1976 National Provincial Championship
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
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 195 | 112 | +83 | 25 | 17 | ||||
2 | Template:Rut Manawatu (RS) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 104 | +38 | 17 | 15 | ||||
3 | Template:Rut Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 160 | 133 | +27 | 19 | 13 | ||||
4 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 118 | +35 | 20 | 12 | ||||
5 | Counties | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 107 | +11 | 20 | 12 | ||||
6 | Template:Rut Wellington | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 165 | 122 | +43 | 20 | 11 | ||||
7 | Template:Rut Otago | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 148 | +42 | 11 | 10 | ||||
8 | Template:Rut Hawke's Bay | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 125 | 130 | -5 | 18 | 8 | ||||
9 | Template:Rut Marlborough | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 146 | 192 | -46 | 19 | 6 | ||||
10 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Manawatu | 23 – 13 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Waikato ) |
16 June 1976 | Counties | 12 – 19 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Waikato) |
26 June 1976 | North Auckland | 3 – 12 | Template:Rut Auckland | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Pen: S. Semenoff | Tries: D.L. Palmer
Con: S.L. Watt |
Referee: K.H. Lynch ( Template:Rut Poverty Bay) |
26 June 1976 | Counties | 4 – 15 | Template:Rut Wellington | The Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
Tries: Patrick Yates | Tries: Grant Grifith
Con: C.J. Currie |
Referee: M.G. Farnworth (Template:Rut Auckland) |
July 1976
3 July 1976 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Poverty Bay) |
8 July 1976 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Taranaki) |
10 July 1976 | Template:Rut Wellington | 13 – 0 | North Auckland | Athletic Park, Wellington | ||
Tries: Stu Wilson, K.L. Phelan
Con: C.J. Currie |
Referee: B. Williams ( Template:Rut West Coast) |
13 July 1976 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
17 July 1976 | Template:Rut Southland | 9 – 23 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut South Canterbury) |
20 July 1976 | Template:Rut Otago | 0 – 0 | Template:Rut Manawatu | Carisbrook Ground, Dunedin | ||
Referee: J.G. MacDonald ( Template:Rut North Otago) |
20 July 1976 | Template:Rut Marlborough | 15 – 25 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Otago) |
24 July 1976 | Template:Rut Hawke's Bay | 33 – 10 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
27 July 1976 | Counties | 10 – 6 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush) |
31 July 1976 | Template:Rut Marlborough | 13 – 24 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
August 1976
4 August 1976 | Template:Rut Wellington | 18 – 18 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Auckland) |
7 August 1976 | Template:Rut Manawatu | 9 – 28 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Southland | 9 – 10 | Template:Rut Otago | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Pen: G.T. Valli (2) Drop: N.J. Polson |
Tries: Kenneth Mitchell
Pen: B.W. Wilson |
Referee: T.F. Doocey (Template:Rut Canterbury) |
11 August 1976 | Template:Rut Otago | 6 – 18 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut West Coast) |
11 August 1976 | Template:Rut Manawatu | 15 – 10 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Wanganui) |
14 August 1976 | Template:Rut Southland | 6 – 7 | Template:Rut Hawke's Bay | Rugby Park, Invercargill | ||
Pen: G.T. Valli (2) | Tries:R.L. Stuart
Pen: R.D. Cox |
Referee: J. Walker (Template:Rut Otago) |
14 August 1976 | North Auckland | 13 – 21 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 12 – 6 | Template:Rut Canterbury | The Domain, Tauranga | ||
Tries: Graham Moore
Con: Gregory Rowlands |
Pen: R.G. Wilson (2) | Referee: K.H. Lynch ( Template:Rut Poverty Bay) |
18 August 1976 | Template:Rut Auckland (RS) | 9 – 9 | Template:Rut Southland | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Pen: S.L. Watt (3) | Tries: D.R. Saunders
Con: G.T. Valli |
Referee: B.W. Duffy (Template:Rut Taranaki) |
21 August 1976 | Template:Rut Auckland (RS) | 10 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Waikato ) |
21 August 1976 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 13 – 6 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
21 August 1976 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 27 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
28 August 1976 | Template:Rut Auckland | 28 – 31 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Otago) |
28 August 1976 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
28 August 1976 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Canterbury) |
28 August 1976 | Template:Rut Wellington | 14 – 15 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Wanganui) |
September 1976
