| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Waikato | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 111 | 40 | - | 1 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 2 | Northland | 4 | 4 | - | - | 141 | 59 | 82 | - | 2 | 143 | 35.75 |
| 3 | Manawatu | 3 | 3 | - | - | 140 | 58 | 82 | - | - | 140 | 46.67 |
| 4 | Southland | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 138 | 70 | 68 | - | - | 138 | 34.5 |
| 5 | Tasman | 7 | 3 | - | 4 | 135 | 140 | -5 | - | 3 | 138 | 19.71 |
| 6 | Taranaki | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 132 | 112 | 20 | - | 1 | 133 | 33.25 |
| 7 | canterbury | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 111 | 117 | -6 | - | 1 | 112 | 28 |
| 8 | Otago | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 99 | 69 | 30 | - | 2 | 101 | 33.67 |
| 9 | North Harbour | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 134 | -38 | - | 2 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Bay of Plenty | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 94 | 69 | 25 | - | 1 | 95 | 23.75 |
| 11 | Counties Manukau | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 73 | 45 | 28 | - | 1 | 74 | 24.67 |
| 12 | Wellington | 2 | - | - | 2 | 36 | 73 | -37 | - | - | 36 | 18 |
| 13 | Hawkes Bay | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 | 17 | -5 | - | 1 | 13 | 13 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
PF = Points for,
PA = Points against,
PD = Points difference,
L<7 = Losing bonus points collected,
P/M = Points / match.