05/83 NSW Country20 South Sydney12Leichhardt OvalRoss Gibson - NSW Country
1/06/83 Cronulla-Sutherland (Beckett 2, Gardner, Withall tries, D.Sorensen 4 goals)24 St George (Rogers try, Gearin 2 goals)8Leichhardt OvalRowland Beckett - Cronulla-Sutherland
8/06/83 Eastern Suburbs (Michael, Grounds 2, Walford, Eden tries, Eden 4 goals)32 Canberra (Wurth 2, Spears tries, Giteau 2 goals)16Leichhardt OvalMike Eden - Eastern Suburbs
15/06/83 Western Suburbs (Harris, Greene tries, Greene goal)10 Illawarra (McKellar try)4Leichhardt OvalDavid Greene - Western Suburbs

Quarter finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
22/06/83 Eastern Suburbs (Eden 3, Walford 2 tries, Eden 5 goals)30 Newtown (Speechley try, Wilson 4 goals)12Leichhardt OvalKevin Hastings - Eastern Suburbs
29/06/83 Cronulla-Sutherland (Nixon 2, Mullane, O'Connor, D.Sorensen, Lane tries, Hardy 5 goals)34 Western Suburbs (S.Gale, T.Lamb tries, Greene 2 goals)12Leichhardt OvalScott Gale - Western Suburbs
13/07/83 Manly-Warringah (Sigsworth, Walker tries, Sigsworth goal)10 Canterbury-Bankstown (Conlon 2 goals, C.Mortimer field goal)5Leichhardt OvalAlan Thompson - Manly-Warringah
20/07/83 Combined Brisbane (Brennan 3, Lindenberg 2, Meninga, Paterson, Miles, Tessman tries, Meninga 6, Lewis 3 goals)54 NSW Country (McCartney, Kearney tries, Elwin 3 goals)14Leichhardt OvalGene Miles - Combined Brisbane

Semi finals
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
27/07/83 Manly-Warringah (P.Blake 2, Close, Windshuttle tries, Eadie 3 goals, P.Blake field goal)23 Combined Brisbane (Brennan, Jones tries, Meninga 3 goals)14Lang ParkGraham Eadie - Manly-Warringah
3/08/83 Cronulla-Sutherland (Gardner 2, Anderson tries)12 Eastern Suburbs (Neil try, Eden 3 goals)10Leichhardt OvalGreg Nixon - Cronulla-Sutherland

Final
DateWinnerScoreLoserScoreVenueMan of the Match
10/8/83 Manly-Warringah (Eadie 2, Ryan, Close, Cleal tries, Eadie 3 goals)26 Cronulla-Sutherland (Ettingshausen try, Hardy goal)6Leichhardt OvalPaul Vautin - Manly-Warringah

Player of the Series

Golden Try

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