1981 National Provincial Championship

New Zealand rugby union tournament in 1981 The 1981 season was the sixth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Wellington were the winners of Division 1. Division 1 The following table gives the final standings:http://www.thesilverfern.co.nz/index.php/air-nz-cup-mainmenu-57/results-1976-2005-mainmenu-145 NPC Results 1976-2006 2024-09-14 2009-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20090808023539/http://www.thesilverfern.co.nz/index.php/air-nz-cup-mainmenu-57/results-1976-2005-mainmenu-145 dead https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19811005.2.81 Defeat for Wellington The Press 5 October 1981 17 Relegated to Division Two Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1Wellington y1090125594+161182Manawatu y10703269157+112143Counties y10613197129+68134Auckland y1060455135-80125Waikato y10514142160-18116Bay of Plenty y10505183172+11107North Auckland y10505115144-29108Otago y10505148195-47109Canterbury y10406128165-37810Hawke's Bay y10109158279-121211Southland y10109115235-1202 Division 2 (North Island) The following table gives the final standings: Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1Wairarapa Bush y770014129+112142Taranaki y760129552+243123Wanganui y750220870+130104Poverty Bay y7304170140+3065Horowhenua y730496209-11366King Country y7205105119-1447Thames Valley y720581182-10148East Coast y700640168-1280 Division 2 (South Island) The following table gives the final standings: Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts1South Canterbury y651014366+77112Marlborough y650115067+83103Mid Canterbury y640211547+6884Nelson Bays y62136466-255West Coast y620462124-6246Buller y62044985-3647North Otago y600640168-1280 Promotion/relegation Division Two North winner Wairarapa Bush defeated Southland 10 points to 9 and were promoted to Division One for the 1982 season.https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19811005.2.79.1 Southland suffers disappointing loss The Press 5 October 1981 17 References 1981 1