1988 National Provincial Championship
The 1988 season was the thirteenth 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 114 | +207 | 40 |
| 2 |  Wellington
|
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 161 | +143 | 34 |
| 3 |  Otago
|
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 316 | 154 | +162 | 32 |
| 4 |  North Harbour
|
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 227 | 187 | +40 | 24 |
| 5 |  North Auckland
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 237 | 202 | -35 | 22 |
| 6 |  Canterbury
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 197 | -17 | 22 |
| 7 |  Counties
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 160 | 208 | -48 | 19 |
| 8 |  Waikato
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 193 | 229 | -36 | 18 |
| 9 |  Taranaki
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 173 | 268 | -95 | 14 |
| 10 |  Bay of Plenty
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 182 | 282 | -100 | 6 |
| 11 |  Manawatu
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 84 | 337 | -253 | 14 |
Division 2
[edit]The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Relegated to Division Three |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hawke's Bay
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 113 | +112 | 28 |
| 2 |  Marlborough
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 113 | +48 | 24 |
| 3 |  Wairarapa Bush
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 197 | 136 | +61 | 21 |
| 4 |  Southland
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 132 | +9 | 13 |
| 5 |  Poverty Bay
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 135 | -26 | 12 |
| 6 |  King Country
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 128 | -29 | 10 |
| 7 |  Mid Canterbury
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 154 | -74 | 7 |
| 8 |  South Canterbury
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 193 | -101 | 5 |
Division 3
[edit]The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thames Valley
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 42 | +242 | 28 |
| 2 |  Wanganui
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 74 | +233 | 24 |
| 3 |  Nelson Bays
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 104 | +47 | 20 |
| 4 |  Horowhenua
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 171 | -44 | 17 |
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|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 180 | -79 | 12 |
| 6 |  East Coast
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 191 | -76 | 9 |
| 7 |  North Otago
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 198 | -115 | 5 |
| 8 |  West Coast
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 250 | -208 | 5 |
Promotion/relegation
[edit]Division Two winner Hawke's Bay were promoted to Division One to replace Manawatu who were relegated.[3][4] Division Three winner Thames Valley were elevated to Division Two to replace South Canterbury who were relegated.
Referencees
[edit]- ^ NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
- ^ a b "Rugby tables". The Press. 4 October 1988. p. 30.
- ^ "Hawke's Bay goes to first division". The Press. 3 October 1988. p. 37.
- ^ "Manawatu rugby future not gloomy despite relegation". The Press. 28 September 1988. p. 35.