| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leinster | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 580 | 363 | 217 | 13 | - | 79 | 4.39 |
| 2 |  Ulster | 18 | 13 | - | 5 | 554 | 378 | 176 | 12 | 4 | 68 | 3.78 |
| 3 |  Western Stormers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 531 | 391 | 140 | 13 | 3 | 68 | 3.78 |
| 4 | Glasgow Warriors | 18 | 13 | - | 5 | 498 | 403 | 95 | 11 | - | 63 | 3.5 |
| 5 |  Munster | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 470 | 357 | 113 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 3.06 |
| 6 | Bulls | 18 | 10 | - | 8 | 613 | 448 | 165 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 2.94 |
| 7 | Connacht | 18 | 10 | - | 8 | 456 | 426 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 2.78 |
| 8 | Sharks | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 486 | 480 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 2.67 |
| 9 | Lions | 18 | 9 | - | 9 | 454 | 538 | -84 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 2.5 |
| 10 |  Cardiff Blues | 18 | 9 | - | 9 | 425 | 470 | -45 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 2.44 |
| 11 | Benetton Treviso | 18 | 8 | - | 10 | 440 | 533 | -93 | 8 | 1 | 41 | 2.28 |
| 12 |  Edinburgh Rugby | 18 | 6 | - | 12 | 466 | 467 | -1 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 2.11 |
| 13 | Ospreys | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 400 | 514 | -114 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 1.94 |
| 14 |  Scarlets | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 435 | 506 | -71 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 1.89 |
| 15 | Gwent Dragons | 18 | 4 | - | 14 | 391 | 534 | -143 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Zebre | 18 | - | - | 18 | 343 | 734 | -391 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.61 |
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.