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.
Division 1
The following table gives the final standings:
| 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:
| 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 |
Division 2 (South Island)
The following table gives the final standings:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mid Canterbury
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 78 | -76 | 12 |
| 2 |  Southland
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 157 | 61 | +96 | 12 |
| 3 |  Marlborough
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 59 | +68 | 10 |
| 4 |  South Canterbury
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 97 | -4 | 8 |
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|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 95 | -25 | 6 |
| 6 |  Nelson Bays
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 121 | -25 | 6 |
| 7 |  West Coast
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 121 | -50 | 2 |
| 8 |  North Otago
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 168 | -136 | 0 |
Promotion/relegation
Division Two South winner Mid Canterbury defeated Division Two North winner Taranaki 6 points to 3 in the playoff match. Mid-Canterbury then challenged Hawke's Bay, but were defeated 32 points to 15 for Hawke's Bay remained in Division One for the 1984 season.
References
- NPC Results 1976-2006 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-08-08)
- ^ "Rugby champ. points". The Press. 26 September 1983. p. 19.
- "Last-gasp win to Mid-Canty". The Press. 28 September 1983. p. 56.
- "Bay pack starves Mid-Canty". The Press. 10 October 1983. p. 21.
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