The 1984 season was the ninth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Auckland were the winners of Division 1.
Division 1
The following table gives the final standings:
| Relegated to Division Two |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Auckland
|
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 434 | 73 | +361 | 18 |
| 2 |  Canterbury
|
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 126 | +89 | 17 |
| 3 |  Wellington
|
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 288 | 171 | +117 | 14 |
| 4 |  Otago
|
10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 195 | 150 | +45 | 14 |
| 5 |  Counties
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 181 | 168 | +13 | 10 |
| 6 |  Waikato
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 236 | 231 | +5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Manawatu
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 112 | 203 | -91 | 8 |
| 8 |  Wairarapa Bush
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 119 | 227 | -108 | 6 |
| 9 |  North Auckland
|
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 237 | -137 | 6 |
| 10 |  Bay of Plenty
|
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 232 | -122 | 4 |
| 11 |  Hawke's Bay
|
10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 300 | -166 | 2 |
Division 2 (North Island)
The following table gives the final standings:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Taranaki
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 45 | 180 | 12 |
| 2 |  Wanganui
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 97 | +82 | 10 |
| 3 |  King Country
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 78 | +127 | 8 |
| 4 |  Thames Valley
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 140 | -39 | 6 |
| 5 |  East Coast
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 168 | -121 | 4 |
| 6 |  Horowhenua
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 174 | -115 | 2 |
| 7 |  Poverty Bay
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52 | 196 | -144 | 0 |
Division 2 (South Island)
The following table gives the final standings:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Southland
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 43 | +142 | 14 |
| 2 |  Marlborough
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 97 | +82 | 10 |
| 3 |  West Coast
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 85 | 135 | -50 | 9 |
| 4 |  Mid Canterbury
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 71 | +18 | 9 |
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|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 121 | -39 | 6 |
| 6 |  South Canterbury
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 107 | -17 | 4 |
| 7 |  Nelson Bays
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 103 | 115 | -12 | 4 |
| 8 |  North Otago
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 228 | -186 | 0 |
Promotion/relegation
Division Two South winner Southland defeated Division Two North winner Taranaki 15 points to 10 in the playoff match. Southland then challenged Hawke's Bay and won 23 points to 3 to be promoted to Division One for the 1985 season.
References
- NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
- ^ "Final throw of rugby dice". The Press. 11 October 1984. p. 28.
- "Southland wins play-off". The Press. 1 October 1984. p. 22.
- "Southland back in first-division rugby". The Press. 15 October 1984. p. 21.
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