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