| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BPts | Pts |
| 1 | Sharks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 492 | 300 | 192 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 52 |
| 2 | Vodacom Western Province | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 520 | 280 | 240 | 59 | 28 | 8 | 48 |
| 3 | Vodacom Free State Cheetahs | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 488 | 323 | 165 | 60 | 33 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Vodacom Blue Bulls | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 437 | 374 | 63 | 47 | 39 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Xerox Lions | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 401 | 407 | -6 | 45 | 46 | 11 | 39 |
| 6 | GWK Griquas | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 477 | 496 | -19 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Barloworld Toyota Pumas | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 329 | 573 | -244 | 45 | 78 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Platinum Leopards | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 263 | 654 | -391 | 30 | 94 | 5 | 5 |