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1979 National Provincial Championship
New Zealand rugby union tournament in 1979
New Zealand rugby union tournament in 1979
The 1979 season was the fourth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Counties were the winners of Division 1.
Division 1
| Relegated to Division Two |
|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 158 | 84 | +74 | 18 | |
| 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 175 | 88 | +87 | 16 | |
| 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 116 | +60 | 16 | |
| 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 115 | +31 | 14 | |
| 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 99 | +17 | 12 | |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 158 | 148 | +10 | 11 | |
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 121 | 106 | +15 | 9 | |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 140 | −20 | 6 | |
| 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 169 | −63 | 4 | |
| 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 81 | 212 | −131 | 2 | |
| 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 88 | 168 | −80 | 2 |
Promotion/relegation
As the bottom-placed North Island team, Taranaki were automatically relegated.
Division Two North winner Hawkes Bay were promoted to Division One.
Otago faced Division Two South winner Marlborough, defeating them 15–13 to remain in Division One.
Division Two
Division 2 North (in order of final placing)
- Hawke's Bay
- Waikato
- Poverty Bay
- Wanganui
- Horowhenua
- Thames Valley
- King Country
- Wairarapa Bush
- East Coast
Division 2 South (in order of final placing)
- Marlborough
- Mid Canterbury
- Buller
- Nelson Bays
- North Otago
- West Coast
Ranfurly Shield
North Auckland began the season as holders having defeated Manawatu the season before. They defended the Shield in five matches before being defeated by Auckland. Auckland then successfully defended against Counties in the final match of the season that pitted the shield holders against the national champions.
North Auckland
- beat King Country 21–6
- beat Thames Valley 35–6
- beat Marlborough 29–6
- beat South Canterbury 20–12
- beat Taranaki 23–11
- lost to Auckland 3–9
Auckland
- beat Counties 11–9
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