1988 National Provincial Championship
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The 1988 season was the thirteenth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Auckland were the winners of Division 1.
Division 1
The following table gives the final standings:[1]
| Relegated to Division Two |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Auckland colours, Air NZ Cup.png Auckland | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 114 | +207 | 40 |
| 2 | File:Wellington Lions colours.png Wellington | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 161 | +143 | 34 |
| 3 | File:Otagorugby.png Otago | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 316 | 154 | +162 | 32 |
| 4 | File:NorthHarbourRugby.png North Harbour | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 227 | 187 | +40 | 24 |
| 5 | File:North auckland rugby.png North Auckland | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 237 | 202 | -35 | 22 |
| 6 | File:CanterburyColours.png Canterbury | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 180 | 197 | -17 | 22 |
| 7 | File:CountiesAirNZ.png Counties | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 160 | 208 | -48 | 19 |
| 8 | File:Mooloo.png Waikato | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 193 | 229 | -36 | 18 |
| 9 | File:TaranakiRugby.png Taranaki | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 173 | 268 | -95 | 14 |
| 10 | File:Bopcolours.png Bay of Plenty | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 182 | 282 | -100 | 6 |
| 11 | File:ManawatuTurbosColours.png Manawatu | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 84 | 337 | -253 | 14 |
Division 2
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Relegated to Division Three |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Hawkes Bay Air NZ Cup colours.png Hawke's Bay | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 113 | +112 | 28 |
| 2 | File:Marlborough Rugby Colours.png Marlborough | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 113 | +48 | 24 |
| 3 | File:Wbush.png Wairarapa Bush | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 197 | 136 | +61 | 21 |
| 4 | File:SouthlandRugby.png Southland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 132 | +9 | 13 |
| 5 | File:Povertybay.png Poverty Bay | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 135 | -26 | 12 |
| 6 | File:Kcountry.png King Country | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 99 | 128 | -29 | 10 |
| 7 | File:Mcantab.png Mid Canterbury | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 154 | -74 | 7 |
| 8 | File:Scantab.png South Canterbury | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 92 | 193 | -101 | 5 |
Division 3
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Thamesvalley.png Thames Valley | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 42 | +242 | 28 |
| 2 | File:Whanganuicolors.png Wanganui | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 307 | 74 | +233 | 24 |
| 3 | File:Nelson bays rugby.png Nelson Bays | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 104 | +47 | 20 |
| 4 | File:Hkapiti.png Horowhenua | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 171 | -44 | 17 |
| 5 | File:Buller Rugby (colours).png Buller | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 180 | -79 | 12 |
| 6 | File:Ecoast.png East Coast | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 115 | 191 | -76 | 9 |
| 7 | File:Northotago.png North Otago | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 198 | -115 | 5 |
| 8 | File:Wcoast.png West Coast | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 250 | -208 | 5 |
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Promotion/relegation
Division Two winner Hawke's Bay were promoted to Division One to replace Manawatu who were relegated.[3][4] Division Three winner Thames Valley were elevated to Division Two to replace South Canterbury who were relegated.
Referencees
- ↑ NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rugby tables". The Press. 4 October 1988. p. 30.
- ↑ "Hawke's Bay goes to first division". The Press. 3 October 1988. p. 37.
- ↑ "Manawatu rugby future not gloomy despite relegation". The Press. 28 September 1988. p. 35.