The National Provincial Championship, also known in short as the NPC or commercially known as the 'Radio New Zealand National Championship', was the predecessor to the current ITM Cup and Heartland Championship in New Zealand rugby. 1976 was the first year of the National Provincial Championship, Bay of Plenty were the winners of Division 1, while Taranaki and South Canterbury were the winners of Division 2 North Island and Division 2 South Island respectively.
Division 1
Standings
These were the NPC Division 1 standings for the 1976 season.
Radio New Zealand National Championship 1976 Division 1 | ||||||||||||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | Bay of Plenty | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 112 | +83 | 25 | 17 | ||||
2 | Manawatu (RS) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 104 | +38 | 17 | 15 | ||||
3 | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 133 | +27 | 19 | 13 | ||||
4 | Canterbury | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 118 | +35 | 20 | 12 | ||||
5 | Counties | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 107 | +11 | 20 | 12 | ||||
6 | Wellington | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 165 | 122 | +43 | 20 | 11 | ||||
7 | Otago | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 148 | +42 | 11 | 10 | ||||
8 | Hawke's Bay | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 125 | 130 | -5 | 18 | 8 | ||||
9 | Marlborough | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 146 | 192 | -46 | 19 | 6 | ||||
10 | Southland | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 105 | 161 | -56 | 13 | 5 | ||||
11 | North Auckland | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 164 | −88 | 8 | 1 |
Games
May 1976
12 May 1976 | Hawke's Bay | 7 – 10 | Auckland | McLean Park, Napier | ||
Try: R.L. Stuart Pen: R.K. Whinham |
Try: T.M. Saseve Pen: S.L. Watt Drop: M.K. Sisam |
Referee: W.L. Adlam (Wanganui) |
19 May 1976 | Canterbury | 23 – 9 | Marlborough | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
Try: S.C. Cartwright T.W. Mitchell M.R. MacEwan J.K. Phillips Con: M.D. Heffernan (2) Pen: M.D. Heffernan |
Pen: S.W.P. Marfell (3) | Referee: D.H. Millar (Otago) |
June 1976
7 June 1976 | Manawatu | 23 – 13 | Wellington | Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | ||
Tries: D.L. Rollerson (2), K. W. Granger
Con: D.L. Rollerson |
Tries: G.W. Skipper
Pen: C.J. Currie (2) |
Referee: C.P. Gregan ( Waikato ) |
16 June 1976 | Counties | 12 – 19 | Auckland | The Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
Tries: L.J. Hughes, A.G. Dalton, Patrick Yates | Tries: T.G. Morrison (2)
Con: S.L. Watts |
Referee: I.J. Clarke ( Waikato) |
26 June 1976 | North Auckland | 3 – 12 | Auckland | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Pen: S. Semenoff | Tries: D.L. Palmer
Con: S.L. Watt |
Referee: K.H. Lynch ( Poverty Bay) |
26 June 1976 | Counties | 4 – 15 | Wellington | The Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
Tries: Patrick Yates | Tries: Grant Grifith
Con: C.J. Currie |
Referee: M.G. Farnworth ( Auckland) |
July 1976
3 July 1976 | Bay of Plenty | 9 – 10 | Counties | The Stadium, Rotorua | ||
Pen: T.J. Waaka (2) Drop: L.J. Brake |
Tries: R.J. Palmer, H.J. Habraken
Con: G.K. Taylor |
Referee: D. Cooper ( Poverty Bay) |
8 July 1976 | Manawatu | 19 – 6 | North Auckland | Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | ||
Tries: M.G. Watts, M.W. Donaldson, G.S. Bowater
Con: D.L. Rollerson (2) |
Pen: B.H. McCarroll (2) | Referee: B.W. Duffy ( Taranaki) |
10 July 1976 | Wellington | 13 – 0 | North Auckland | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
Tries: Stu Wilson, K.L. Phelan
