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The 1980 NPC, the Radio New Zealand National Provincial Championship, was the third year of the provincial rugby championship in New Zealand. There were 3 Divisions, a Division 1 with 7 North Island teams and 4 South Island teams, a Division 2 (NI) with 9 teams and a Division 2 (SI) with 6 teams. Changes were made to the promotion/relegation system for the season. The winner of Division 2(NI) played off against the winner of Division 2(SI), with the winner going on to play the last placed team in Division 1. |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| Manawatu | 10 | 9 | 1 | 215 | 114 | 18 | |
| Wellington | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 182 | 94 | 17 |
| Counties | 10 | 8 | 2 | 197 | 87 | 16 | |
| North Auckland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 122 | 107 | 12 | |
| Auckland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 160 | 98 | 10 | |
| Southland | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 119 | 130 | 9 |
| Canterbury | 10 | 4 | 6 | 165 | 161 | 8 | |
| Hawke's Bay | 10 | 4 | 6 | 160 | 172 | 8 | |
| Bay Of Plenty | 10 | 4 | 6 | 171 | 215 | 8 | |
| Otago | 10 | 2 | 8 | 112 | 203 | 4 | |
| South Canterbury | 10 | 0 | 10 | 52 | 274 | 0 | |
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April 27 May 21 May 24 June 2 June 11 July 9 July 12 July 15 July 19 July 23 July 26 July 30 August 2 August 6 August 9 August 13 August 16 August 17 August 20 August 23 August 27 August 30 August 31 September 3 September 6 September 9 September 10 September 13 September 14 September 17 September 20 September 24 September 27 September 30 |
Counties Auckland Counties South Canterbury Manawatu Wellington Bay Of Plenty Counties North Auckland Hawke's Bay South Canterbury Wellington South Canterbury Canterbury Bay Of Plenty Otago Southland Otago South Canterbury South Canterbury Southland Counties Wellington Hawke's Bay Auckland Bay Of Plenty Wellington Manawatu North Auckland Auckland Canterbury Hawke's Bay Counties Canterbury North Auckland Southland Manawatu Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Otago Bay Of Plenty Canterbury North Auckland Manawatu Otago Southland Auckland Manawatu Canterbury Wellington Southland Auckland Bay Of Plenty Otago North Auckland |
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Auckland Manawatu Manawatu Hawke's Bay Wellington South Canterbury South Canterbury South Canterbury Bay Of Plenty Auckland Southland North Auckland North Auckland Otago Hawke's Bay South Canterbury Manawatu Manawatu Auckland Manawatu Otago Hawke's Bay Auckland North Auckland Southland Counties Canterbury North Auckland Southland Otago South Canterbury Southland Wellington Bay Of Plenty Otago Bay Of Plenty Canterbury Otago Canterbury Bay Of Plenty Auckland Southland Counties Hawke's Bay Wellington Wellington North Auckland Bay Of Plenty Counties Hawke's Bay Counties Canterbury Wellington Counties Canterbury |
Pukekohe Auckland Pukekohe Timaru Palmerston North Petone Rotorua Pukekohe Whangarei Hastings Timaru Wellington Timaru Christchurch Rotorua Dunedin Invercargill Dunedin Timaru Timaru Invercargill Pukekohe Wellington Hastings Auckland Tauranga Wellington Palmerston North Whangarei Auckland Christchurch Hastings Pukekohe Christchurch Whangarei Invercargill Palmerston North Napier Napier Dunedin Rotorua Christchurch Whangarei Palmerston North Dunedin Invercargill Auckland Palmerston North Christchurch Wellington Invercargill Auckland Whakatane Dunedin Whangarei |
9 3 19 0 9 31 40 40 24 3 6 13 6 23 21 30 10 6 12 6 0 13 10 9 25 15 26 25 9 43 26 27 12 28 7 13 19 28 28 21 22 10 7 43 17 12 18 41 15 23 7 10 9 12 14 |
0 4 21 12 15 3 7 0 12 12 31 0 19 3 12 6 13 25 30 15 4 6 4 19 3 34 16 13 12 13 6 16 4 19 0 0 10 6 19 24 15 15 6 23 28 12 10 9 21 12 24 12 20 19 6 |
South Canterbury played the winner of the Division 2 promotion relegation match, Waikato.
