1984 National Provincial Championship
Appearance
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
[edit]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 | 0 | 1 | 434 | 73 | +361 | 18 |
2 | Canterbury | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 126 | +89 | 17 |
3 | Wellington | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 288 | 171 | +117 | 14 |
4 | Otago | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 150 | +45 | 14 |
5 | Counties | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 10 |
6 | Waikato | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 236 | 231 | +5 | 10 |
7 | Manawatu | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 203 | -91 | 8 |
8 | Wairarapa Bush | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 227 | -108 | 6 |
9 | North Auckland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 237 | -137 | 6 |
10 | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 232 | -122 | 4 |
11 | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 300 | -166 | 2 |
Division 2 (North Island)
[edit]The following table gives the final standings:[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Taranaki | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 45 | 180 | 12 |
2 | Wanganui | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 97 | +82 | 10 |
3 | King Country | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 78 | +127 | 8 |
4 | Thames Valley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 140 | -39 | 6 |
5 | East Coast | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 168 | -121 | 4 |
6 | Horowhenua | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 174 | -115 | 2 |
7 | Poverty Bay | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 196 | -144 | 0 |
Division 2 (South Island)
[edit]The following table gives the final standings:[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 43 | +142 | 14 |
2 | Marlborough | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 97 | +82 | 10 |
3 | West Coast | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 135 | -50 | 9 |
4 | Mid Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 71 | +18 | 9 |
5 | Buller | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 121 | -39 | 6 |
6 | South Canterbury | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 107 | -17 | 4 |
7 | Nelson Bays | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 115 | -12 | 4 |
8 | North Otago | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 228 | -186 | 0 |
Promotion/relegation
[edit]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]
Referencees
[edit]- ^ NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
- ^ a b "Final throw of rugby dice". The Press. 11 October 1984. p. 28.
- ^ "Southland wins play-off". The Press. 1 October 1984. p. 22.
- ^ "Southland back in first-division rugby". The Press. 15 October 1984. p. 21.