Con: C.J. Currie |
Referee: B. Williams ( West Coast) |
13 July 1976 | Marlborough | 24 – 17 | North Auckland | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
Tries: D.W. Neal (2), B.P. Dwyer
Con: K.G. Sutherland (3) |
Tries: P.R. Halse (2), D.A. Haynes
Con: B.H. McCarroll |
Referee: N.C. Thomas ( Manawatu) |
17 July 1976 | Southland | 9 – 23 | Manawatu | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Tries: C.R. Davis
Con: G.T. Valli |
Tries: P.W. Broederlow, K.G. Maharey, M.A. Wright, D.L. Rollerson
Con: D.L. Rollerson (2) |
Referee: L. Te Au ( South Canterbury) |
20 July 1976 | Otago | 0 – 0 | Manawatu | Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin | ||
Referee: J.G. MacDonald ( North Otago) |
20 July 1976 | Marlborough | 15 – 25 | Auckland | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
Tries: D.W. Neal, M.J. Best
Con: K.G. Sutherland (2) |
Tries: T.G. Morrison, H.K. Whiu, B.G. Ashworth, G.J. Rich
Con: S.L. Watt (3) |
Referee: A. Creighton ( Otago) |
24 July 1976 | Hawke's Bay | 33 – 10 | Marlborough | Nelson Park, Hastings | ||
Tries: R.P. Hunter (3), I.G. Grant, R.P. Bremmer
Con: R.D. Cox (2) |
Tries: M.J. Best
Pen: K.G. Sutherland |
Referee: D.R. Buckland ( Wellington) |
27 July 1976 | Counties | 10 – 6 | Marlborough | The Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
Tries: R.J. Palmer
Pen: R.N. Lendrum |
Tries: S.W.P. Marfell
Con: K.G. Sutherland |
Referee: R.C. Francis ( Wairarapa Bush) |
31 July 1976 | Marlborough | 13 – 24 | Bay of Plenty | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
Tries: P.G. Neal
Pen: K.G. Sutherland (3) |
Tries: E.J.T. Stokes (2), J.B. Spry, Allan McNaughton, Graham Moore
Con: Gregory Rowlands |
Referee: N.B. Whittaker ( Manawatu) |
August 1976
4 August 1976 | Wellington | 18 – 18 | Bay of Plenty | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
Tries: G.W. Skipper
Con: B.W. Cederwall |
Pen: Gregory Rowlands (4), T.J. Waaka Drop: Gregory Rowlands |
Referee: M.G. Farnworth ( Auckland) |
7 August 1976 | Manawatu | 9 – 28 | Bay of Plenty | Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | ||
Pen: D.L. Rollerson (2), S.M. Murphy | Tries: E.J.T. Stokes, N.M. Taylor, J.T. Kamizona, L. Keepa
Con: Gregory Rowlands (3) |
Referee: R.J. Watson ( North Auckland) |
7 August 1976 | Southland | 9 – 10 | Otago | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Pen: G.T. Valli (2) Drop: N.J. Polson |
Tries: Kenneth Mitchell
Pen: B.W. Wilson |
Referee: T.F. Doocey ( Canterbury) |
11 August 1976 | Otago | 6 – 18 | Hawke's Bay | Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin | ||
Pen: B.W. Wilson (2) | Tries: T.J. Carter, P.J. Ryan, D.S. McCarroll
Con: R.D. Cox (3) |
Referee: B. Williams ( West Coast) |
11 August 1976 | Manawatu | 15 – 10 | Canterbury | Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | ||
Tries: P.W. Broederlow
Con: D.L. Rollerson |
Tries: Vance Stewart, M.D. Heffernan
Con: M.D. Heffernan |
Referee: W.L. Adlam ( Wanganui) |
14 August 1976 | Southland | 6 – 7 | Hawke's Bay | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Pen: G.T. Valli (2) | Tries:R.L. Stuart
Pen: R.D. Cox |
Referee: J. Walker ( Otago) |
14 August 1976 | North Auckland | 13 – 21 | Canterbury | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Tries: M.J. Gunson
Pen: B.H. McCarroll (2), R.D. Laurie |
Tries: S.C. Cartwright (2), J.K. Phillips, A.C.R. Jefferd
Con: M.D. Heffernan |
Referee: J.R. Innes ( Counties) |
17 August 1976 | Bay of Plenty | 12 – 6 | Canterbury | The Domain, Tauranga | ||
Tries: Graham Moore
Con: Gregory Rowlands |
Pen: R.G. Wilson (2) | Referee: K.H. Lynch ( Poverty Bay) |
18 August 1976 | Auckland (RS) | 9 – 9 | Southland | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Pen: S.L. Watt (3) | Tries: D.R. Saunders
