1977 National Provincial Championship

The 1977 season was the second year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Canterbury were the winners of Division 1, thus claiming the title of national champions.

## Division 1

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| Relegated to Division Two

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | Pts

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1 |  Canterbury | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 81 | +109 | 30 | 20
2 |  Counties | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 254 | 94 | +160 | 42 | 16
3 |  Auckland | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 164 | +2 | 20 | 12
4 |  Manawatu | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 95 | +57 | 20 | 12
5 |  Hawke's Bay | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 174 | −14 | 20 | 10
6 |  Taranaki | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 123 | +19 | 14 | 10
7 |  Wellington | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 146 | +9 | 25 | 10
8 |  Otago | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 171 | −22 | 17 | 8
9 |  Southland | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 132 | −1 | 13 | 8
10 |  Bay of Plenty | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 283 | −139 | 18 | 4
11 |  Marlborough | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 270 | −180 | 12 | 0

### Results

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May

25 May 1977

Marlborough | 3–12|  Canterbury

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Pen: Ray Gordon (1/4)| [1]| Try: Scott Cartwright
Andy Jefferd
Alex Wyllie
Con: Richard Wilson (0/3)
Pen: Richard Wilson (0/4)
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim
Referee: Graeme Harrison (Wellington)

28 May 1977

Wellington | 15–12|  Manawatu

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Try: Warwick Procter
Paul Quinn
Con: Richard Cleland (2/2)
Pen: Richard Cleland (1/1)| [1]| Try: Mark Donaldson
Brian Morris
Con: Kenneth Granger (2/2)
Athletic Park, Wellington

31 May 1977

Auckland | 24–19|  Hawke's Bay

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Try: Mike Richards
Maurice Trapp
Con: Steve Watt (2/2)
Pen: Steve Watt (4/4)| [1]| Try: Bruce Dunstan
Ken Taylor
Con: Hepa Paewai (1/2)
Pen: Hepa Paewai (2/2)
Drop: Hepa Paewai (1/1)
Eden Park, Auckland

June

6 June 1977

Marlborough | 12–27|  Wellington

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Try: Lucky Macdonald
Con: Kevin Sutherland (1/1)
Pen: Kevin Sutherland (2/2)| [1]| Try: Bernie Fraser (2)
Ian May
Clive Currie
Con: Richard Cleland (4/4)
Drop: John Dougan (1/1)
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim

14 June 1977

Taranaki | 18–10|  Wellington

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Try: Ross Fraser
John O'Sullivan
Con: Stephen Davidson (2/2)
Pen: Stephen Davidson (2/2)| [1]| Try: Andy Leslie
Con: Clive Currie (0/1)
Pen: Clive Currie (2/2)
Hicks Park, Hāwera

25 June 1977

Counties | 24–3|  Hawke's Bay

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Try: Patrick Yates
Alan Dawson
Mark Codlin
Andy Dalton
Con: Mark Codlin (1/3)
Pen: Mark Codlin (2/2)| [1]| Pen: Murray Tocker (1/1)
Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe

July

2 July 1977

Canterbury | 4–3|  Manawatu

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Try: John Ashworth
Con: Richard Wilson (0/1)| [1]| Pen: Doug Rollerson (1/1)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

5 July 1977

Auckland | 10–14|  Counties

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Try: Andy Haden
Con: Barry Riley (0/1)
Pen: Barry Riley (1/1)
Drop: Perry Parlane (1/1)| [1]| Try: Peter Goldsmith
Peter Clotworthy
Con: Mark Codlin (0/2)
Pen: Mark Codlin (1/1)
Buff Milner (1/1)
Eden Park, Auckland

16 July 1977

Manawatu | 21–22|  Auckland

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Try: Paul Broederlow
Gary Knight
Con: Mike Banks (2/2)
Pen: Mike Banks (3/3)| [1]| Try: Tim Twigden (2)
Bryan Williams
Con: Steve Watt (2/2)
Pen: Steve Watt (2/2)
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North

20 July 1977

Taranaki | 37–4|  Marlborough

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Try: Stephen Davidson
Peter White
Peter Fleming
Graham Mourie
Ross Fraser
Con: Stephen Davidson (4/5)
Pen: Stephen Davidson (3/3)| [1]| Try: Brian Ford
Con: Steve Marfell (0/1)
Rugby Park, New Plymouth

