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The 1977 NPC, the Radio New Zealand National Provincial Championship, was the second 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. The bottom placed NI team in Division 1 was relegated, replaced by the winner of Division 2 (NI). The bottom SI team in Division 1 played off against the winner of Division 2 (SI). This ensured that there would always be 4 SI teams in Division 1. |
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| Canterbury | 10 | 10 | 0 | 190 | 81 | 20 | |
| Counties | 10 | 8 | 2 | 254 | 94 | 16 | |
| Auckland | 10 | 6 | 4 | 166 | 164 | 12 | |
| Manawatu | 10 | 6 | 4 | 152 | 95 | 12 | |
| Hawke's Bay | 10 | 5 | 5 | 160 | 174 | 10 | |
| Taranaki | 10 | 5 | 5 | 142 | 123 | 10 | |
| Wellington | 10 | 5 | 5 | 155 | 146 | 10 | |
| Otago | 10 | 4 | 6 | 149 | 171 | 8 | |
| Southland | 10 | 4 | 6 | 131 | 132 | 8 | |
| Bay Of Plenty | 10 | 2 | 8 | 144 | 283 | 4 | |
| Marlborough | 10 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 270 | 0 | |
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May 25 May 28 June 1 June 6 June 14 June 25 July 2 July 5 July 16 July 20 July 23 July 27 August 2 August 6 August 17 August 20 August 22 August 24 August 27 August 31 September 3 September 7 September 10 September 11 September 14 September 17 September 21 September 24 September 28 October 1 |
Marlborough Wellington Auckland Marlborough Taranaki Counties Canterbury Auckland Auckland Taranaki Marlborough Bay Of Plenty Southland Marlborough Hawke's Bay Otago Hawke's Bay Marlborough Southland Counties Taranaki Wellington Southland Otago Otago Canterbury Manawatu Wellington Southland Auckland Bay Of Plenty Otago Manawatu Wellington Bay Of Plenty Manawatu Taranaki Canterbury Hawke's Bay Bay Of Plenty Counties Auckland Hawke's Bay Manawatu Canterbury Counties Canterbury Bay Of Plenty Marlborough Manawatu Southland Otago Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington |
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Blenheim Wellington Auckland Blenheim Hawera Pukekohe Christchurch Auckland Auckland New Plymouth Blenheim Tauranga Invercargill Blenheim Napier Dunedin Hastings Blenheim Invercargill Pukekohe New Plymouth Wellington Invercargill Dunedin Dunedin Christchurch Palmerston North Wellington Invercargill Auckland Rotorua Dunedin Palmerston North Wellington Rotorua Palmerston North New Plymouth Christchurch Napier Rotorua Pukekohe Auckland Napier Palmerston North Christchurch Pukekohe Christchurch Rotorua Blenheim Palmerston North Invercargill Dunedin Auckland Napier Wellington |
3 15 24 12 18 24 4 10 22 37 20 0 22 7 25 4 19 17 26 4 6 17 6 33 18 30 15 6 10 9 3 9 21 11 6 18 12 17 23 24 24 9 3 6 22 27 37 9 9 17 20 19 25 31 9 |
12 12 19 27 10 3 3 14 21 4 29 22 7 51 17 13 32 25 6 9 13 13 13 30 24 12 10 10 13 15 36 14 7 3 19 6 21 0 16 12 9 6 8 3 3 17 18 54 21 3 13 9 4 25 43 |
Bay Of Plenty were relegated to Division 2 (NI).
Marlborough were relegated to Division 2 (SI) after losing a play-off match against the winner of the Division 2 (SI), South Canterbury 9-13.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| North Auckland | 8 | 8 | 0 | 238 | 32 | 16 | |
| Waikato | 8 | 6 | 2 | 203 | 70 | 12 | |
| Poverty Bay | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 101 | 11 |
| Wanganui | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 160 | 134 | 11 |
| Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 79 | 8 | |
| King Country | 8 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 149 | 6 | |
| Thames Valley | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 158 | 5 |
| East Coast | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 203 | 3 |
| Horowhenua | 8 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 193 | 0 | |
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May 7 May 10 May 21 May 25 June 6 June 25 July 2 July 14 July 16 July 19 July 27 July 31 August 3 August 9 August 11 August 14 August 20 August 27 August 31 September 3 September 6 September 8 September 10 September 17 September 21 September 24 |
Horowhenua Wairarapa Bush King Country King Country Poverty Bay Horowhenua North Auckland Poverty Bay East Coast Poverty Bay East Coast Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush Wanganui East Coast Thames Valley Waikato North Auckland East Coast Waikato Poverty Bay Thames Valley Wanganui North Auckland Horowhenua Waikato Wairarapa Bush Horowhenua Wanganui King Country Thames Valley Wairarapa Bush Wanganui Waikato North Auckland North Auckland |
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Levin Pahiatua Taumarunui Otorohanga Gisborne Levin Whangarei Gisborne Ruatoria Gisborne Ruatoria Waihi Masterton Wanganui Ruatoria Paeroa Hamilton Whangarei Ruatoria Hamilton Gisborne Te Aroha Wanganui Kaikohe Levin Hamilton Masterton Levin Wanganui Turangi Paeroa Masterton Wanganui Hamilton Whangarei Whangarei |
11 13 4 10 23 7 42 23 16 21 10 16 6 16 0 22 28 51 10 59 20 9 15 52 0 21 7 7 31 3 11 7 40 16 23 9 |
17 9 13 6 18 28 0 4 15 3 17 4 0 6 28 12 9 7 10 12 11 19 15 6 36 11 9 51 4 16 21 3 25 6 3 6 |
North Auckland were automatically promoted to Division 1.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Points |
| South Canterbury | 5 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 21 | 10 | |
| Mid Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 36 | 8 | |
| Nelson Bays | 5 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 63 | 6 | |
| West Coast | 5 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 81 | 4 | |
| North Otago | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 99 | 2 | |
| Buller | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 0 | |
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June 6 June 11 July 23 July 26 August 6 August 9 August 25 August 27 August 30 September 3 September 17 |
Nelson Bays South Canterbury Buller Mid Canterbury South Canterbury Buller West Coast West Coast North Otago South Canterbury Mid Canterbury Mid Canterbury North Otago North Otago West Coast |
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Buller Mid Canterbury West Coast Buller Buller North Otago Nelson Bays North Otago Nelson Bays Nelson Bays Nelson Bays West Coast South Canterbury Mid Canterbury South Canterbury |
Nelson Timaru Westport Ashburton Timaru Westport Greymouth Greymouth Oamaru Timaru Ashburton Ashburton Oamaru Oamaru Greymouth |
10 17 3 20 26 6 4 35 15 12 29 25 3 0 8 |
3 4 12 0 6 12 11 13 22 0 13 6 27 9 29 |
South Canterbury, as winners of Division 2 (SI) played against the bottom placed SI team in Division 1, Marlborough, in a promotion/relegation match.
South Canterbury won 13-9 and were promoted to Division 1. Marlborough were demoted to Division 2.