1977 National Provincial Championship
Appearance
The 1977 season was the second year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Canterbury were the winners of Division 1, thus claiming the title of national champions.
Division 1
Relegated to Division Two |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canterbury | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 81 | +109 | 30 | 20 |
2 | Counties | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 254 | 94 | +160 | 42 | 16 |
3 | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 164 | +2 | 20 | 12 |
4 | Manawatu | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 95 | +57 | 20 | 12 |
5 | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 174 | −14 | 20 | 10 |
6 | Taranaki | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 123 | +19 | 14 | 10 |
7 | Wellington | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 146 | +9 | 25 | 10 |
8 | Otago | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 171 | −22 | 17 | 8 |
9 | Southland | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 132 | −1 | 13 | 8 |
10 | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 283 | −139 | 18 | 4 |
11 | Marlborough | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 270 | −180 | 12 | 0 |
Division 2 (North Island)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Auckland | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 32 | +206 | 40 | 16 |
2 | Waikato | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 70 | +133 | 29 | 12 |
3 | Poverty Bay | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 101 | +31 | 17 | 11 |
4 | Wanganui | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 134 | +26 | 24 | 11 |
5 | Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 79 | +11 | 10 | 8 |
6 | King Country | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 149 | −74 | 10 | 6 |
7 | Thames Valley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 158 | −59 | 14 | 5 |
8 | East Coast | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 203 | −129 | 12 | 3 |
9 | Horowhenua | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 193 | −145 | 6 | 0 |
Division 2 (South Island)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Canterbury | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 21 | +90 | 17 | 10 |
2 | Mid Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 15 | 8 |
3 | Nelson Bays | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 6 | 6 |
4 | West Coast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 9 | 4 |
5 | North Otago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 5 | 2 |
6 | Buller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 80 | −62 | 2 | 0 |
Promotion/Relegation
Bay of Plenty and Marlborough finished in the bottom two of Division 1.
The winners of Division 2 North, North Auckland, were automatically promoted to Division 1; Bay of Plenty were relegated, just one season after they won the National Championship.
The winners of Division 2 South, South Canterbury, played Marlborough and won 13–9 to earn promotion to Division 1; Marlborough were relegated to Division 2.
References
- thesilverfern.co.nz (Archived 2009-05-06)