| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manawatu | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 207 | 86 | 121 | - | 1 | 208 | 41.6 |
| 2 | North Harbour | 6 | 6 | - | - | 202 | 138 | 64 | - | 1 | 203 | 33.83 |
| 3 | Southland | 3 | 3 | - | - | 197 | 40 | 157 | - | - | 197 | 65.67 |
| 4 | Counties Manukau | 3 | 3 | - | - | 136 | 25 | 111 | - | 1 | 137 | 45.67 |
| 5 | Waikato | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 118 | 100 | 18 | - | 2 | 120 | 24 |
| 6 | Otago | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 119 | 96 | 23 | - | 1 | 120 | 30 |
| 7 | Auckland | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 117 | 111 | 6 | - | 2 | 119 | 29.75 |
| 8 | Tasman | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 115 | 48 | 67 | - | - | 115 | 28.75 |
| 9 | Wellington | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 110 | 119 | -9 | - | 3 | 113 | 28.25 |
| 10 | Hawkes Bay | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 101 | 44 | 57 | - | 1 | 102 | 34 |
| 11 | Taranaki | 3 | - | - | 3 | 53 | 63 | -10 | - | 1 | 54 | 18 |
| 12 | Northland | 1 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 12 | 30 | - | - | 42 | 42 |
| 13 | Bay of Plenty | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 44 | -36 | - | 1 | 9 | 9 |
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.