| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northland | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 138 | 110 | 28 | - | 2 | 140 | 35 |
| 2 | Counties Manukau | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 137 | 110 | 27 | - | 2 | 139 | 34.75 |
| 3 | Southland | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 94 | 107 | -13 | - | 1 | 95 | 23.75 |
| 4 | canterbury | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 86 | 207 | -121 | - | 1 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 5 | Otago | 3 | - | - | 3 | 75 | 113 | -38 | - | 2 | 77 | 25.67 |
| 6 | Wellington | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 73 | 105 | -32 | - | 1 | 74 | 24.67 |
| 7 | Bay of Plenty | 4 | - | - | 4 | 65 | 183 | -118 | - | 2 | 67 | 16.75 |
| 8 | North Harbour | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 61 | 110 | -49 | - | 1 | 62 | 20.67 |
| 9 | Tasman | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 59 | 125 | -66 | - | 2 | 61 | 20.33 |
| 10 | Auckland | 3 | - | - | 3 | 58 | 140 | -82 | - | 2 | 60 | 20 |
| 11 | Waikato | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 44 | 38 | 6 | - | - | 44 | 22 |
| 12 | Hawkes Bay | 3 | - | - | 3 | 42 | 121 | -79 | - | 1 | 43 | 14.33 |
| 13 | Taranaki | 3 | - | - | 3 | 39 | 92 | -53 | - | - | 39 | 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.