23 July 1977

Bay of Plenty | 29–20|  Marlborough

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Try: Alan McNaughton
Peter Kingi
Eddie Stokes
Greg Rowlands
Tony Compton
Con: Greg Rowlands (3/5)
Drop: John Brake (1/1)| [1]| Try: Brian Ford
Mark Best
Ross Rendel
Con: Steve Marfell (1/1)
Pen: Steve Marfell (1/1)
Drop: Brian Hunter (1/1)
Rugby Park, Rotorua

27 July 1977

Bay of Plenty | 0–22|  Manawatu

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| [1]| Try: Kenneth Granger
Murray Watts
Mark Wright
Con: Mike Banks (2/3)
Pen: Mike Banks (2/2)
Tauranga Domain, Tauranga

August

2 August 1977

Southland | 22–7|  Marlborough

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Try: Steven Pokere
Sam Anderson
Con: Brian McKechnie (1/2)
Pen: Brian McKechnie (3/3)
Jeffrey Gardiner (1/1)| [1]| Try: Bill Stephenson
Con: Kevin Sutherland (0/1)
Pen: Kevin Sutherland (1/1)
Rugby Park, Invercargill

6 August 1977

Hawke's Bay | 25–17|  Manawatu

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Try: Ricky Allen
Hepa Paewai
Graham Wiig
Con: Richard Cox (2/2)
Pen: Richard Cox (2/2)
Drop: Richard Cox (1/1)| [1]| Try: Kenneth Granger
Murray Watts
George Hawkins
Con: Mike Banks (1/3)
Pen: Mike Banks (1/1)
McLean Park, Napier

6 August 1977

Marlborough | 7–51|  Counties

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Try: Mark Best
Con: Steve Marfell (0/1)
Pen: Steve Marfell (1/1)| [1]| Try: Bob Lendrum (2)
Richard Palmer (2)
Bill Cummings
Buff Milner
Roy Craig
Bruce Robertson
Robert Kururangi
Con: John Hughes (4/7)
Bob Lendrum (2/2)
Pen: John Hughes (1/1)
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim

6 August 1977

Otago | 4–13|  Southland

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Try: Simon Thompson
Con: Bevan Wilson (0/1)| [1]| Try: Steven Pokere
Evan Maclellan
Con: Brian McKechnie (1/2)
Drop: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Carisbrook, Dunedin

17 August 1977

Hawke's Bay | 19–32|  Canterbury

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Try: Murray Smith
Tim Carter
Con: Richard Cox (1/2)
Pen: Richard Cox (3/3)| [1]| Try: Murray McEwan (2)
Randall Scott
Richard Wilson
Con: Richard Wilson (2/2)
Pen: Richard Wilson (2/2)
Drop: Doug Bruce (2/2)
Nelson Park, Hastings

18 August 1977

Marlborough | 17–25|  Otago

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Try: Ian McAlpine
Steve Marfell
Con: Kevin Sutherland (0/2)
Pen: Kevin Sutherland (2/2)
Drop: Brian Hunter (1/1)| [1]| Try: Robert Roy
Simon Thompson
Bevan Wilson
Con: Bevan Wilson (2/3)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (2/2)
Lansdowne Park, Blenheim

20 August 1977

Counties | 4–9|  Canterbury

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Try: Alan Dawson
Con: Mark Codlin (0/1)| [1]| Pen: Richard Wilson (2/2)
Drop: Richard Wilson (1/1)
Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe

20 August 1977

Taranaki | 13–6|  Hawke's Bay

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Try: Peter White
Con: Stephen Davidson (0/1)
Pen: Stephen Davidson (3/3)| [1]| Try: Murray Smith
Con: Murray Tocker (1/1)
Rugby Park, New Plymouth

20 August 1977

Wellington | 17–13|  Otago

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Try: Paul Quinn (2)
Warwick Procter
Con: Richard Cleland (1/3)
Pen: Richard Cleland (1/1)| [1]| Try: Tim Burcher
Con: Bevan Wilson (0/1)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (3/3)
Athletic Park, Wellington

20 August 1977

Southland | 26–6|  Bay of Plenty

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Try: Brian McKechnie (2)
Sam Anderson
Con: Brian McKechnie (1/3)
Pen: Brian McKechnie (3/3)
Drop: Brian McKechnie (1/1)| [1]| Pen: Greg Rowlands (2/2)
Rugby Park, Invercargill

