High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1981 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-fourth season of Sydney`s professional rugby league football competition, Australia`s first. Twelve clubs, including six of 1908`s foundation teams and another six from around Sydney competed for the J J Giltinan Shield and WD & HO Wills Cup during the season, which culminated in a grand final between the Parramatta and Newtown clubs. NSWRFL clubs also competed in the 1981 Tooth Cup and players from NSWRFL clubs were selected to represent the New South Wales team.