| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ulster | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 577 | 348 | 229 | 8 | 3 | 81 | 3.68 |
| 2 |  Leinster | 22 | 17 | - | 5 | 585 | 379 | 206 | 9 | 1 | 78 | 3.55 |
| 3 |  Glasgow Warriors | 22 | 16 | - | 6 | 544 | 326 | 218 | 9 | 3 | 76 | 3.45 |
| 4 |  Scarlets | 22 | 15 | - | 7 | 436 | 406 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 3 |
| 5 | Ospreys | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 471 | 342 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 2.82 |
| 6 |  Munster | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 442 | 389 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 2.45 |
| 7 | Benetton Treviso | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 414 | 450 | -36 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2.27 |
| 8 | Connacht | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 353 | 422 | -69 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 9 |  Cardiff Blues | 22 | 8 | - | 14 | 348 | 490 | -142 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 10 |  Edinburgh Rugby | 22 | 7 | - | 15 | 399 | 504 | -105 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1.64 |
| 11 | Gwent Dragons | 22 | 6 | - | 16 | 361 | 589 | -228 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 12 | Zebre | 22 | - | - | 22 | 291 | 576 | -285 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.45 |
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.