October 4 South Canterbury v Waikato at Timaru 13 - 22
Waikato were promoted to Division 1
South Canterbury were relegated to Division 2 (SI)
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| Waikato | 8 | 8 | 0 | 271 | 67 | 16 | |
| Taranaki | 8 | 7 | 1 | 168 | 82 | 14 | |
| Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 89 | 11 |
| Wanganui | 8 | 5 | 3 | 192 | 103 | 10 | |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 3 | 5 | 101 | 120 | 6 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 122 | 6 | |
| King Country | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 120 | 5 |
| Horowhenua | 8 | 2 | 6 | 99 | 162 | 4 | |
| East Coast | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 288 | 0 | |
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June 18 July 23 July 26 July 29 August 2 August 5 August 9 August 13 August 16 August 17 August 19 August 20 August 23 August 26 August 27 August 30 September 3 September 6 September 10 September 13 September 14 September 20 September 24 September 27 |
King Country King Country East Coast Wanganui Poverty Bay Thames Valley Waikato Taranaki Thames Valley Waikato Horowhenua King Country Taranaki Wanganui Wanganui Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Wairarapa Bush Poverty Bay East Coast Taranaki Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Wanganui Wairarapa Bush East Coast Horowhenua Poverty Bay Waikato East Coast King Country Taranaki East Coast Thames Valley Poverty Bay Waikato |
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Poverty Bay East Coast Thames Valley King Country Thames Valley Horowhenua Horowhenua King Country Wairarapa Bush Wairarapa Bush East Coast Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush Waikato Thames Valley East Coast King Country King Country Waikato Waikato Horowhenua Wanganui Poverty Bay Horowhenua Poverty Bay Taranaki Wairarapa Bush Taranaki Thames Valley Poverty Bay Waikato Wanganui Wanganui Taranaki Wanganui Taranaki |
Taumarunui Te Kuiti Tokomaru Bay Wanganui Gisborne Ngatea Hamilton New Plymouth Waihi Hamilton Levin Otorohanga New Plymouth Wanganui Wanganui Masterton Levin Pahiatua Gisborne Ruatoria New Plymouth Masterton Levin Wanganui Masterton Ruatoria Levin Gisborne Hamilton Tokomaru Bay Te Kuiti New Plymouth Tokomaru Bay Paeroa Gisborne Hamilton |
16 43 7 35 21 23 49 24 3 37 20 4 16 16 20 35 21 9 9 6 28 17 10 30 23 3 0 12 16 0 10 25 3 7 12 15 |
3 0 19 0 3 13 9 8 17 10 0 12 3 30 6 0 7 9 27 81 16 12 13 10 12 27 12 24 7 19 16 18 44 24 17 0 |
Waikato played the winner of Division 2 (SI) to decide who played the last placed Division 1 team.
September 30 Mid Canterbury v Waikato at Ashburton 9 - 22
Waikato progressed to the promotion relegation match.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| Mid Canterbury | 5 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 31 | 10 | |
| Marlborough | 5 | 3 | 2 | 108 | 45 | 6 | |
| West Coast | 5 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 62 | 6 | |
| Nelson Bays | 5 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 54 | 6 | |
| North Otago | 5 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 141 | 2 | |
| Buller | 5 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 96 | 0 | |
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June 2 June 7 June 21 July 5 July 9 July 12 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 17 August 19 August 30 September 4 September 6 |
Buller Nelson Bays North Otago Nelson Bays Buller West Coast Nelson Bays Marlborough West Coast Mid Canterbury Neslon Bays Marlborough North Otago Buller Mid Canterbury |
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Nelson Bays Marlborough Buller Mid Canterbury Mid Canterbury Mid Canterbury North Otago North Otago Buller North Otago West Coast West Coast West Coast Marlborough Marlborough |
Westport Nelson Oamaru Motueka Westport Greymouth Nelson Blenheim Hokitika Ashburton Nelson Blenheim Oamaru Westport Ashburton |
0 13 17 9 9 4 24 60 32 26 6 18 16 0 15 |
16 6 7 16 13 13 17 11 9 0 18 6 24 15 9 |
Mid Canterbury played the winner of Division 2 (NI) to decide which team played the last placed Division 1 team.
September 30 Mid Canterbury v Waikato at Ashburton 9 - 22
Mid Canterbury remain in Division 2 (SI).