| TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
LOST |
DREW |
POINTS FOR |
POINTS AGAINST |
POINTS DIFFERENCE |
TRIES FOR |
TRIES AGAINST |
LOSS BONUS |
TRIES BONUS |
POINTS |
| Crusaders | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 459 | 281 | 178 | 61 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 44 |
| Waratahs | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 174 | 148 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 44 |
| Bulls | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 301 | 229 | 72 | 36 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| Hurricanes | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 283 | 248 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
| Brumbies | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 260 | 268 | -8 | 33 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 272 | 250 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 28 |
| Blues | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 243 | 216 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Highlanders | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 221 | 214 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Stormers | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 215 | 320 | -105 | 25 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Reds | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 282 | -97 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Cats | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 226 | 326 | -100 | 23 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Sharks | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 205 | 384 | -179 | 26 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 11 |