Con: G.T. Valli |
Referee: B.W. Duffy ( Taranaki) |
21 August 1976 | Auckland (RS) | 10 – 12 | Manawatu | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Tries: Andy Haden, T.G. Morrison
Con: S.L. Watt |
Tries: D.L. Rollerson
Con: D.A. Hales |
Referee: C.P. Gregan ( Waikato ) |
21 August 1976 | Canterbury | 13 – 6 | Hawke's Bay | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
Tries: A.J. Wyllie, S.C. Cartwright
Con: M.D. Heffernan |
Pen: R.D. Cox (2) | Referee: G.L. Harrison ( Wellington) |
21 August 1976 | Bay of Plenty | 27 – 12 | Southland | The Domain, Whakatane | ||
Tries: E.J.T. Stokes (2), P.M. Horrocks, A.C. Brown, Graham Moore
Con: Gregory Rowlands, T.J. Waaka |
Tries: L.M. Rutledge
Con: G.T. Valli |
Referee: J.P.G. Pring (Auckland) |
24 August 1976 | Counties | 12 – 14 | Manawatu | The Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
Tries: Patrick Yates (2)
Con: M.M. Codlin (2) |
Tries: K.W. Granger, D.L. Rollerson, M.G. Watts
Con: D.A. Hales |
Referee: L. Paul |
24 August 1976 | North Auckland | 9 – 15 | Southland | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Tries: M.M. Dyer
Con: B.H. McCarroll |
Tries: L.M. Rutledge, A.A. McGregor
Con: G.T. Valli (2) |
Referee: K.H. Lawrence ( Bay of Plenty) |
28 August 1976 | Auckland | 28 – 31 | Bay of Plenty | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Tries: T.G. Morrison, D.N. Thorn, G.J. Rich
Con: S.L. Watt (2) |
Tries: A.C. Brown, N.M. Taylor, Graham Moore
Con: Gregory Rowlands (2) |
Referee: D.H. Millar ( Otago) |
28 August 1976 | Hawke's Bay | 25 – 16 | North Auckland | McLean Park, Napier | ||
Tries: D.S. McCarroll (2), P.J. Durham (2), R.P. Hunter
Con: R.D. Cox |
Tries: H.K. Sowman, D.A. Haynes, M.J. Gunson
Con: B.H. McCarroll (2) |
Referee: A. Bailey ( Wellington) |
28 August 1976 | Otago | 16 – 6 | Counties | Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin | ||
Tries: T.J. Burcher
Pen: B.W. Wilson (3) |
Pen: M.M. Codlin (2) | Referee: A.R. Taylor ( Canterbury) |
28 August 1976 | Wellington | 14 – 15 | Canterbury | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
Tries: Stu Wilson (2)
Pen: R.S. Cleland (2) |
Tries: P.A. Macfie, Don Stewart
Con: M.D. Heffernan (2) |
Referee: W.L. Adlam ( Wanganui) |
September 1976
1 September 1976 | Southland | 10 – 19 | Counties | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Tries: M.A. Mitchell, G.T. Valli
Con: G.T. Valli |
Tries: R.N. Lendrum, Peter Clotworthy, J. Rawiri
Con: R.N. Lendrum (2) |
Referee: S.C. Miller ( South Canterbury) |
4 September 1976 | Auckland | 16 – 26 | Otago | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Tries: G.L. Colling, G.J. Rich
Con: S.L. Watt |
Tries: L.A. Clark, M.W.R. Jaffray, A.C. Barton, B.W. Wilson
Con: B.W. Wilson (2) |
Referee: P.A. McDavitt ( Wellington) |
4 September 1976 | Hawke's Bay | 13 – 25 | Wellington | Nelson Park, Hastings | ||
Tries: Junior Paraha, P.J. Durham
Con: R.D. Cox |
Tries: W.G. Proctor (2), Stu Wilson (2)
Con: R.S. Cleland (3) |
Referee: K.H. Lynch ( Poverty Bay) |
4 September 1976 | Canterbury | 6 – 11 | Counties | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
Pen: M.D. Heffernan (2) | Tries: Patrick Yates (2)
Drop: R.N. Lendrum |
Referee: B.M. Dawson ( Southland) |
4 September 1976 | Marlborough | 28 – 12 | Southland | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
Tries: B.R. Ford, R.E. Gordon, John Davie, D.W. Neal
Con: K.G. Sutherland (3) |
Tries: L.M. Rutledge (2)
Con:G.T. Valli (2) |
Referee: J.G. Macdonald ( North Otago) |
4 September 1976 | North Auckland | 3 – 17 | Bay of Plenty | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Pen: R.D. Laurie | Tries: Graham Moore, N.M. Taylor, Gregory Rowlands
