Ireland produce a sensational display to beat an all-conquering New Zealand side for the first time, running out 40-29 winners in Chicago.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crusaders | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 33 | ||
| 2 | Linfield | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 27 | ||
| 3 | Ballymena United | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 4 | Cliftonville | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 26 | ||
| 5 | Coleraine | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Glenavon | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 7 | Ards | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 20 | ||
| 8 | Dungannon Swifts | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 9 | Glentoran | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 18 | ||
| 10 | Ballinamallard United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 33 | -18 | 11 | ||
| 11 | Carrick Rangers | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 36 | -24 | 8 | ||
| 12 | Portadown | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -19 | -2 | ||
A last-gasp Paul Smyth equaliser rescues a point for nine-man Linfield in a drama-filled encounter against Glenavon.
Philip Mulryne, a former NI international from west Belfast, is ordained as a Catholic deacon.
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