1985 National Provincial Championship
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The 1985 season was the tenth year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Auckland were the winners of Division 1.
The following table gives the final standings:[1]
| Relegated to Division Two |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Auckland |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 86 | +146 | 18 |
| 2 |  Canterbury |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 240 | 109 | +131 | 15 |
| 3 |  Wellington |
10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 281 | 163 | +118 | 15 |
| 4 |  Wairarapa Bush |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 162 | -30 | 12 |
| 5 |  Otago |
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 128 | +50 | 11 |
| 6 |  Bay of Plenty |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 176 | 207 | -31 | 10 |
| 7 |  Counties |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 147 | 180 | -33 | 7 |
| 8 |  Manawatu |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 176 | 197 | -21 | 7 |
| 9 |  North Auckland |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 136 | 172 | -36 | 7 |
| 10 |  Southland |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 296 | -216 | 4 |
| 11 |  Waikato |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 126 | 194 | -68 | 4 |
Division 2
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Relegated to Division Three |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Taranaki |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 44 | +189 | 14 |
| 2 |  Hawke's Bay |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 85 | +108 | 10 |
| 3 |  Marlborough |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 102 | +31 | 10 |
| 4 |  King Country |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 102 | +27 | 10 |
| 5 |  Mid Canterbury |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 137 | -24 | 6 |
| 6 |  Wanganui |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 121 | -35 | 6 |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 175 | 100 | 2 |
| 8 |  West Coast |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 247 | -196 | 0 |
Division 3 (North)
The following table gives the final standings:[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Harbour |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 7 | +104 | 3 |
| 2 |  Poverty Bay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 42 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Thames Valley |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 2 |
| 4 |  East Coast |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 86 | -63 | 0 |
