| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
PF |
PA |
PD |
TF |
TA |
BPts |
Pts |
| GROUP A |
| 1 | Blue Bulls | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 90 | 105 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Western Province | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 109 | 94 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Free State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 108 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 173 | 156 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Sharks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 198 | 165 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Leopards | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 119 | 191 | -72 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Griffons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 322 | -224 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
| GROUP B |
| 1 | Eastern Province | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 53 | 90 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Pumas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 208 | 75 | 133 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| 3 | Boland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 96 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | Valke | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 124 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | SWD | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 129 | -77 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Griquas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 165 | -93 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Border | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 167 | -126 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 5 |
