| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glasgow Warriors | 21 | 16 | - | 5 | 621 | 380 | 241 | 15 | 2 | 81 | 3.86 |
| 2 |  Munster | 21 | 16 | - | 5 | 612 | 348 | 264 | 11 | 2 | 77 | 3.67 |
| 3 |  Leinster | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 672 | 385 | 287 | 12 | 2 | 76 | 3.62 |
| 4 |  Ulster | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 441 | 424 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 63 | 3 |
| 5 | Connacht | 21 | 12 | - | 9 | 475 | 394 | 81 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 2.9 |
| 6 | Ospreys | 21 | 12 | - | 9 | 445 | 404 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 2.76 |
| 7 | Benetton Treviso | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 474 | 431 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 2.71 |
| 8 |  Cardiff Blues | 21 | 10 | - | 11 | 497 | 451 | 46 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 2.57 |
| 9 |  Scarlets | 21 | 10 | - | 11 | 510 | 470 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 2.48 |
| 10 |  Edinburgh Rugby | 21 | 10 | - | 11 | 431 | 436 | -5 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 2.43 |
| 11 | Cheetahs | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 541 | 606 | -65 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 2.19 |
| 12 | Gwent Dragons | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 339 | 599 | -260 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 13 | Southern Kings | 21 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 385 | 735 | -350 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Zebre | 21 | 3 | - | 18 | 260 | 640 | -380 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0.9 |
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.