1987 National Provincial Championship
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The 1987 season was the twelfth 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 90 | +285 | 40 |
| 2 |  Wellington |
10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 286 | 163 | +122 | 36 |
| 3 |  Otago |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 150 | +26 | 27 |
| 4 |  Bay of Plenty |
10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 257 | 228 | +29 | 26 |
| 5 |  Canterbury |
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 201 | 183 | +18 | 22 |
| 6 |  Waikato |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 201 | 227 | -26 | 19 |
| 7 |  Counties |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 186 | 244 | -58 | 19 |
| 8 |  North Auckland |
10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 180 | 206 | -26 | 18 |
| 9 |  Manawatu |
10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 211 | 273 | -62 | 14 |
| 10 |  Taranaki |
10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 128 | 302 | -174 | 9 |
| 11 |  Wairarapa Bush |
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 123 | 258 | -135 | 9 |
