Standings
| Rank | Team | P | W | D | L | BT | BL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Canterbury
| 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 42 |
| 2 |
Otago
| 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 |
Bay of Plenty
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| 4 |
Hawke's Bay
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35 |
| 5 |
Taranaki
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 |
Tasman
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 |
Waikato
| 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 |
Counties Manukau
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 |
Northland
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 |
Wellington
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 |
Manawatu
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 |
Southland
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 |
Auckland
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 14 |
North Harbour
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