24 August 1977

Otago | 33–30|  Bay of Plenty

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Try: Simon Thompson
Graeme Elvin
Wayne Graham
Con: Bevan Wilson (0/3)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (6/6)
Drop: Lyn Jaffray (1/1)| [1]| Try: Graeme Moore
Mark Taylor
Mike Connor
Jim Helmbright
Con: John Brake (4/4)
Pen: John Brake (1/1)
Greg Rowlands (1/1)
Carisbrook, Dunedin

24 August 1977

Southland | 6–13|  Auckland

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Pen: Brian McKechnie (2/2)| [1]| Try: Tua Saseve
Con: Steve Watt (0/1)
Pen: Steve Watt (3/3)
Rugby Park, Invercargill

27 August 1977

Manawatu | 15–10|  Counties

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Try: Jim Carroll
Con: Doug Rollerson (1/1)
Pen: Mike Banks (2/2)
Drop: Doug Rollerson (1/2)| [2]| Try: Peter Clotworthy
Con: Bob Lendrum (0/1)
Pen: Bob Lendrum (2/2)
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Colin Gregan (Waikato)

27 August 1977

Wellington | 6–10|  Hawke's Bay

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Try: Paul Quinn
Con: Richard Cleland (1/1)| [1]| Try: Murray Tocker
Con: Roger Whinham (0/1)
Pen: Roger Whinham (2/2)
Athletic Park, Wellington

27 August 1977

Canterbury | 30–12|  Bay of Plenty

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Try: Shane Gibbons (2)
David Thompson
Graeme Higginson
John Phillips
Con: Richard Wilson (2/2)
Pen: Richard Wilson (2/2)| [1]| Try: Graham Moore
Eddie Stokes
Con: Greg Rowlands (2/2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

27 August 1977

Otago | 18–24|  Auckland

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Try: Bryan Williams (2)
Colin Farrell
Con: Steve Watt (1/1)
Pen: Steve Watt (3/3)
Drop: Mike Richards (1/1)| [1]| Try: Peter McLeod
Con: Bevan Wilson (1/1)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (4/4)
Carisbrook, Dunedin

31 August 1977

Southland | 10–13|  Canterbury

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Try: Dave Shanks
Con: Brian McKechnie (0/1)
Pen: Brian McKechnie (2/2)| [1]| Try: Shane Gibbons
Con: Richard Wilson (0/1)
Pen: Richard Wilson (1/1)
Drop: Doug Bruce (2/2)
Rugby Park, Invercargill

September

3 September 1977

Counties | 36–3|  Bay of Plenty

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Try: Mark Codlin
Buff Milner
Robert Kururangi
Richard Palmer
Henk Habraken
Bob Lendrum
Con: Mark Codlin (3/6)
Pen: Mark Codlin (3/3)| [1]| Pen: Greg Rowlands (1/1)
Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe

3 September 1977

Manawatu | 21–7|  Marlborough

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Try: Kevin Maharey (2)
John Callesen
Con: Doug Rollerson (0/3)
Pen: Doug Rollerson (3/3)| [3]| Try: Brian Ford
Con: Brian Hunter (0/1)
Drop: Brian Hunter (1/1)
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Peter McDavitt (Wellington)

3 September 1977

Wellington | 11–3|  Southland

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Try: Brendan Gard'ner
Warwick Procter
Con: Brian Cederwall (0/2)
Drop: John Dougan (1/1)| [1]| Pen: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Athletic Park, Wellington

3 September 1977

Otago | 9–14|  Canterbury

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Try: Tim Burcher
Con: Bevan Wilson (1/1)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (1/1)| [1]| Try: Shane Gibbons
Randall Scott
Richard Wilson
Con: Richard Wilson (1/3)
Carisbrook, Dunedin

7 September 1977

Bay of Plenty | 6–19|  Taranaki

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Pen: Greg Rowlands (2/2)| [1]| Try: Paul Martin
Wally Mahura
Con: Stephen Davidson (1/2)
Pen: Stephen Davidson (3/3)
Rugby Park, Rotorua

7 September 1977

Manawatu | 18–6|  Southland

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Try: Alan Innes
Kenneth Granger
John Loveday
Con: Doug Rollerson (0/3)
Pen: Doug Rollerson (1/1)
Drop: Doug Rollerson (1/1)| [4]| Pen: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Drop: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence (Bay of Plenty)

