1987 National Provincial Championship
The 1987 season was the twelfth 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 | 375 | 90 | +285 | 40 |
| 2 |  Wellington
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 286 | 163 | +122 | 36 |
| 3 |  Otago
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 150 | +26 | 27 |
| 4 |  Bay of Plenty
|
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 257 | 228 | +29 | 26 |
| 5 |  Canterbury
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 201 | 183 | +18 | 22 |
| 6 |  Waikato
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 201 | 227 | -26 | 19 |
| 7 |  Counties
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 186 | 244 | -58 | 19 |
| 8 |  North Auckland
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 206 | -26 | 18 |
| 9 |  Manawatu
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 211 | 273 | -62 | 14 |
| 10 |  Taranaki
|
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 128 | 302 | -174 | 9 |
| 11 |  Wairarapa Bush
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 123 | 258 | -135 | 9 |
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 |  North Harbour
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 65 | +172 | 28 |
| 2 |  Hawke's Bay
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 144 | +52 | 21 |
| 3 |  Marlborough
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 92 | +64 | 20 |
| 4 |  Southland
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 212 | 124 | +88 | 18 |
| 5 |  King Country
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 89 | 159 | -70 | 9 |
| 6 |  South Canterbury
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 126 | 200 | -74 | 9 |
| 7 |  Mid Canterbury
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 202 | -131 | 8 |
| 8 |  Wanganui
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 163 | -101 | 4 |
Promotion/relegation
[edit]Division Two winner North Harbour won their playoff match with Hawke's Bay to be promoted to Division One to replace Wairarapa Bush who were relegated.[3] Division Three winner Poverty Bay were elevated to Division Two to replace Wanganui who were relegated.
Referencees
[edit]- ^ NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
- ^ "Sports results". The Press. 5 October 1987. p. 27.
- ^ "Wellington wraps up season by blitzing rival". The Press. 5 October 1987. p. 44.