| TEAM |
PLAYED |
WON |
LOST |
DREW |
POINTS FOR |
POINTS AGAINST |
POINTS DIFFERENCE |
TRIES FOR |
TRIES AGAINST |
LOSS BONUS |
TRIES BONUS |
POINTS |
| Sharks | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 355 | 214 | 141 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 45 |
| Bulls | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 388 | 223 | 165 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 42 |
| Crusaders | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 382 | 235 | 147 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 42 |
| Blues | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 355 | 235 | 120 | 41 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 42 |
| Brumbies | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 234 | 173 | 61 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| Chiefs | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 373 | 321 | 52 | 43 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| Force | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 276 | 292 | -16 | 28 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| Hurricanes | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 247 | 300 | -53 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| Highlanders | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 235 | 301 | -66 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| Stormers | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 249 | 326 | -77 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Cheetahs | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 265 | 342 | -77 | 30 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Lions | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 284 | -109 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Waratahs | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 266 | 317 | -51 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| Reds | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 201 | 438 | -237 | 15 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 11 |