10 September 1977

Taranaki | 12–21|  Counties

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Pen: Stephen Davidson (4/4)| [1]| Try: Mark Codlin
Bob Lendrum
Con: Mark Codlin (2/2)
Pen: Mark Codlin (2/2)
Rugby Park, New Plymouth

11 September 1977

Hawke's Bay | 23–16|  Southland

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Try: Robbie Stuart (2)
Pat Ryan
Con: Richard Cox (1/3)
Pen: Richard Cox (3/3)| [1]| Try: Brian McKechnie
Con: Brian McKechnie (0/1)
Pen: Brian McKechnie (2/2)
Drop: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Graeme Anderson (1/1)
McLean Park, Napier

11 September 1977

Canterbury | 17–0|  Wellington

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Try: Alex Wyllie
Murray McEwan
Terry Mitchell
Con: Richard Wilson (1/1)
Drop: Richard Wilson (1/1)| [1]|
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

14 September 1977

Counties | 24–9|  Southland

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Try: Mike Sherbourne
Mac McCallion
Graeme Taylor
Henk Habraken
Con: Mark Codlin (1/4)
Pen: Mark Codlin (1/1)
Drop: Mark Codlin (1/1)| [1]| Try: Brian McKechnie
Con: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Pen: Brian McKechnie (1/1)
Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe

14 September 1977

Bay of Plenty | 9–54|  Auckland

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Try: Eddie Stokes
Mark Taylor
Roger Dallison
Con: Greg Rowlands (3/3)
Pen: Greg Rowlands (2/2)| [1]| Try: Greg Thaggard
Con: Steve Watt (1/1)
Pen: Steve Watt (2/2)
Rugby Park, Rotorua

17 September 1977

Auckland | 9–6|  Wellington

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Pen: Steve Watt (3/3)| [1]| Pen: Brian Cederwall (2/2)
Eden Park, Auckland

17 September 1977

Hawke's Bay | 3–8|  Otago

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Pen: Richard Cox (1/1)| [1]| Try: Kenneth Mitchell (2)
Con: Bevan Wilson (0/2)
McLean Park, Napier

17 September 1977

Manawatu | 6–3|  Taranaki

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Try: Kevin Maharey
Con: Doug Rollerson (1/1)| [5]| Pen: Stephen Davidson (1/1)
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: John Pring (Auckland)

21 September 1977

Counties | 27–17|  Otago

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Try: John Spiers
Robert Kururangi
Richard Palmer
Bruce Robertson
Henk Habraken
Con: Mark Codlin (2/5)
Pen: Mark Codlin (1/1)| [1]| Try: Barry Reeve
Ken Mitchell
Con: Bevan Wilson (0/2)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (3/3)
Pukekohe Stadium, Pukekohe

21 September 1977

Canterbury | 22–3|  Taranaki

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Try: Alex Wyllie
Mark Romans
Alwyn Harvey
Randall Scott
Con: Richard Wilson (3/4)| [1]| Pen: Stephen Davidson (1/1)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

24 September 1977

Bay of Plenty | 9–54|  Wellington

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Pen: Greg Rowlands (3/3)| [1]| Try: Warwick Procter (2)
Paul Quinn (3)
Stu Wilson (2)
Brian Cederwall
Murray Mexted
Andy Leslie
Bernie Fraser
Con: Brian Cederwall (5/11)
Rugby Park, Rotorua

24 September 1977

Manawatu | 17–3|  Otago

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Try: Hugh Blair
John Callesen
Con: Doug Rollerson (0/2)
Pen: Doug Rollerson (2/2)
Drop: Jim Carroll (1/1)| [6]| Pen: Bevan Wilson (1/1)
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alan Taylor (Canterbury)

24 September 1977

Canterbury | 37–18|  Auckland

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Try: Barry Thompson (2)
Shane Gibbons
Lyn Davis
Murray McEwan
Scott Cartwright
Con: Richard Wilson (5/6)
Pen: Richard Wilson (1/1)| [1]| Try: Bryan Williams
Colin Farrell
Terry Morrison
Bruce Gemmell
Con: Colin Farrell (1/4)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch

28 September 1977

Otago | 19–9|  Taranaki

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Try: Merv Jaffray
Simon Thompson
Barry Reeve
Con: Bevan Wilson (2/3)
Pen: Bevan Wilson (1/1)| [1]| Try: Tony Brown
Con: Stephen Davidson (1/1)
Pen: Stephen Davidson (1/1)
Carisbrook, Dunedin

