| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hawkes Bay | 7 | 7 | - | - | 260 | 130 | 130 | 6 | - | 34 | 4.86 |
| 2 | Tasman | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 187 | 94 | 93 | 4 | - | 24 | 4 |
| 3 | Auckland | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 192 | 122 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 3.43 |
| 4 | Waikato | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 187 | 113 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4.2 |
| 5 | North Harbour | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 170 | 104 | 66 | 3 | - | 19 | 3.8 |
| 6 | Bay of Plenty | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 136 | 92 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3.8 |
| 7 | Northland | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 132 | 106 | 26 | 3 | - | 19 | 3.8 |
| 8 | Wellington | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 125 | 89 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3.2 |
| 9 | Southland | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 77 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2.8 |
| 10 | canterbury | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 118 | 121 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Otago | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 124 | 153 | -29 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 12 | Taranaki | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 143 | 153 | -10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Counties Manukau | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 120 | 165 | -45 | 1 | - | 9 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Manawatu | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 113 | 170 | -57 | 3 | - | 7 | 1.4 |
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.