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The 1982 season was the seventh year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Auckland were the winners of Division 1.
Division 1
[edit]The following table gives the final standings:[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Auckland |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 214 | 105 | +109 | 16 |
| 2 |  Canterbury |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 219 | 132 | +87 | 15 |
| 3 |  Counties |
10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 171 | 113 | +58 | 15 |
| 4 |  Waikato |
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 156 | +24 | 14 |
| 5 |  Manawatu |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 214 | 134 | +80 | 12 |
| 6 |  Wellington |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 181 | 189 | -8 | 9 |
| 7 |  Hawke's Bay |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 167 | 150 | +17 | 8 |
| 8 |  Wairarapa Bush |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 219 | -120 | 7 |
| 9 |  North Auckland |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 140 | 157 | -17 | 6 |
| 10 |  Otago |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 237 | -100 | 4 |
| 11 |  Bay of Plenty |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 99 | 222 | -123 | 4 |
Promotion/relegation
[edit]Division Two North winner Taranaki challenged Bay of Plenty for promotion. Bay of Plenty won 23 points to 4 and so remained in Division One for the 1983 season.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "NPC Results 1976-2006". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ↑ "Bay too good for Taranaki". The Press. 4 October 1982. p. 30.