| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Highlanders | 19 | 14 | - | 5 | 502 | 372 | 130 | - | 4 | 506 | 26.63 |
| 2 | Hurricanes | 18 | 8 | - | 10 | 428 | 433 | -5 | - | 1 | 429 | 23.83 |
| 3 | Chiefs | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 390 | 384 | 6 | - | 3 | 393 | 23.12 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 382 | 422 | -40 | - | 2 | 384 | 21.33 |
| 5 | New South Wales | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 366 | 204 | 162 | - | 3 | 369 | 33.55 |
| 6 | Brumbies | 12 | 9 | - | 3 | 323 | 204 | 119 | - | 3 | 326 | 27.17 |
| 7 | Queensland Reds | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 323 | 187 | 136 | - | 2 | 325 | 36.11 |
| 8 | Bulls | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 163 | 115 | - | 2 | 280 | 35 |
| 9 | Sharks | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 226 | 235 | -9 | - | 1 | 227 | 28.38 |
| 10 | Western Force | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 214 | 121 | 93 | - | - | 214 | 30.57 |
| 11 | Lions | 7 | 6 | - | 1 | 211 | 67 | 144 | - | - | 211 | 30.14 |
| 12 | Melbourne Rebels | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 193 | 133 | 60 | - | 2 | 195 | 39 |
| 13 | Cheetahs | 5 | 5 | - | - | 191 | 104 | 87 | - | 1 | 192 | 38.4 |
| 14 | Western Stormers | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 165 | 140 | 25 | - | 2 | 167 | 23.86 |
| 15 | Fijian Drua | 2 | 2 | - | - | 69 | 28 | 41 | - | - | 69 | 34.5 |
| 16 | Jaguares | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 37 | 36 | 1 | - | - | 37 | 18.5 |
| 17 | Moana Pasifika | 1 | 1 | - | - | 31 | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| 18 | Sunwolves | 1 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 28 | 28 |
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.