| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | TP | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Buller | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 277:145 | 37 | |
| 2. | Poverty Bay | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 231:168 | 28 | |
| 3. | Mid Cant | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 258:139 | 26 | |
| 4. | Horowhenua | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 169:121 | 26 | |
| 5. | King Country | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 196:176 | 25 | |
| 6. | South Cant | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 202:165 | 21 | |
| 7. | North Otago | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 174:155 | 20 | |
| 8. | Wanganui | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 203:194 | 17 | |
| 9. | Thames Valley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 139:135 | 17 | |
| 10. | West Coast | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 163:232 | 13 | |
| 11. | Wairarapa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 151:238 | 9 | |
| 12. | East Coast | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 67:362 | 0 |