| TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
LOST |
DREW |
POINTS FOR |
POINTS AGAINST |
POINTS DIFFERENCE |
TRIES FOR |
TRIES AGAINST |
LOSS BONUS |
TRIES BONUS |
POINTS |
| Queensland Reds | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 320 | 247 | 73 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| Auckland Blues | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 408 | 354 | 54 | 55 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 41 |
| Northern Transvaal | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 329 | 208 | 121 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 38 |
| Natal | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 389 | 277 | 112 | 47 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| ACT Brumbies | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 306 | 273 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| NSW Waratahs | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 312 | 290 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| Waikato Chiefs | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 291 | 269 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Otago Highlanders | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 329 | 391 | -62 | 39 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| Wellington Hurricanes | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 290 | 353 | -63 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Transvaal | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 233 | 299 | -66 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Western Province | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 251 | 353 | -102 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Canterbury Crusaders | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 234 | 378 | -144 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 13 |