| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Otago | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 147 | 143 | 4 | - | 2 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 2 | Manawatu | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 110 | 138 | -28 | - | 3 | 113 | 28.25 |
| 3 | Southland | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 107 | 71 | 36 | - | 1 | 108 | 27 |
| 4 | Taranaki | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 88 | 186 | -98 | - | 1 | 89 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Wellington | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 79 | 195 | -116 | - | 4 | 83 | 16.6 |
| 6 | Hawkes Bay | 4 | - | - | 4 | 79 | 151 | -72 | - | 3 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 7 | Waikato | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 75 | 40 | 35 | - | - | 75 | 25 |
| 8 | Auckland | 4 | - | - | 4 | 59 | 141 | -82 | - | 3 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 9 | Bay of Plenty | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 55 | 106 | -51 | - | 1 | 56 | 18.67 |
| 10 | North Harbour | 3 | - | - | 3 | 42 | 91 | -49 | - | 1 | 43 | 14.33 |
| 11 | Counties Manukau | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 41 | 57 | -16 | - | - | 41 | 20.5 |
| 12 | Tasman | 2 | - | - | 2 | 27 | 106 | -79 | - | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 13 | canterbury | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 | 42 | -30 | - | - | 12 | 12 |
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.