| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manawatu | 4 | 4 | - | - | 183 | 65 | 118 | - | - | 183 | 45.75 |
| 2 | Hawkes Bay | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 174 | 121 | 53 | - | 4 | 178 | 29.67 |
| 3 | Southland | 4 | 4 | - | - | 134 | 35 | 99 | - | 1 | 135 | 33.75 |
| 4 | Otago | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 128 | 82 | 46 | - | 1 | 129 | 43 |
| 5 | Taranaki | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 122 | 120 | 2 | - | 2 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 6 | Northland | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 106 | 55 | 51 | - | 1 | 107 | 35.67 |
| 7 | Wellington | 5 | - | - | 5 | 83 | 147 | -64 | - | 2 | 85 | 17 |
| 8 | North Harbour | 3 | 3 | - | - | 84 | 63 | 21 | - | 1 | 85 | 28.33 |
| 9 | Waikato | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 83 | 87 | -4 | - | - | 83 | 27.67 |
| 10 | Auckland | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 69 | 94 | -25 | - | 2 | 71 | 17.75 |
| 11 | Counties Manukau | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 68 | 57 | 11 | - | - | 68 | 34 |
| 12 | Tasman | 4 | - | - | 4 | 44 | 113 | -69 | - | 3 | 47 | 11.75 |
| 13 | canterbury | 1 | 1 | - | - | 44 | 8 | 36 | - | - | 44 | 44 |
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.