| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Auckland | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 435 | 283 | 50 |
| ACT | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 406 | 291 | 41 |
| Wellington | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 416 | 314 | 34 |
| Natal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 321 | 350 | 30 |
| Gauteng | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 302 | 346 | 28 |
| Canterbury | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 272 | 235 | 26 |
| Free State | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 301 | 327 | 25 |
| N Transvaal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 264 | 342 | 22 |
| NSW | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 255 | 296 | 20 |
| Queensland | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 263 | 318 | 20 |
| Waikato | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 272 | 295 | 19 |
| Otago | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 299 | 409 | 17 |