Con: Gregory Rowlands |
Referee: C.P. Gregan ( Waikato ) |
8 September 1976 | North Auckland | 3 – 3 | Otago | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Pen: R.D. Laurie | Pen: B.W. Wilson | Referee: R.J. Watson ( North Auckland) |
12 September 1976 | Canterbury | 16 – 7 | Southland | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
Tries: G.E. Brain
Pen: M.D. Heffernan (4) |
Tries: C.R. Davis
Drop: B.J. McKechnie |
Referee: D.H. Millar ( Otago) |
12 September 1976 | Manawatu(RS) | 15 – 3 | Hawke's Bay | Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North | ||
Tries: M.G. Watts, A.C. Innes
Con: D.L. Rollerson (2) |
Pen: R.D. Cox | Referee: J.P.G. Pring ( Auckland) |
12 September 1976 | Wellington | 9 – 12 | Auckland | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
Tries: G.W. Skipper
Con: R.S. Cleland |
Tries: T.G. Morrison, Andy Haden
Con: S.L. Watt (2) |
Referee: N.C. Thomas ( Manawatu) |
13 September 1976 | Bay of Plenty | 19 – 6 | Otago | The Stadium, Rotorua | ||
Tries: J.T. Kamizona, P.M. Horrocks, L.J. Brake
Con: Gregory Rowlands (2) |
Pen: B.W. Wilson (2) | Referee: W.L. Adlam ( Wanganui) |
15 September 1976 | Counties | 15 – 6 | North Auckland | The Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
Tries: E.S. McRobbie, R.N. Lendrum
Con: M.M. Codlin (2) |
Pen: Ross McAllister (2) | Referee: B.W. Duffy ( Taranaki) |
16 September 1976 | Southland | 16 – 13 | Wellington | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Tries: J.W. Ellis, R.A. Ramsey, D.R. Saunders
Con: G.T. Valli (2) |
Tries: G.W. Skipper, W.G. Proctor
Con: R.S. Cleland |
Referee: B. Williams ( West Coast) |
18 September 1976 | Auckland | 19 – 9 | Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Tries: D.N. Thorn, J.S. McLachlan
Con: S.L. Watt |
Pen: M.D. Heffernan (3) | Referee: N.B. Whittaker ( Manawatu) |
18 September 1976 | Otago | 7 – 29 | Wellington | Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin | ||
Tries: J.S. Colling
Pen: B.W. Wilson |
Tries: I.N. Stevens (2), P.B. Quinn, S.S. Wilson
Con: C.J. Currie (2) |
Referee: L. Te Au ( South Canterbury) |
18 September 1976 | Marlborough | 13 – 12 | Manawatu | Lansdowne Park, Blenheim | ||
Tries: John Davie, B.R. Ford
Con: K.G. Sutherland |
Pen: D.L. Rollerson (3)
Drop: B. Wright |
Referee: G.L. Harrison ( Wellington) |
18 September 1976 | Bay of Plenty | 10 – 7 | Hawke's Bay | The Stadium Rotorua | ||
Tries: Gregory Rowlands
Pen: Gregory Rowlands (2) |
Tries: D.S. McCarroll
Pen: R.D. Cox |
Referee: J.R. Innes ( Counties) |
22 September 1976 | Otago | 20 – 14 | Marlborough | Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin | ||
Tries: T.J. Burcher, A.C. Barton, M.W.R. Jaffray
Con: B.W. Wilson |
Tries: B.R. Ford, B.A. Kenny
Pen: K.G. Sutherland (2) |
Referee: B.M. Dawson ( Southland) |
25 September 1976 | Canterbury | 34 – 12 | Otago | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
Tries: D.J. Stewart (2), John Munro, A.C.R. Jefferd, J.C. Ashworth
Con: M.D. Heffernan (4) |
Tries: R.A. Roy
Con: B.W. Wilson |
Referee: A. Bailey ( Wellington) |
25 September 1976 | Wellington | 16 – 14 | Marlborough | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
Tries: S.S. Wilson, W.G. Proctor
Con: C.J. Currie |
Tries: A.R. Sutherland (3)
Con: K.G. Sutherland |
Referee: R.C. Francis ( Wairarapa Bush) |
25 September 1976 | Hawke's Bay | 6 – 19 | Counties | McLean Park, Napier | ||
Pen: R.K. Whinham (2) | Tries: H.P. Milner (2), Patrick Yates, O.T. Burnside
Drop: R.N. Lendrum |
Referee: P.A. McDavitt ( Wellington) |
Division 2 (North Island)
Standings
These were the NPC Division 2 standings (North Island) for the 1976 season.