October

1 October 1977

Auckland | 25–4|  Marlborough

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Try: Bryan Williams (2)
Greg Thaggard
Andy Haden
Stu Conn
Con: Steve Watt (1/5)
Pen: Steve Watt (1/1)| [1]| Try: Ross Rendel
Con: Steve Marfell (0/1)
Eden Park, Auckland

1 October 1977

Hawke's Bay | 31–25|  Bay of Plenty

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Try: Murray Tocker
Pat Ryan
James Halbert
Robbie Stuart
Con: Richard Cox (3/4)
Pen: Richard Cox (3/3)| [1]| Try: Eddie Stokes (2)
Mike Connor
Roger Dallison
Con: Greg Rowlands (2/4)
Pen: Greg Rowlands (1/1)
McLean Park, Napier

1 October 1977

Wellington | 43–9|  Counties

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Try: Warwick Procter
Con: Brian Cederwall (1/1)
Pen: Brian Cederwall (1/1)| [1]| Try: Robert Kururangi
Bruce Robertson
Alan Dawson
Richard Palmer
Graeme Taylor
Peter Williams
Con: Mark Codlin (3/5)
Buff Milner (1/1)
Pen: Bob Lendrum (1/1)
Athletic Park, Wellington

## Division 2 (North Island)

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | Pts

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1 |  North Auckland | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 32 | +206 | 40 | 16
2 |  Waikato | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 70 | +133 | 29 | 12
3 |  Poverty Bay | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 101 | +31 | 17 | 11
4 |  Wanganui | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 134 | +26 | 24 | 11
5 |  Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 79 | +11 | 10 | 8
6 |  King Country | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 149 | −74 | 10 | 6
7 |  Thames Valley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 158 | −59 | 14 | 5
8 |  East Coast | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 203 | −129 | 12 | 3
9 |  Horowhenua | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 193 | −145 | 6 | 0

### Results

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May

7 May 1977

Horowhenua | 11–17|  King Country

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Try: Mike Nutting
Midge O'Donnell
Con: Michael Brodie (0/1)
Pen: Michael Brodie (1/1)| [7]| Try: Murray Kidd (2)
Graham Tibby
Con: Sam Pye (1/3)
Pen: Maraku Cribb (1/1)
Levin Domain, Levin

10 May 1977

Wairarapa Bush | 13–9|  King Country

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Try: Neville Taylor
Con: Neil Kjestrup (0/1)
Pen: Neil Kjestrup (2/2)| [7]| Try: Barry Donovan
Con: Maraku Cribb (1/1)
Pen: Maraku Cribb (1/1)
Rugby Park, Pahiatua

21 May 1977

King Country | 4–13|  Wanganui

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Try: Barry Donovan
Con: Maraku Cribb (0/1)| [7]| Try: Murdoch McKenzie
Con: Francis Hill (0/1)
Pen: Francis Hill (3/3)
Taumarunui Domain, Taumarunui

June

6 June 1977

Poverty Bay | 23–18|  East Coast

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Try: Kevin Gaukrodger
Jody Walters
Charlie Keelan
Con: Willie Nikora (1/3)
Pen: Willie Nikora (3/3)| [7]| Try: Boydie Donald
Ray Falcon
Marty Charteris
Con: Terry Roberts (3/3)
Rugby Park, Gisborne

25 June 1977

King Country | 10–6|  Thames Valley

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Try: Murray Kidd
Con: James Poutu (0/1)
Pen: James Poutu (1/1)
John Wereta (1/1)| [7]| Pen: Graham Bax (2/2)
Island Reserve, Ōtorohanga

25 June 1977

Horowhenua | 7–28|  Wanganui

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Try: Robbie Puklowski
Con: Maihi Marino (0/1)
Pen: Maihi Marino (1/1)| [7]| Try: Murdoch McKenzie
Larry Graham
Trevor Olney
Rob Manson
Con: Peter Te Huna (2/3)
Murdoch McKenzie (1/1)
Pen: Peter Te Huna (1/1)
Murdoch McKenzie (1/1)
Levin Domain, Levin

July

2 July 1977

North Auckland | 42–0|  Thames Valley

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Try: Eddie Dunn
Joe Pilcher
Phil Halse
Charles Going
Peter Sloane
Joe Morgan
David Haynes
Con: Arnold Morgan (4/7)
Pen: Arnold Morgan (2/2)| [7]|
Okara Park, Whangārei

