| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canterbury | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 311:240 | 40 | |
| 2. | Northland | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 344:208 | 38 | |
| 3. | Otago | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 386:283 | 37 | |
| 4. | North Harbour | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 367:269 | 36 | |
| 5. | Taranaki | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 342:237 | 34 | |
| 6. | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 338:270 | 33 | |
| 7. | Tasman | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 348:319 | 32 | |
| 8. | Waikato | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 324:302 | 30 | |
| 9. | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 258:300 | 28 | |
| 10. | Manawatu | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 272:332 | 25 | |
| 11. | Auckland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 289:330 | 22 | |
| 12. | Counties Manukau | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 252:352 | 20 | |
| 13. | Southland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 240:366 | 13 | |
| 14. | Wellington | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 239:502 | 7 |