| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Otago | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 139 | 126 | 13 | 3 | - | 19 | 3.8 |
| 2 | Tasman | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 133 | 130 | 3 | 1 | - | 17 | 2.83 |
| 3 | Auckland | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 142 | 107 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3.4 |
| 4 | canterbury | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 133 | 103 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3.2 |
| 5 | Taranaki | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 143 | 171 | -28 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Wellington | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 164 | 159 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2.6 |
| 7 | Hawkes Bay | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 99 | 126 | -27 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2.4 |
| 8 | Bay of Plenty | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 142 | 185 | -43 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 9 | Northland | 7 | 2 | - | 5 | 145 | 211 | -66 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 10 | Waikato | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 88 | 140 | -52 | - | 1 | 9 | 1.5 |
| 11 | North Harbour | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 106 | 122 | -16 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Counties Manukau | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 88 | 166 | -78 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | Southland | 5 | - | - | 5 | 67 | 131 | -64 | - | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 14 | Manawatu | 5 | - | - | 5 | 85 | 207 | -122 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
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.