1 September 1976 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut South Canterbury) |
4 September 1976 | Template:Rut Auckland | 16 – 26 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
4 September 1976 | Template:Rut Hawke's Bay | 13 – 25 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Poverty Bay) |
4 September 1976 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 6 – 11 | Counties | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||
Pen: M.D. Heffernan (2) | Tries: Patrick Yates (2)
Drop: R.N. Lendrum |
Referee: B.M. Dawson (Template:Rut Southland) |
4 September 1976 | Template:Rut Marlborough | 28 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut North Otago) |
4 September 1976 | North Auckland | 3 – 17 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Waikato ) |
8 September 1976 | North Auckland | 3 – 3 | Template:Rut Otago | Okara Park Stadium, Whangarei | ||
Pen: R.D. Laurie | Pen: B.W. Wilson | Referee: R.J. Watson ( North Auckland) |
12 September 1976 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 16 – 7 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Otago) |
12 September 1976 | Template:Rut Manawatu(RS) | 15 – 3 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Auckland) |
12 September 1976 | Template:Rut Wellington | 9 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
13 September 1976 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 19 – 6 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Taranaki) |
16 September 1976 | Template:Rut Southland | 16 – 13 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut West Coast) |
18 September 1976 | Template:Rut Auckland | 19 – 9 | Template:Rut Canterbury | Eden Park, Auckland | ||
Tries: D.N. Thorn, J.S. McLachlan
Con: S.L. Watt |
Pen: M.D. Heffernan (3) | Referee: N.B. Whittaker (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
18 September 1976 | Template:Rut Otago | 7 – 29 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut South Canterbury) |
18 September 1976 | Template:Rut Marlborough | 13 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
18 September 1976 | Template:Rut Bay of Plenty | 10 – 7 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Otago | 20 – 14 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Southland) |
25 September 1976 | Template:Rut Canterbury | 34 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
25 September 1976 | Template:Rut Wellington | 16 – 14 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush) |
25 September 1976 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut 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)
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | Template:Rut Taranaki | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 49 | +160 | 28 | 16 | ||||
2 | Template:Rut Wanganui | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 216 | 87 | +129 | 31 | 14 | ||||
3 | Template:Rut King Country | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 144 | -34 | 9 | 9 | ||||
4 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 115 | -23 | 11 | 8 | ||||
5 | Template:Rut Waikato | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 76 | +97 | 28 | 8 | ||||
6 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 107 | -9 | 13 | 8 | ||||
7 | Template:Rut East Coast | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 214 | -173 | 6 | 4 | ||||
8 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Wanganui ) |
June 1976
7 June 1976 | Template:Rut Wanganui | 12 – 32 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
16 June 1976 | Template:Rut Waikato | 23 – 3 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
26 June 1976 | Template:Rut Thames Valley | 4 – 12 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut East Coast | 0 – 22 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | Uawa Domain, Tolaga Bay | ||
Tries: G.R. Newlands
Pen: G.B. Ross (5) |
Referee: L.R. Woodgate (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
14 July 1976 | Template:Rut Thames Valley | 9 – 9 | Template:Rut King Country | Sports Domain, Te Aroha | ||
Pen: W.G. Bax (3) | Try: M.R. Kidd
Con: J.R. Barr |
Referee: I.A. Burrell (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
24 July 1976 | Template:Rut Wanganui | 28 – 9 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut King Country | 6 – 3 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | The Domain, Taumarunui | ||
Tries: P. Bowen
Con: J.R. Barr |
Pen: N.F. Kjestrup | Referee: G. Klatt ( Counties) |
31 July 1976 | Template:Rut Waikato | 7 – 8 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | Rugby Park, Hamilton | ||
Tries: K.M. Greene
Pen: A.W. Baker |
Tries: K.W. Carter (2) | Referee: B. Marsh (Template:Rut Hawke's Bay) |
August 1976
7 August 1976 | Horowhenua | 11 – 16 | Template:Rut 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 (File:Buller.png Template:Rut Buller) |
10 August 1976 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | 20 – 11 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
