1983 National Provincial Championship

New Zealand rugby union tournament in 1983

The 1983 season was the eighth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Canterbury were the winners of Division 1.

## Division 1

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The following table gives the final standings:[1]

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

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1 |  Canterbury | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 109 | +186 | 20
2 |  Wellington | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 104 | +105 | 15
3 |  Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 104 | +60 | 13
4 |  Bay of Plenty | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 190 | +17 | 10
5 |  Counties | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 182 | 147 | +35 | 12
6 |  Waikato | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 205 | -44 | 10
7 |  Otago | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 170 | -49 | 10
8 |  Manawatu | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 188 | 162 | +26 | 8
9 |  North Auckland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 160 | -26 | 6
10 |  Wairarapa Bush | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 96 | 206 | -110 | 5
11 |  Hawke's Bay | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 92 | 205 | -113 | 3

## Division 2 (North Island)

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The following table gives the final standings:[2]

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

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1 |  Taranaki | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 37 | +284 | 12
2 |  Wanganui | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 56 | +130 | 10
3 |  Poverty Bay | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 73 | +21 | 8
4 |  King Country | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 94 | +8 | 6
5 |  Thames Valley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 121 | -25 | 4
6 |  Horowhenua | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 235 | -166 | 2
7 |  East Coast | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 266 | -241 | 0

## Division 2 (South Island)

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The following table gives the final standings:[2]

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

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1 |  Mid Canterbury | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 78 | -76 | 12
2 |  Southland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 61 | +96 | 12
3 |  Marlborough | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 59 | +68 | 10
4 |  South Canterbury | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 97 | -4 | 8
5 |  Buller | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 95 | -25 | 6
6 |  Nelson Bays | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 121 | -25 | 6
7 |  West Coast | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 121 | -50 | 2
8 |  North Otago | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 168 | -136 | 0

## Promotion/relegation

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Division Two South winner Mid Canterbury defeated Division Two North winner Taranaki 6 points to 3 in the playoff match.[3] Mid-Canterbury then challenged Hawke's Bay, but were defeated 32 points to 15 for Hawke's Bay remained in Division One for the 1984 season.[4]

## References

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1. ^ NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
2. ^ a b "Rugby champ. points". The Press. 26 September 1983. p. 19.
3. ^ "Last-gasp win to Mid-Canty". The Press. 28 September 1983. p. 56.
4. ^ "Bay pack starves Mid-Canty". The Press. 10 October 1983. p. 21.

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