Radio New Zealand National Championship 1976 Division 2 (North Island) | ||||||||||||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | Taranaki | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 49 | +160 | 28 | 16 | ||||
2 | Wanganui | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 87 | +129 | 31 | 14 | ||||
3 | King Country | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 144 | -34 | 9 | 9 | ||||
4 | Poverty Bay | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 115 | -23 | 11 | 8 | ||||
5 | Waikato | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 76 | +97 | 28 | 8 | ||||
6 | Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 107 | -9 | 13 | 8 | ||||
7 | East Coast | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 214 | -173 | 6 | 4 | ||||
8 | Thames Valley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 70 | 128 | -58 | 6 | 3 | ||||
9 | Horowhenua | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 94 | 183 | -89 | 15 | 2 |
Games
May 1976
8 May 1976 | Horowhenua | 11 – 12 | East Coast | Park Domain Oval, Levin | ||
Tries: M.D. Nutting, L.R. Robinson
Pen: L.R. Robinson |
Pen: V.J. Takarangi (4) | Referee: C.J. Pedley ( Wanganui ) |
June 1976
7 June 1976 | Wanganui | 12 – 32 | Taranaki | Spriggens Park, Wanganui | ||
Tries: R.B. Dallison
Con: R.B. Barrell |
Tries: A.I. Scown (2), J. O'Sullivan, R.P. Wharehoka, Herbie Kowhai
Con: Paul Martin (2), S.C. Davidson |
Referee: N.C. Thomas ( Manawatu) |
16 June 1976 | Waikato | 23 – 3 | Thames Valley | Rugby Park, Hamilton | ||
Tries: P.C. Gilbert (2), A.L. Clark, R.G. Myers
Con: A.W. Baker (2) |
Pen: W.G. Bax | Referee: H.K. Innes ( North Auckland) |
19 June 1976 | Wanganui | 45 – 4 | Horowhenua | Spriggins Park, Wanganui | ||
Tries: A.B. Middleton (2), R.B. Barrell (2), F.W. Hill, R.B. Dallison, R.R.W. Manson
Con: R.B. Barrell (4) |
Tries: M.G. Brodie | Referee: K.H. Lawrence ( Bay of Plenty) |
26 June 1976 | Thames Valley | 4 – 12 | East Coast | Rugby Park, Waihi | ||
Tries: D.O. Strange | Tries: T.M. Keelan, W. Truman, J. McClutchie | Referee: G.R. Urbahn ( North Auckland) |
July 1976
3 July 1976 | East Coast | 0 – 22 | Poverty Bay | Uawa Domain, Tolaga Bay | ||
Tries: G.R. Newlands
Pen: G.B. Ross (5) |
Referee: L.R. Woodgate ( Bay of Plenty) |
14 July 1976 | Thames Valley | 9 – 9 | King Country | Sports Domain, Te Aroha | ||
Pen: W.G. Bax (3) | Try: M.R. Kidd
Con: J.R. Barr |
Referee: I.A. Burrell ( Bay of Plenty) |
24 July 1976 | Wanganui | 28 – 9 | King Country | Spriggens Park, Wanganui | ||
Tries: R.J. Murray, R.B. Dallison, P.A. Bailey, R.B. Stafford, A.B. Middleton
Con: R.B. Barrell (4) |
Pen: J.R. Barr (3) | Referee: C. Anderson ( Nelson Bays) |
28 July 1976 | King Country | 6 – 3 | Wairarapa Bush | The Domain, Taumarunui | ||
Tries: P. Bowen
Con: J.R. Barr |
Pen: N.F. Kjestrup | Referee: G. Klatt ( Counties) |
31 July 1976 | Waikato | 7 – 8 | Wairarapa Bush | Rugby Park, Hamilton | ||
Tries: K.M. Greene
Pen: A.W. Baker |
Tries: K.W. Carter (2) | Referee: B. Marsh ( Hawke's Bay) |
August 1976
7 August 1976 | Horowhenua | 11 – 16 | Thames Valley | Park Domain Oval, Levin | ||
