1983 National Provincial Championship
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The 1983 season was the eighth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Canterbury were the winners of Division 1.
The following table gives the final standings:[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canterbury |
10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 109 | +186 | 20 |
| 2 |  Wellington |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 104 | +105 | 15 |
| 3 |  Auckland |
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 104 | +60 | 13 |
| 4 |  Bay of Plenty |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 190 | +17 | 10 |
| 5 |  Counties |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 182 | 147 | +35 | 12 |
| 6 |  Waikato |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 205 | -44 | 10 |
| 7 |  Otago |
10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 170 | -49 | 10 |
| 8 |  Manawatu |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 188 | 162 | +26 | 8 |
| 9 |  North Auckland |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 134 | 160 | -26 | 6 |
| 10 |  Wairarapa Bush |
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 96 | 206 | -110 | 5 |
| 11 |  Hawke's Bay |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 92 | 205 | -113 | 3 |
Division 2 (North Island)
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Taranaki |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 37 | +284 | 12 |
| 2 |  Wanganui |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 56 | +130 | 10 |
| 3 |  Poverty Bay |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 73 | +21 | 8 |
| 4 |  King Country |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 94 | +8 | 6 |
| 5 |  Thames Valley |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 121 | -25 | 4 |
| 6 |  Horowhenua |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 235 | -166 | 2 |
| 7 |  East Coast |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 266 | -241 | 0 |
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