1984 National Provincial Championship

The 1984 season was the ninth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Auckland were the winners of Division 1.

Division 1

The following table gives the final standings:[1]

Relegated to Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Auckland 1090143473+36118
2 Canterbury 10811215126+8917
3 Wellington 10703288171+11714
4 Otago 10703195150+4514
5 Counties 10505181168+1310
6 Waikato 10505236231+510
7 Manawatu 10415112203-918
8 Wairarapa Bush 10307119227-1086
9 North Auckland 10307100237-1376
10 Bay of Plenty 10208110232-1224
11 Hawke's Bay 10109134300-1662

Division 2 (North Island)

The following table gives the final standings:[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Taranaki 66002554518012
2 Wanganui 650117997+8210
3 King Country 640220578+1278
4 Thames Valley 6303101140-396
5 East Coast 620447168-1214
6 Horowhenua 610559174-1152
7 Poverty Bay 600652196-1440

Division 2 (South Island)

The following table gives the final standings:[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Southland 770018543+14214
2 Marlborough 750217997+8210
3 West Coast 741285135-509
4 Mid Canterbury 74128971+189
5 Buller 730482121-396
6 South Canterbury 720590107-174
7 Nelson Bays 7205103115-124
8 North Otago 700742228-1860

Promotion/relegation

Division Two South winner Southland defeated Division Two North winner Taranaki 15 points to 10 in the playoff match.[3] Southland then challenged Hawke's Bay and won 23 points to 3 to be promoted to Division One for the 1985 season.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "NPC Results 1976-2006". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  2. 1 2 "Final throw of rugby dice". The Press. 11 October 1984. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "Southland wins play-off". The Press. 1 October 1984. p. 22.
  4. ↑ "Southland back in first-division rugby". The Press. 15 October 1984. p. 21.