1986 National Provincial Championship
The 1986 season was the eleventh year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Wellington 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 |  Wellington |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 131 | +143 | 40 |
| 2 |  Auckland |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 308 | 85 | +223 | 36 |
| 3 |  Canterbury |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 282 | 153 | +129 | 31 |
| 4 |  Otago |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 187 | +12 | 25 |
| 5 |  Bay of Plenty |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 214 | -35 | 22 |
| 6 |  Counties |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 147 | 234 | -87 | 16 |
| 7 |  Taranaki |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 189 | 205 | -16 | 15 |
| 8 |  North Auckland |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 147 | 176 | -29 | 13 |
| 9 |  Wairarapa Bush |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 123 | 241 | -118 | 13 |
| 10 |  Manawatu |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 176 | 225 | -49 | 12 |
| 11 |  Southland |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 166 | 339 | -173 | 8 |
Division 2
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Relegated to Division Three |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Waikato |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 59 | +159 | 28 |
| 2 |  North Harbour |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 58 | -114 | 25 |
| 3 |  Wanganui |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 80 | +73 | 21 |
| 4 |  Hawke's Bay |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 111 | +89 | 17 |
| 5 |  Mid Canterbury |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 138 | -62 | 13 |
| 6 |  Marlborough |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 181 | -88 | 8 |
| 7 |  King Country |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 571 | 173 | -398 | 5 |
| 8 | .png){kind=small} Buller |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 502 | 219 | -283 | 1 |
Division 3
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Canterbury |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 68 | +93 | 28 |
| 2 |  East Coast |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 74 | +18 | 21 |
| 3 |  Horowhenua |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 94 | +45 | 18 |
| 4 |  Thames Valley |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 95 | -7 | 15 |
| 5 |  Poverty Bay |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 116 | +2 | 14 |
| 6 |  West Coast |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 122 | -44 | 14 |
| 7 |  Nelson Bays |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 121 | -51 | 10 |
| 8 |  North Otago |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 82 | 136 | -54 | 6 |
Promotion/relegation
Division Two winner Waikato won their playoff match with North Harbour to be promoted to Division One to replace Southland who were relegated.[3] Division Three winner South Canterbury were elevated to Division Two to replace Buller who were relegated.
References
- ↑ "NPC Results 1976-2006". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
- 1 2 "Provincial tables". The Press. 8 October 1986. p. 32.
- ↑ "Dramatic Waikato return". The Press. 29 September 1986. p. 17.