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The 1981 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 11 teams, a Division 2 (NI) with 8 teams and a Division 2 (SI) with 7 teams. 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 |
| Wellington | 10 | 9 | 1 | 255 | 94 | 18 | |
| Manawatu | 10 | 7 | 3 | 269 | 157 | 14 | |
| Counties | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 197 | 129 | 13 |
| Auckland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 155 | 135 | 12 | |
| Waikato | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 160 | 11 |
| Bay Of Plenty | 10 | 5 | 5 | 183 | 172 | 10 | |
| North Auckland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 144 | 10 | |
| Otago | 10 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 195 | 10 | |
| Canterbury | 10 | 4 | 6 | 128 | 165 | 8 | |
| Hawke's Bay | 10 | 1 | 9 | 158 | 279 | 2 | |
| Southland | 10 | 1 | 9 | 115 | 235 | 2 | |
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June 1 June 27 June 30 July 7 July 8 July 11
July 14 July 22 July 25 July 29
August 1 August 5
August 8
August 12 August 15 August 16
August 19 August 22
August 23 August 26
August 30
September 2 September 5
September 8 September 9 September 12 September 13
September 19
September 26
September 30
October 3 |
Manawatu Manawatu Counties Manawatu Southland North Auckland Counties Otago Canterbury Bay Of Plenty Counties Bay Of Plenty
Waikato Counties Hawke's Bay North Auckland Auckland Bay Of Plenty Auckland North Auckland Auckland North Auckland Waikato Southland Otago Canterbury Hawke's Bay Southland Wellington Southland Otago Otago Canterbury Hawke's Bay
Wellington Waikato Manawatu Wellington Manawatu Bay Of Plenty Southland Counties Bay Of Plenty Wellington Auckland Canterbury Hawke's Bay Waikato Otago Auckland Canterbury Hawke's Bay North Auckland Waikato
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Counties Auckland North Auckland Waikato Hawke's Bay Auckland Bay Of Plenty Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Southland Southland Otago
Otago Otago Wellington Waikato Waikato Manawatu Hawke's Bay Hawke's Bay Counties Wellington Bay Of Plenty Canterbury Canterbury Auckland Manawatu North Auckland Bay Of Plenty Auckland North Auckland Auckland North Auckland Waikato
Southland Canterbury Southland Otago Otago Canterbury Waikato Canterbury North Auckland Manawatu Wellington Manawatu Bay Of Plenty Counties Southland Bay Of Plenty Wellington Counties Manawatu Wellington
Counties |
Palmerston North Palmerston North Pukekohe Palmerston North Invercargill Whangarei Pukekohe Dunedin Christchurch Rotorua Pukekohe Whakatane
Hamilton Pukekohe Hastings Whangarei Auckland Tauranga Auckland Whangarei Auckland Whangarei Hamilton Invercargill Dunedin Christchurch Hastings Invercargill Wellington Invercargill Dunedin Dunedin Christchurch Napier
Wellington Hamilton Palmerston North Wellington Palmerston North Rotorua Invercargill Pukekohe Rotorua Wellington Auckland Christchurch Hastings Hamilton Dunedin Auckland Christchurch Napier Whangarei Hamilton
Wellington |
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24 6 14 12 15 12 29 21 19 4 13 14 13 13 15 15 39 4 12 22 3 24
34 14 51 26 55 18 9 35 30 28 13 9 30 20 20 16 6 7 23 4
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16 9 3 7 21 15 9 9 9 4 15 13
12 17 31 3 11 7 9 20 13 11 3 7 24 7 34 16 13 16 4 16 6 30
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Southland played the winner of the Division 2 promotion relegation match, Wairarapa Bush.
October 3 Southland v Wairarapa Bush at Invercargill 9 - 10
Wairarapa Bush were promoted to Division 1
Southland were relegated to Division 2 (SI)
(Southland were in the relegation match as they had lost to Hawke's Bay when the two teams had met in the competition.)
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| Wairarapa Bush | 7 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 29 | 14 | |
| Taranaki | 7 | 6 | 1 | 295 | 52 | 12 | |
| Wanganui | 7 | 5 | 2 | 208 | 70 | 10 | |
| Horowhenua | 7 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 209 | 6 | |
| Poverty Bay | 7 | 3 | 4 | 170 | 140 | 6 | |
| King Country | 7 | 2 | 5 | 105 | 119 | 4 | |
| Thames Valley | 7 | 2 | 5 | 81 | 182 | 4 | |
| East Coast | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 328 | 0 | |
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July 16 July 19
August 5 August 8 August 11 August 15 August 22
August 25 August 26 August 29 August 30
September 1 September 2 September 5
September 13 September 17 September 19 September 22 September 26
September 30 |
Poverty Bay
Wanganui Taranaki
East Coast Poverty Bay King Country Thames Valley Horowhenua King Country Thames Valley Poverty Bay East Coast Taranaki
Wairarapa Bush Wanganui Taranaki Horowhenua King Country Thames Valley Wanganui East Coast Wairarapa Bush Poverty Bay Wanganui Horowhenua Wairarapa Bush Thames Valley King Country |
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East Coast
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Wairarapa Bush Wairarapa Bush Wairarapa Bush King Country Wanganui Taranaki East Coast Horowhenua Horowhenua Thames Valley
Thames Valley Poverty Bay Poverty Bay Thames Valley Wanganui Poverty Bay Wairarapa Bush King Country Horowhenua King Country Taranaki Taranaki Taranaki Wanganui Horowhenua |
Gisborne Wanganui New Plymouth
Ruatoria Gisborne Taumarunui Te Aroha Levin Taumarunui Ngatea Gisborne Tokomaru Bay New Plymouth
Masterton Wanganui New Plymouth Levin Te Kuiti Thames Wanganui Ruatoria Pahiatua Gisborne Wanganui Levin Masterton Paeroa Otorohanga |
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Wairarapa Bush played the winner of Division 2 (SI) to decide who played the last placed Division 1 team.
September 29 Wairarapa Bush v South Canterbury at Masterton 16- 0
Wairarapa Bush progressed to the promotion relegation match.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| South Canterbury | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 66 | 11 |
| Marlborough | 6 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 94 | 8 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 6 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 47 | 8 | |
| Buller | 6 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 57 | 6 | |
| Nelson Bays | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 66 | 5 |
| West Coast | 6 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 128 | 4 | |
| North Otago | 6 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 168 | 0 | |
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West Coast
Nelson Bays Marlborough Buller North Otago South Canterbury Buller Mid Canterbury West Coast Marlborough Mid Canterbury Mid Canterbury Buller West Coast North Otago South Canterbury Marlborough North Otago South Canterbury West Coast Mid Canterbury |
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Nelson Bays
Buller Nelson Bays West Coast Nelson Bays Nelson Bays North Otago Nelson Bays North Otago Buller Buller West Coast South Canterbury South Canterbury Mid Canterbury North Otago Mid Canterbury Marlborough Marlborough Marlborough South Canterbury |
Greymouth Motueka Blenheim Westport Oamaru Timaru Westport Ashburton Hokitika Blenheim Ashburton Ashburton Westport Greymouth Oamaru Timaru Blenheim Oamaru Timaru Greymouth Ashburton |
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South Canterbury played the winner of Division 2 (NI) to decide which team played the last placed Division 1 team.
September 29 Wairarapa Bush v South Canterbury at Masterton 16 - 0
Mid Canterbury remain in Division 2 (SI).