| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chiefs | 42 | 24 | - | 18 | 1083 | 931 | 152 | - | 15 | 1098 | 26.14 |
| 2 | Highlanders | 37 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1076 | 673 | 403 | - | 7 | 1083 | 29.27 |
| 3 | Hurricanes | 39 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 1057 | 787 | 270 | - | 10 | 1067 | 27.36 |
| 4 | Blues | 37 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 1013 | 673 | 340 | - | 8 | 1021 | 27.59 |
| 5 | New South Wales | 24 | 17 | - | 7 | 780 | 575 | 205 | - | 8 | 788 | 32.83 |
| 6 | Queensland Reds | 22 | 19 | - | 3 | 734 | 404 | 330 | - | 5 | 739 | 33.59 |
| 7 | Bulls | 21 | 13 | - | 8 | 691 | 465 | 226 | - | 9 | 700 | 33.33 |
| 8 | Brumbies | 21 | 17 | - | 4 | 670 | 400 | 270 | - | 6 | 676 | 32.19 |
| 9 | Lions | 18 | 16 | - | 2 | 601 | 366 | 235 | - | 3 | 604 | 33.56 |
| 10 | Sharks | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 565 | 336 | 229 | - | 5 | 570 | 31.67 |
| 11 | Western Stormers | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 511 | 274 | 237 | - | 4 | 515 | 30.29 |
| 12 | Melbourne Rebels | 11 | 9 | - | 2 | 468 | 218 | 250 | - | 2 | 470 | 42.73 |
| 13 | Western Force | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 463 | 256 | 207 | - | 2 | 465 | 33.21 |
| 14 | Cheetahs | 9 | 7 | - | 2 | 375 | 192 | 183 | - | 3 | 378 | 42 |
| 15 | Fijian Drua | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 134 | 36 | 98 | - | 1 | 135 | 45 |
| 16 | Southern Kings | 2 | 2 | - | - | 112 | 44 | 68 | - | - | 112 | 56 |
| 17 | Moana Pasifika | 3 | 3 | - | - | 112 | 40 | 72 | - | - | 112 | 37.33 |
| 18 | Jaguares | 3 | 3 | - | - | 91 | 32 | 59 | - | - | 91 | 30.33 |
| 19 | Sunwolves | 2 | 2 | - | - | 82 | 25 | 57 | - | - | 82 | 41 |
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.