12 August 1976 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | 13 – 6 | Template:Rut Thames Valley | Rugby Park, Gisborne | ||
Tries: G.B. Ross, M. Whitehead
Con: G.B. Ross |
Pen: K.D. Moloney (2) | Referee: L. Watkins (Template:Rut Hawke's Bay) |
14 August 1976 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | 18 – 4 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Wellington) |
14 August 1976 | Template:Rut Taranaki | 16 – 6 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
17 August 1976 | Template:Rut Thames Valley | 12 – 20 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Auckland) |
18 August 1976 | Template:Rut King Country | 9 – 8 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | Island Reserve, Otorohanga | ||
Tries: D.M. Flavell
Con: N.W. Pye |
Tries: P.J. Duncan, G.W. Allen | Referee: L.R. Woodgate (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
19 August 1976 | Template:Rut East Coast | 3 – 54 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Poverty Bay) |
21 August 1976 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | 7 – 17 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Auckland) |
21 August 1976 | Template:Rut King Country | 13 – 47 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut East Coast | 0 – 41 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Thames Valley) |
28 August 1976 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | 6 – 43 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
28 August 1976 | Horowhenua | 12 – 23 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Marlborough) |
28 August 1976 | Template:Rut Wanganui | 21 – 7 | Template:Rut Waikato | Spriggins Park, Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Canterbury) |
September 1976
4 September 1976 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | 15 – 14 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Manawatu) |
4 September 1976 | Template:Rut Taranaki | 42 – 10 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush) |
7 September 1976 | Template:Rut East Coast | 0 – 39 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Hawke's Bay) |
8 September 1976 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut King Country) |
11 September 1976 | Template:Rut 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 ( Template:Rut King Country) |
11 September 1976 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | 3 – 6 | Template:Rut Poverty Bay | Memorial Park, Masterton | ||
Pen: N.F. Kjestrup | Tries: G.R. Newlands
Con: John Whittle |
Referee: J.G.O. Stubbs ( Template:Rut King Country) |
15 September 1976 | Horowhenua | 23 – 15 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Taranaki) |
16 September 1976 | Template:Rut Thames Valley | 9 – 20 | Template:Rut 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 (Template:Rut Bay of Plenty) |
18 September 1976 | Template:Rut Wairarapa Bush | 13 – 19 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Waikato | 3 – 9 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut King Country | 25 – 10 | Template:Rut East Coast | Island Reserve, Otorohanga | ||
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 (Template:Rut 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)
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | Pts | |||||
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1 | Template:Rut South Canterbury | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 39 | +64 | 14 | 8 | ||||
2 | File:Buller.png Template:Rut Buller | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 9 | 6 | ||||
3 | Nelson Bays | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 77 | -5 | 11 | 6 | ||||
4 | Template:Rut Mid Canterbury | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 6 | 5 | ||||
5 | Template:Rut West Coast | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 6 | 3 | ||||
6 | Template:Rut North Otago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 115 | -74 | 6 | 2 |
Games
June 1976
7 June 1976 | File:Buller.png Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 | File:Buller.png Template:Rut Buller | 6 – 7 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut West Coast | 9 – 9 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut West Coast | 6 – 16 | File:Buller.png Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Mid Canterbury | 17 – 13 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut South Canterbury | 15 – 9 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut North Otago | 16 – 7 | Template:Rut 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 | File:Buller.png Template:Rut Buller | 14 – 7 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut Mid Canterbury | 3 – 10 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut South Canterbury | 48 – 3 | Template:Rut 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 | Template:Rut North Otago | 6 – 19 | File:Buller.png Template:Rut 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.