| Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Premiership Division | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Taranaki | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 321:197 | 38 | |
| 2. | Tasman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 326:194 | 38 | |
| 3. | Canterbury | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 337:205 | 34 | |
| 4. | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 288:225 | 30 | |
| 5. | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 253:213 | 28 | |
| 6. | Counties Manukau | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 251:192 | 28 | |
| 7. | Waikato | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 220:321 | 21 | |
| # | Championship Division | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
| 1. | Manawatu | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 260:208 | 35 | |
| 2. | Northland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 276:284 | 25 | |
| 3. | Southland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 228:301 | 19 | |
| 4. | North Harbour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 214:306 | 18 | |
| 5. | Otago | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 228:279 | 15 | |
| 6. | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 202:312 | 13 | |
| 7. | Wellington | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 214:381 | 7 | |