NZ National Competition : 2016 Season

This season there were eight instead of seven sides, divided into two groups (for an overview of the teams, simply click here). Group A had the top four and Group B the lower ranked teams. Three of them drew at the top but goal difference put the two Auckland based teams into the final.

Group B now had new teams. The Central team was replaced by a component of that former team, Taranaki. The same happened with Waikato taking over from the larger catchment of Waicoa Bay. Perennial wooden spoon winner Northern were totally replaced by a team from the other end of the country, Southland. The eighth side was a Canterbury Development team. Waikato took the group from Southland and Taranaki came last.

2016 a	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
Counties Manukau Stingrays	3	2	0	1	142	64	78	4
Akarana Falcons	3	2	0	1	116	88	28	4
Canterbury Bulls	3	2	0	1	94	78	16	4
Wellington Orcas	3	0	0	3	52	176	-124	0
2016 b	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	Pts
Waikato	3	3	0	0	134	14	120	6
Southland Rams	3	2	0	1	54	76	-22	4
Canterbury Development	3	1	0	2	66	62	4	2
Taranaki Sharks	3	0	0	3	28	130	-102	0

A promotion relegation match was held and Waikato moved up with a 38-14 win over wellington who went down to the lower division. the grand final saw Akarana take the title off Counties-Manukau  with a 32-12 result.

For the 2017 season, just click here.
For the 2015 season, please click here.