| TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
LOST |
DREW |
POINTS FOR |
POINTS AGAINST |
POINTS DIFFERENCE |
TRIES FOR |
TRIES AGAINST |
LOSS BONUS |
TRIES BONUS |
POINTS |
| Blue Bulls | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 545 | 315 | 230 | 69 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 56 |
| Western Province | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 547 | 347 | 200 | 74 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 46 |
| Cheetahs | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 425 | 337 | 88 | 45 | 41 | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| Lions | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 481 | 426 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 45 |
| Sharks | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 429 | 396 | 33 | 50 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 33 |
| Griquas | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 377 | 477 | -100 | 46 | 62 | 2 | 6 | 28 |
| Pumas | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 319 | 515 | -196 | 37 | 67 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Eagles | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 272 | 582 | -310 | 34 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 13 |