| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  canterbury | 46 | 33 | - | 13 | 1525 | 926 | 599 | 31 | 9 | 172 | 3.74 |
| 2 | Tasman | 47 | 36 | - | 11 | 1428 | 955 | 473 | 25 | 1 | 170 | 3.62 |
| 3 | Hawkes Bay | 50 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 1412 | 1313 | 99 | 29 | 6 | 161 | 3.22 |
| 4 | Wellington | 46 | 28 | 2 | 16 | 1463 | 1083 | 380 | 32 | 7 | 155 | 3.37 |
| 5 | Auckland | 48 | 28 | 3 | 17 | 1358 | 1074 | 284 | 24 | 8 | 150 | 3.13 |
| 6 | Bay of Plenty | 47 | 26 | 1 | 20 | 1322 | 1047 | 275 | 22 | 8 | 136 | 2.89 |
| 7 | Otago | 47 | 24 | - | 23 | 1348 | 1373 | -25 | 24 | 8 | 128 | 2.72 |
| 8 | Taranaki | 43 | 22 | - | 21 | 1162 | 1051 | 111 | 19 | 9 | 116 | 2.7 |
| 9 | North Harbour | 44 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 1199 | 1124 | 75 | 19 | 8 | 113 | 2.57 |
| 10 | Waikato | 45 | 19 | 2 | 24 | 1118 | 1229 | -111 | 21 | 9 | 110 | 2.44 |
| 11 | Manawatu | 44 | 13 | - | 31 | 971 | 1561 | -590 | 17 | 6 | 75 | 1.7 |
| 12 | Northland | 45 | 14 | - | 31 | 921 | 1467 | -546 | 11 | 4 | 71 | 1.58 |
| 13 | Counties Manukau | 42 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 884 | 1280 | -396 | 14 | 7 | 67 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Southland | 42 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 738 | 1366 | -628 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 1.02 |
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.
6 years of data.