| TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
LOST |
DREW |
POINTS FOR |
POINTS AGAINST |
POINTS DIFFERENCE |
TRIES FOR |
TRIES AGAINST |
LOSS BONUS |
TRIES BONUS |
POINTS |
| Crusaders | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 369 | 176 | 193 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 52 |
| Waratahs | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 255 | 186 | 69 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 43 |
| Sharks | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 271 | 209 | 62 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 42 |
| Hurricanes | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 310 | 204 | 106 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 41 |
| Stormers | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 269 | 211 | 58 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| Blues | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 354 | 267 | 87 | 41 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
| Chiefs | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 348 | 349 | -1 | 44 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 34 |
| Force | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 247 | 278 | -31 | 26 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| Brumbies | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 277 | 317 | -40 | 36 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| Bulls | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 324 | 347 | -23 | 34 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| Highlanders | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 257 | 338 | -81 | 29 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
| Reds | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 258 | 323 | -65 | 32 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Cheetahs | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 255 | 428 | -173 | 34 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Lions | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 206 | 367 | -161 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 12 |