Table:

Pos. Team P W B PTS
1 BoP 2 2 2 10
2 Tasman 1 1 1 5
3 Taranaki 1 1 1 5
4 Canterbury 1 1 1 5
5 Hawke’s Bay 1 1 1 5
6 Wellington 1 1 1 5
7 Southland 1 1 0 4
8 North Harbour 1 0 1 1
9 Counties-Manukau 2 0 1 1
10 Auckland 1 0 0 0
11 Otago 1 0 0 0
12 Northland 1 0 0 0
13 Waikato 1 0 0 0
14 Manawatū 1 0 0 0

Fixtures:

Friday 16/08:

  • Otago v Auckland

Saturday 17/08:

  • Northland v Manawatū
  • Tasman v Canterbury
  • Hawke’s Bay v Southland (Ranfurly Shield Challenge)

Sunday 18/08:

  • BoP v North Harbour
  • Wellington v Taranaki
  • Counties-Manukau v Waikato

My Predictions:

  • Auckland 13+
  • Northland 21+
  • Tasman 6-
  • Hawkes-Bay 6+ (Hoping to make it to McLean Park for this one)
  • BoP 13+
  • Taranaki 6-
  • Waikato 13-