Tries: M.D. Nutting, M.G. Brodie
Pen: M.G. Brodie |
Tries: Pita Cherrington, D.O. Strange
Con: K.D. Moloney |
Referee: I.W. Diprose ( Buller) |
10 August 1976 | Wairarapa Bush | 20 – 11 | Thames Valley | Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
Tries: A.J. O'Neill
Con: N.F. Kjestrup |
Tries: D.O. Strange, D.G. McMillan
Pen: A.H. Fisher |
Referee: A. Bailey ( Wellington) |
12 August 1976 | Poverty Bay | 13 – 6 | Thames Valley | Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
Tries: G.B. Ross, M. Whitehead
Con: G.B. Ross |
Pen: K.D. Moloney (2) | Referee: L. Watkins ( Hawke's Bay) |
14 August 1976 | Wairarapa Bush | 18 – 4 | East Coast | Rugby Park, Pahiatua | ||
Tries: A.J. O'Neill, R.E. Robertson
Con: N.F. Kjestrup (2) |
Tries: R.N. Falcon | Referee: W.J. Bringans ( Wellington) |
14 August 1976 | Taranaki | 16 – 6 | King Country | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | ||
Tries: J. O'Sullivan, G.N.K. Mourie
Con: S.C. Davidson |
Tries: M.R. Kidd
Con: N.W. Pye |
Referee: N.C. Thomas ( Manawatu) |
17 August 1976 | Thames Valley | 12 – 20 | Wanganui | The Domain, Paeroa | ||
Pen: W.G. Bax (4) | Tries: R.R.W. Manson, R.B. Dallison, V.B. Patrick
Con: R.B. Barrell |
Referee: E.G. Pennell ( Auckland) |
18 August 1976 | King Country | 9 – 8 | Poverty Bay | Island Reserve, Ōtorohanga | ||
Tries: D.M. Flavell
Con: N.W. Pye |
Tries: P.J. Duncan, G.W. Allen | Referee: L.R. Woodgate ( Bay of Plenty) |
19 August 1976 | East Coast | 3 – 54 | Wanganui | Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
Pen: H.T. Roberts | Tries: R.J. Murray (3), V.B. Patrick (2), Douglas Patchett, R.R.W. Manson, J.E. Knofflock, penalty try
Con: R.B. Barrell (6) |
Referee: K.H. Lynch ( Poverty Bay) |
21 August 1976 | Poverty Bay | 7 – 17 | Wanganui | Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
Tries: R.A. Newlands
Pen: John Whittle |
Tries: J.E. Knofflock, Douglas Patchett
Pen: R.B. Barrell (2) |
Referee: P.A. Arthur ( Auckland) |
21 August 1976 | King Country | 13 – 47 | Waikato | The Domain, Taumarunui | ||
Tries: M.R. Kidd, J.W. Tarrant
Con: J.R. Barr |
Tries: R.B. Litt (2), K.J. Magill, M.B. Taylor, A.L. Clark, R.G. Myers, P.C. Gilbert
Con: A.W. Baker (5) |
Referee: H.L. Miller ( Counties) |
21 August 1976 | Taranaki | 6 – 3 | Horowhenua | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | ||
Pen: S.C. Davidson (2) | Pen: M.G. Brodie | Referee: C. Aitken ( Nelson Bays) |
26 August 1976 | East Coast | 0 – 41 | Taranaki | Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
Tries: S.B. Brophy, D.G. Avison, R.B. McEldowney, I.M. Eliason, J. O'Sullivan, A.I. Scown
Con: D.G. Avison (4) |
Referee: G. Way ( Thames Valley) |
28 August 1976 | Poverty Bay | 6 – 43 | Taranaki | Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
Pen: G.B. Ross (2) | Tries: R.J. Fraser (2), S.B. Brophy (2), R.P. Wharehoka
Con: D.G. Avison |
Referee: I. Burrell ( Bay of Plenty) |
28 August 1976 | Horowhenua | 12 – 23 | Wairarapa Bush | Park Domain Oval, Levin | ||
Tries: R.C. Pulowski, M.G. Brodie
Con: M.G. Brodie (2) |
