| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lions | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 611 | 523 | 88 | - | 8 | 619 | 25.79 |
| 2 | Bulls | 28 | 16 | - | 12 | 575 | 622 | -47 | - | 12 | 587 | 20.96 |
| 3 | Cheetahs | 19 | 14 | - | 5 | 521 | 358 | 163 | - | 7 | 528 | 27.79 |
| 4 | Sharks | 27 | 12 | - | 15 | 496 | 519 | -23 | - | 11 | 507 | 18.78 |
| 5 | Queensland Reds | 16 | 10 | - | 6 | 380 | 357 | 23 | - | 8 | 388 | 24.25 |
| 6 | Chiefs | 16 | 6 | - | 10 | 380 | 468 | -88 | - | 7 | 387 | 24.19 |
| 7 | Hurricanes | 16 | 8 | - | 8 | 371 | 342 | 29 | - | 7 | 378 | 23.63 |
| 8 | Highlanders | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 367 | 386 | -19 | - | 6 | 373 | 23.31 |
| 9 | New South Wales | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 348 | 325 | 23 | - | 6 | 354 | 22.13 |
| 10 | Blues | 16 | 7 | - | 9 | 348 | 380 | -32 | - | 5 | 353 | 22.06 |
| 11 | Brumbies | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 304 | 358 | -54 | - | 6 | 310 | 19.38 |
| 12 | Crusaders | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 274 | 511 | -237 | - | 9 | 283 | 16.65 |
| 13 | Melbourne Rebels | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 250 | 142 | 108 | - | 2 | 252 | 36 |
| 14 | Sunwolves | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 126 | 87 | - | 1 | 214 | 35.67 |
| 15 | Western Force | 9 | 8 | - | 1 | 213 | 123 | 90 | - | 1 | 214 | 23.78 |
| 16 | Southern Kings | 4 | 4 | - | - | 136 | 57 | 79 | - | - | 136 | 34 |
| 17 | Jaguares | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 132 | 98 | 34 | - | 2 | 134 | 22.33 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
PF = Points for,
PA = Points against,
PD = Points difference,
L<7 = Losing bonus points collected,
P/M = Points / match.