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.

These were the NPC Division 1 standings for the 1976 season.

Con: D.L. Rollerson
Pen: D.L. Rollerson (2)

Pen: C.J. Currie (2)
Drop: B.W. Cederwall

Con: S.L. Watts
Pen: S.L. Watts (2)
Drop: P.J. Parlane

Con: S.L. Watt
Pen: S.L. Watt
Drop: H.K. Whiu

Con: C.J. Currie
Pen: C.J. Currie (3)

Drop: L.J. Brake

Con: G.K. Taylor

Con: D.L. Rollerson (2)
Drop: D.L. Rollerson

Con: C.J. Currie
Pen: C.J. Currie

Con: K.G. Sutherland (3)
Pen: K.G. Sutherland
Drop: R.E. Gordon

Con: B.H. McCarroll
Pen: B.H. McCarroll

Con: G.T. Valli
Pen: G.T. Valli

Con: D.L. Rollerson (2)
Drop: D.L. Rollerson

Con: K.G. Sutherland (2)
Pen: K.G. Sutherland

Con: S.L. Watt (3)
Pen: S.L. Watt

Con: R.D. Cox (2)
Pen: R.D. Cox (3)

Pen: K.G. Sutherland
Drop: R.E. Gordon

Pen: R.N. Lendrum
Drop: R.N. Lendrum

Con: K.G. Sutherland

Pen: K.G. Sutherland (3)

Con: Gregory Rowlands

Con: B.W. Cederwall
Pen: B.W. Cederwall (4)

Drop: Gregory Rowlands

Con: Gregory Rowlands (3)
Pen: Gregory Rowlands (2)

Drop: N.J. Polson

Pen: B.W. Wilson
Drop: B.A. Guthrie

Con: R.D. Cox (3)

Con: D.L. Rollerson
Pen: D.L. Rollerson (2)
Drop: Brian Morris

Con: M.D. Heffernan