Tries: Michael Barnes (2), B.J. McConnochie, B.B. Patrick
Con: N.F. Kjestrup (2) |
Referee: L.D. Daines ( Marlborough) |
28 August 1976 | Wanganui | 21 – 7 | Waikato | Spriggins Park, Wanganui | ||
Tries: R.R.W. Manson, G.D. Mitchinson
Con: R.B. Barrell (2) |
Tries: Michael Deane
Pen: A.W. Baker |
Referee: T.F. Doocey ( Canterbury) |
September 1976
4 September 1976 | Poverty Bay | 15 – 14 | Waikato | Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
Tries: Nigel Shanks, S.J. Spence
Con: John Whittle (2) |
Tries: C. Ormsby, R.G. Myers
Drop: B. Taylor (2) |
Referee: N.B. Whittaker ( Manawatu) |
4 September 1976 | Taranaki | 42 – 10 | Wairarapa Bush | Rugby Park, New Plymouth | ||
Tries: S.B. Brophy (2), J. O'Sullivan (2), G.N.K. Mourie, D.S. Loveridge, I.M. Eliason
Con: D.G. Avison (4) |
Tries: N.P. Sargent
Pen: N.F. Kjestrup (2) |
Referee: C.J. Pedley ( Wairarapa Bush) |
7 September 1976 | East Coast | 0 – 39 | Waikato | Whakarua Park, Ruatoria | ||
Tries: M.B. Taylor (2), R.B. Litt (2), K.J. Magill, P.C. Gilbert, G.L. Irwin, D.R. McGlashan
Con: A.W. Baker (2) |
Referee: V. Thurston ( Hawke's Bay) |
8 September 1976 | King Country | 29 – 23 | Horowhenua | Rugby Park, Te Kuiti | ||
Tries: M.R. Kidd (3), Graham Potaka, N.W. Pye, D.M. Flavell
Con: M.J. Lang (3) |
Tries: P.L. Martin (2), M.D. Nutting, J.W. Luoni
Con: M.G. Brodie (2) |
Referee: C.W. Alford ( King Country) |
11 September 1976 | Waikato | 33 – 7 | Horowhenua | Rugby Park, Hamilton | ||
Tries: C. Ormsby (2), K.M. Greene (2), J.W. O'Rourke
Con: R.B. Litt (2) |
Tries: M.D. Nutting
Pen: M.G. Brodie |
Referee: P.R. Harpur ( King Country) |
11 September 1976 | Wairarapa Bush | 3 – 6 | Poverty Bay | Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
Pen: N.F. Kjestrup | Tries: G.R. Newlands
Con: John Whittle |
Referee: J.G.O. Stubbs ( King Country) |
15 September 1976 | Horowhenua | 23 – 15 | Poverty Bay | Park Domain Oval, Levin | ||
Tries: M.D. Nutting (3), G.H. Hobson
Con: M.G. Brodie (2) |
Tries: G.W. Thompson, B.H. Sherriff
Con: G.B. Ross (2) |
Referee: J. Luckin ( Taranaki) |
16 September 1976 | Thames Valley | 9 – 20 | Taranaki | Rugby Park, Waihi | ||
Tries: Huia Martin
Con: W.G. Bax Pen: W.G. Bax (3) |
Tries: D.S. Loveridge, J. O'Sullivan
Pen: D.G. Avison (3) Drop: I.R. Snook |
Referee: K.H. Lawrence ( Bay of Plenty) |
18 September 1976 | Wairarapa Bush | 13 – 19 | Wanganui | Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
Tries: B.B. Patrick
Pen: N.F. Kjestrup (3) |
Tries: R.B. Barrell, R.J. Murray
Con: R.B. Barrell Pen: R.B. Barrell (3) |
Referee: L. Auckram ( Horowhenua) |
18 September 1976 | Waikato | 3 – 9 | Taranaki | Rugby Park, Hamilton | ||
Pen: A.W. Baker | Tries: G.N.K. Mourie
Con: D.G. Avison |
Referee: R.J. Watson ( North Auckland) |
18 September 1976 | King Country | 25 – 10 | East Coast | Island Reserve, Ōtorohanga | ||
Tries: B.W. Donovan (2), M.R. Kidd, R.J. Takiari
Con: M.J. Lang (3) |
Tries: J. Morice, H. Reedy
Con: H.T. Roberts |
Referee: L.R. Woodgate ( Bay of Plenty) |
Division 2 (South Island)
Standings
These were the NPC Division 2 standings (South Island) for the 1976 season.
