| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canterbury | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 326:168 | 42 | |
| 2. | Otago | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 338:248 | 41 | |
| 3. | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 320:178 | 36 | |
| 4. | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 322:226 | 35 | |
| 5. | Taranaki | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 318:229 | 32 | |
| 6. | Tasman | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 324:290 | 30 | |
| 7. | Waikato | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 234:291 | 29 | |
| 8. | Counties Manukau | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 335:318 | 27 | |
| 9. | Northland | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 222:234 | 25 | |
| 10. | Wellington | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 321:337 | 21 | |
| 11. | Manawatu | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 247:403 | 18 | |
| 12. | Auckland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 253:379 | 16 | |
| 13. | Southland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 211:366 | 16 | |
| 14. | North Harbour | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 206:310 | 10 |