14 July 1977

Poverty Bay | 23–4|  Horowhenua

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Try: Graeme Torrie (2)
Brett Sherriff
Con: Wayne Muir (1/3)
Pen: Wayne Muir (2/2)
Graeme Torrie (1/1)| [7]| Try: Jock Free
Con: Keith McCreedy (0/1)
Rugby Park, Gisborne

16 July 1977

East Coast | 16–15|  Horowhenua

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Try: Wilson Walker (2)
Wayne Truman
Con: Lance Rickard (2/3)| [7]| Pen: Keith McCreedy (5/5)
Whakarua Park, Ruatoria

16 July 1977

Poverty Bay | 21–3|  King Country

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Try: Lawrie Knight (2)
Graeme Torrie
Paul Tocker
Con: Willie Nikora (1/4)
Pen: Willie Nikora (1/1)| [7]| Con: John Lang (1/1)
Rugby Park, Gisborne

19 July 1977

Thames Valley | 16–4|  Horowhenua

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Try: Graham Bax (2)
Donald George McMillan
Con: Colin Barlow (2/3)| [7]| Try: Paul Lucas Martin
Con: Keith McCreedy (0/1)
Rugby Park, Waihi

19 July 1977

East Coast | 10–17|  King Country

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Try: Wilson Walker
Con: Terry Roberts (0/1)
Pen: Terry Roberts (2/2)| [7]| Try: Murray Kidd (2)
Don Milham
Con: John Lang (1/3)
Pen: John Lang (1/1)
Whakarua Park, Ruatoria

31 July 1977

Wanganui | 16–6|  Wairarapa Bush

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Try: Trevor Olney
Bob Barrell
Con: Bob Barrell (1/2)
Pen: Bob Barrell (2/2)| [7]| Try: Hona Huriwai
Con: Neil Kjestrup (1/1)
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui

August

6 August 1977

East Coast | 0–28|  Wairarapa Bush

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| [7]| Try: Ritchie Robertson
Jimmy Cotter
Bruce Patrick
Con: Neil Kjestrup (2/3)
Pen: Neil Kjestrup (3/3)
Drop: Jimmy Cotter (1/1)
Whakarua Park, Ruatoria

9 August 1977

Thames Valley | 22–12|  Wairarapa Bush

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Try: Brian Duggan
Chris Ellis
Don McMillan
Con: Colin Barlow (2/3)
Pen: Colin Barlow (2/2)| [7]| Try: Ritchie Robertson
Con: Tony Brown (1/1)
Pen: Tony Brown (2/2)
Paeroa Domain, Paeroa

11 August 1977

Waikato | 28–9|  East Coast

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Try: Thomas Hiriaki (3)
Trevor Irwin
John O'Rourke
Con: Trevor Irwin (1/5)
Pen: Trevor Irwin (2/2)| [7]| Try: Chris Waru
Con: Terry Roberts (1/1)
Pen: Terry Roberts (1/1)
Rugby Park, Hamilton

14 August 1977

North Auckland | 51–7|  East Coast

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Try: David Haynes (2)
Alan Martin (2)
Lloyd Roberts (2)
Steve Griffin
Phil Halse
Eddie Dunn
Mike Gunson
Con: Eddie Dunn (3/9)
Mike Gunson (1/1)
Pen: Mike Gunson (1/1)| [7]| Try: John Maddever
Con: Terry Roberts (0/1)
Pen: Terry Roberts (1/1)
Okara Park, Whangārei

20 August 1977

Poverty Bay | 20–11|  Wairarapa Bush

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Try: Kevin Gaukrodger
Paul Tocker
Con: Wayne Muir (0/2)
Pen: Wayne Muir (4/4)| [7]| Try: Bill Rowlands
Dallas Spowart
Con: Jimmy Cotter (0/2)
Pen: Jimmy Cotter (1/1)
Rugby Park, Gisborne

20 August 1977

Waikato | 59–12|  King Country

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Try: John O'Rourke (4)
Paul Anderson (2)
Dick Myers
Matt Deane
Con: Trevor Irwin (6/8)
Pen: Trevor Irwin (5/5)| [7]| Try: Laurie Sands
Con: John Lang (1/1)
Pen: John Lang (2/2)
Rugby Park, Hamilton

