1989 National Provincial Championship
The 1989 season was the fourteenth 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 |
10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 87 | +261 | 38 |
| 2 |  Canterbury |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 168 | +119 | 34 |
| 3 |  North Harbour |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 272 | 164 | +108 | 31 |
| 4 |  Waikato |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 335 | 124 | +211 | 29 |
| 5 |  Otago |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 243 | 161 | +82 | 21 |
| 6 |  Bay of Plenty |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 198 | 231 | -33 | 18 |
| 7 |  Wellington |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 169 | 245 | -76 | 17 |
| 8 |  North Auckland |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 195 | 255 | -60 | 15 |
| 9 |  Counties |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 139 | 319 | -180 | 13 |
| 10 |  Taranaki |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 156 | 372 | -216 | 9 |
| 11 |  Hawke's Bay |
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 140 | 345 | -205 | 4 |
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 |  Southland |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 80 | +115 | 25 |
| 2 |  Manawatu |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 65 | +155 | 25 |
| 3 |  King Country |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 108 | +29 | 22 |
| 4 |  Marlborough |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 144 | -35 | 17 |
| 5 |  Wairarapa Bush |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 132 | -33 | 12 |
| 6 |  Poverty Bay |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 151 | -64 | 9 |
| 7 |  Mid Canterbury |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 199 | -107 | 7 |
| 8 |  Thames Valley |
7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 123 | -60 | 4 |
Division 3
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wanganui |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 73 | +200 | 28 |
| 2 |  South Canterbury |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 276 | 76 | +200 | 22 |
| 3 |  Horowhenua |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 103 | +56 | 21 |
| 4 |  Nelson Bays |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 136 | -36 | 17 |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 145 | -55 | 17 |
| 6 |  East Coast |
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 203 | -135 | 8 |
| 7 |  North Otago |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 158 | -94 | 7 |
| 8 |  West Coast |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 64 | 200 | -136 | 2 |
Promotion/relegation
Division Two winner Southland were promoted to Division One to replace Hawke's Bay who were relegated. Division Three winner Wanganui were elevated to Division Two to replace Thames Valley who were relegated.[2]
References
- ↑ "NPC Results 1976-2006". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
- 1 2 3 "Results". The Press. 2 October 1989. p. 31.