Radio New Zealand National Championship 1976 Division 2 (South Island) | ||||||||||||||
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | South Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 39 | +64 | 14 | 8 | ||||
2 | Buller | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 9 | 6 | ||||
3 | Nelson Bays | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 77 | -5 | 11 | 6 | ||||
4 | Mid Canterbury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
5 | West Coast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 6 | 3 | ||||
6 | North Otago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 115 | -74 | 6 | 2 |
Games
June 1976
7 June 1976 | Buller | 9 – 14 | Nelson Bays | Victoria Square, Westport | ||
Tries: C.F. Cochrane
Con: G.W. Hart |
Tries: S.W. Robertson, P.A. Burgess, R. Neighbours
Con: M. Hodgson |
Referee: J.G. MacDonald (North Otago) |
July 1976
17 July 1976 | Nelson Bays | 17 – 14 | Mid Canterbury | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | ||
Tries: C.C. Haigh (2)
Pen: W.B. Lucre (3) |
Tries: Peter MacGregor, M.H.L. Tapley
Pen: M.H.L. Tapley (2) |
Referee: L. Auckram (Horowhenua) |
21 July 1976 | Buller | 6 – 7 | Mid Canterbury | Victoria Square, Westport | ||
Pen: G.W. Hart (2) | Tries: M.H.L. Tapley
Pen: M.H.L. Tapley |
Referee: T.K. Armstrong (Canterbury) |
24 July 1976 | West Coast | 9 – 9 | Mid Canterbury | Cass Square, Hokitika | ||
Tries: G.J. Cook
Con: R.F. Nelson |
Pen: M.H.L. Tapley | Referee: P.R. Harpur (King Country) |
31 July 1976 | West Coast | 6 – 16 | Buller | Rugby Park, Greymouth | ||
Pen: R.F. Nelson | Tries: C.A. Fussell, P.G. Alexander
Con: G.W. Hart |
Referee: G. Way (Thames Valley) |
August 1976
7 August 1976 | Nelson Bays | 24 – 3 | North Otago | Rugby Park, Motueka | ||
Tries: S.W. Robertson, W.B. Lucre, C.C. Haigh, G. Organ
Con: W.B. Lucre |
Pen: P.R. Whyte | Referee: R.A. Brown (Wairarapa Bush) |
14 August 1976 | Mid Canterbury | 17 – 13 | North Otago | Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
Tries: A.J. Grieve (2), M.H.L. Tapley
Con: M.H.L. Tapley |
Tries: R.J. May, P.R. Whyte
Con: P.R. Whyte |
Referee: L.M. Craven (Marlborough) |
14 August 1976 | South Canterbury | 15 – 9 | West Coast | Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
Tries: R.S. Heron
Con: D.A. Nicol |
Tries: C.R. Skates
Con: R.F. Nelson |
Referee: K. McLoughlin (Otago) |
17 August 1976 | North Otago | 16 – 7 | West Coast | Centennial Park, Oamaru | ||
Tries: P. Johnson, P.R. Whyte, W.J. Cooper
Con: P.R. Whyte (2) |
Tries: B.G. Davidson
Pen: R.F. Nelson |
Referee: M. Jarvis (Southland) |
21 August 1976 | Buller | 14 – 7 | South Canterbury | Victoria Square, Westport | ||
Tries: A.M. Mundy (2), J.R. Dickson
Con: G.W. Hart |
Tries: R.S. Heron
Pen: D.A. Nicol |
Referee: R.C. Francis (Wairarapa Bush) |
24 August 1976 | Nelson Bays | 10 – 23 | South Canterbury | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | ||
Tries: G.J. Lummis
Pen: W.B. Lucre (2) |
Tries: P.J. Grant, R.S. Heron, A.M. McLaren
Con: D.A. Nicol |
Referee: B.G. Whale (Wairarapa Bush) |
September 1976
4 September 1976 | Mid Canterbury | 3 – 10 | South Canterbury | Showgrounds, Ashburton | ||
Pen: M.H.L. Tapley | Tries: R.S. Heron
Pen: D.A. Nicol |
Referee: A. Creighton (Otago) |
4 September 1976 | Nelson Bays | 7 – 28 | West Coast | Trafalgar Park, Nelson | ||
Tries: C.C. Haigh
Pen: W.B. Lucre |
Tries: G.J. Cook (2), J.A. Steffan
Con: R.F. Nelson (2) |
Referee: A.W. Lilley (Mid Canterbury) |
11 September 1976 | South Canterbury | 48 – 3 | North Otago | Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
Tries: R.S. Heron (2), G.D. Hannan (2), I.D. Palmer, A.M. McLaren, N.F. Richards, Paul Hewitson
Con: D.A. Nicol (5) |
Pen: P.R. Whyte | Referee: M. Jarvis (Southland) |
18 September 1976 | North Otago | 6 – 19 | Buller | Centennial Park, Oamaru | ||
Tries: Richard McNamara
Con: B. Simpson |
Tries: A.M. Mundy (2), L.W. Kearns
Con: T.G. Aldridge |
Referee: A. Gormack (Southland) |
Promotion/relegation games
As North Auckland came last in Division 1, the unbeaten winners of Division 2 (North Island) who were Taranaki got promoted to Division 1 to replace North Auckland.
South Canterbury who won Division 2 (South Island) had a chance to be promoted up to Division 1 where they faced Southland but lost the game 24 to 11 and so did not get promoted.