20 August 1977

East Coast | 10–10|  Thames Valley

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Try: Boydie Donald
Peter McGrannachan
Con: Terry Roberts (1/2)| [7]| Try: Tony Jackson
Con: Colin Barlow (0/1)
Pen: Colin Barlow (2/2)
Whakarua Park, Ruatoria

27 August 1977

Thames Valley | 9–19|  Waikato

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Try: Miah Melsom
Matt Deane
Con: Trevor Irwin (2/2)
Drop: Ross McGlashan (1/1)| [7]| Try: Reg Hennessy
Con: Allen Fisher (1/1)
Pen: Allen Fisher (1/1)
Boyd Park, Te Aroha

27 August 1977

Wanganui | 15–15|  Poverty Bay

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Try: Bruce Middleton
Rob Manson
Con: Murdoch McKenzie (2/2)
Pen: Peter Te Huna (1/1)| [7]| Pen: Laurie Holmes (4/4)
Drop: Graeme Thompson (1/1)
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui

27 August 1977

Wairarapa Bush | 6–0|  Horowhenua

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Pen: Neil Kjestrup (2/2)| [7]|
Memorial Park, Masterton

31 August 1977

North Auckland | 52–6|  Wanganui

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Try: Sid Going (2)
Joe Pilcher (2)
Maihi Mahanga (2)
Charles Going
Toni Waaka
Harley Sowman
David Haynes
Wuzz Phillips
Con: Mike Gunson (4/11)| [7]| Pen: Murdoch McKenzie (2/2)
Central Ground, Kaikohe

September

3 September 1977

Waikato | 21–11|  Wanganui

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| [7]|
Rugby Park, Hamilton

3 September 1977

Horowhenua | 0–36|  North Auckland

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| [7]|
Levin Domain, Levin

6 September 1977

Wairarapa Bush | 7–9|  North Auckland

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| [7]|
Memorial Park, Masterton

8 September 1977

Horowhenua | 7–51|  Waikato

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| [7]|
Levin Domain, Levin

10 September 1977

King Country | 3–16|  North Auckland

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Pen: Sam Pye (1/1)| [7]|
Turangitukua Park, Tūrangi

10 September 1977

Thames Valley | 11–21|  Poverty Bay

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| [7]|
Boyd Park, Te Aroha

10 September 1977

Wanganui | 31–4|  East Coast

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| [7]|
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui

10 September 1977

Wairarapa Bush | 7–3|  Waikato

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| [7]|
Memorial Park, Masterton

17 September 1977

Waikato | 16–6|  Poverty Bay

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| [7]|
Rugby Park, Hamilton

10 September 1977

Wanganui | 40–25|  Thames Valley

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| [7]|
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui

21 September 1977

North Auckland | 23–3|  Poverty Bay

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| [7]|
Okara Park, Whangārei

24 September 1977

North Auckland | 9–6|  Waikato

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| [7]|
Okara Park, Whangārei

## Division 2 (South Island)

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | Pts

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1 |  South Canterbury | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 21 | +90 | 17 | 10
2 |  Mid Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 15 | 8
3 |  Nelson Bays | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 6 | 6
4 |  West Coast | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 81 | −16 | 9 | 4
5 |  North Otago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 99 | −56 | 5 | 2
6 |  Buller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 80 | −62 | 2 | 0

## Promotion/Relegation

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Bay of Plenty and Marlborough finished in the bottom two of Division 1.

The winners of Division 2 North, North Auckland, were automatically promoted to Division 1; Bay of Plenty were relegated, just one season after they won the National Championship.

The winners of Division 2 South, South Canterbury, played Marlborough and won 13–9 to earn promotion to Division 1; Marlborough were relegated to Division 2.

## Citations

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Howitt & McDonald 1977, pp. 99–101.
2. ^ Howitt & McDonald 1977, p. 88.
3. ^ Howitt & McDonald 1977, p. 89.
4. ^ Howitt & McDonald 1977, p. 90.
5. ^ Howitt & McDonald 1977, p. 91.
6. ^ Howitt & McDonald 1977, p. 93.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj Howitt & McDonald 1977, pp. 102–103.

## References

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* Howitt, Bob; McDonald, Sandy (1977). DB Rugby Annual 1977. Auckland: Moa. ISBN 0 908570 15 5.
* thesilverfern.co.nz (Archived 2009-05-06)

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