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1980 National Provincial Championship

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The 1980 season was the fifth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Manawatu were the winners of Division 1.

Division 1

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The following table gives the final standings:[1]

Relegated to Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Manawatu 10 9 1 0 215 114 +101 18
2 Wellington 10 8 1 1 182 94 +88 17
3 Counties 10 8 2 0 197 87 +110 16
4 North Auckland 10 6 4 0 122 107 +15 12
5 Auckland 10 5 5 0 160 98 +62 10
6 Southland 10 4 5 1 119 130 -11 9
7 Canterbury 10 4 6 0 165 161 +4 8
8 Hawke's Bay 10 4 6 0 160 172 -12 8
9 Bay of Plenty 10 4 6 0 171 215 -44 8
10 Otago 10 2 8 0 112 206 -94 4
11 South Canterbury 10 0 10 0 55 274 -219 0

Promotion/relegation

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Division Two North winner Waikato defeated South Island division two winner Mid Canterbury 22 points to 9. This gave Waikato the chance to play the bottom first division side, South Canterbury, for a place in the first division in 1981.[2] Waikato defeated South Canterbury 22–13 and were promoted to Division One.[3]

Referencees

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  1. ^ NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
  2. ^ "Waikato decisive victor in second division play-off". The Press. 1 October 1980. p. 34.
  3. ^ "South Canty puts up strong fight". The Press. 6 October 1980. p. 30.