1977 National Provincial Championship
The National Provincial Championship, or NPC, was the predecessor to the current Air New Zealand Cup and Heartland Championship in New Zealand rugby. 1977 was the second year of the National Provincial Championship, Canterbury were the winners of Division 1, thus claiming the title of National Champions.
Division 1
Standings
Relegated to Division Two |
These were the NPC Division 1 standings for the 1977 season.
New Zealand National Championship 1977 Division 1 | ||||||||||||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 81 | +109 | 30 | 20 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 254 | 94 | +160 | 42 | 16 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 164 | +2 | 20 | 12 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 152 | 95 | +57 | 20 | 12 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 174 | -14 | 20 | 10 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 142 | 123 | +19 | 14 | 10 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 146 | +9 | 25 | 10 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 171 | -22 | 17 | 8 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 132 | -1 | 13 | 8 | ||||
10 | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 144 | 283 | -139 | 18 | 4 | ||||
11 | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 270 | -180 | 12 | 0 |
Table notes
- Pld = Played
- W = Win
- D = Draw
- L = Loss
- PF = For (Total points scored)
- PA = Against (Total points scored against)
- PD = Points difference
- TF = Tries for
- Pts = Championship points
Division 2 (North Island)
Standings
New Zealand National Championship 1977 Division 2 (North Island) | ||||||||||||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 32 | +206 | 40 | 16 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 70 | +133 | 29 | 12 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 132 | 101 | +31 | 17 | 11 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 160 | 134 | +26 | 24 | 11 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 79 | +11 | 10 | 8 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 149 | -74 | 10 | 6 | ||||
7 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 158 | -59 | 14 | 5 | ||||
8 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 203 | -129 | 12 | 3 | ||||
9 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 193 | -145 | 6 | 0 |
Division 2 (South Island)
Standings
New Zealand National Championship 1977 Division 2 (South Island) | ||||||||||||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 21 | +90 | 17 | 10 | ||||
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 36 | +51 | 15 | 8 | ||||
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 63 | -7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 81 | -16 | 9 | 4 | ||||
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 99 | -56 | 5 | 2 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 80 | -62 | 2 | 0 |
Promotion/Relegation
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.