| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wellington | 5 | 5 | - | - | 168 | 77 | 91 | - | 1 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 2 | Auckland | 7 | 4 | - | 3 | 140 | 135 | 5 | - | 3 | 143 | 20.43 |
| 3 | Waikato | 4 | 4 | - | - | 135 | 92 | 43 | - | - | 135 | 33.75 |
| 4 | Manawatu | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 125 | 59 | 66 | - | 1 | 126 | 42 |
| 5 | Southland | 3 | 3 | - | - | 124 | 47 | 77 | - | 1 | 125 | 41.67 |
| 6 | North Harbour | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 111 | 112 | -1 | - | 3 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 7 | Bay of Plenty | 4 | 4 | - | - | 113 | 44 | 69 | - | - | 113 | 28.25 |
| 8 | Counties Manukau | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 110 | 66 | 44 | - | 1 | 111 | 37 |
| 9 | Otago | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 108 | 89 | 19 | - | 1 | 109 | 27.25 |
| 10 | Northland | 2 | 2 | - | - | 106 | 27 | 79 | - | - | 106 | 53 |
| 11 | Taranaki | 3 | 3 | - | - | 93 | 64 | 29 | - | - | 93 | 31 |
| 12 | canterbury | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 48 | 115 | -67 | - | - | 48 | 12 |
| 13 | Hawkes Bay | 1 | 1 | - | - | 47 | 28 | 19 | - | - | 47 | 47 |
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.