| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wellington | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 299:148 | 43 | |
| 2. | Taranaki | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 300:217 | 38 | |
| 3. | Canterbury | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 351:271 | 37 | |
| 4. | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 285:241 | 35 | |
| 5. | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 304:264 | 34 | |
| 6. | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 291:243 | 32 | |
| 7. | Tasman | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 230:206 | 31 | |
| 8. | Waikato | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 282:253 | 29 | |
| 9. | Counties Manukau | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 280:316 | 24 | |
| 10. | North Harbour | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 272:295 | 22 | |
| 11. | Otago | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 213:294 | 18 | |
| 12. | Northland | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 243:282 | 17 | |
| 13. | Manawatu | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 199:423 | 12 | |
| 14. | Southland | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 197:293 | 9 |