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1976 National Provincial Championship

The 1976 season was the inaugural year of the National Provincial Championship (NPC), also known for sponsorship reasons as the Radio New Zealand National Championship, a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. 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 Results May June July August September ==Division 2 (North Island)==
Division 2 (North Island)
Standings Results May June July August September ==Division 2 (South Island)==
Division 2 (South Island)
Standings Results June July August September ==Promotion/relegation matches==
Promotion/relegation matches
As North Auckland came last in Division 1, the unbeaten winners of Division 2 (North Island), Taranaki, were promoted to Division 1 to replace them. South Canterbury won Division 2 (South Island), giving them a promotion play-off against Southland; they lost the game 24–11 remained in Division 2. ==References==
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