Points table for matches completed by 18 May 1997

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts
Blues	11	10	1	0	435	283	+152			8	0	50
Brumbies	11	8	0	3	406	291	+115			9	0	41
Hurricanes	11	6	0	5	416	314	+102			5	5	34
Gauteng Lions	11	5	1	5	302	346	-44			5	1	28
Crusaders	11	5	1	5	272	235	+37			2	2	26
Free State	11	5	0	6	301	327	-26			3	2	25
Northern Transvaal	11	3	3	5	264	342	-78			4	0	22
Waratahs	11	4	0	7	255	296	-41			2	2	20
Reds	11	4	0	7	263	318	-55			3	1	20
Chiefs	11	4	0	7	272	295	-23			2	1	19
Highlanders	11	3	0	8	299	409	-110			4	1	17

Result Date		Team	Pts		Team	Pts
28 Feb 1997		Chiefs	4		Hurricanes	1	Table | Match
1 Mar 1997		Brumbies	4		Reds	1	Table | Match
		Northern Transvaal	3		Blues	3	Match
2 Mar 1997		Gauteng Lions	4		Free State	1	Table | Match
7 Mar 1997		Crusaders	4		Hurricanes	1	Table | Match
		Blues	4		Free State	0	Match
8 Mar 1997		Chiefs	4		Waratahs	1	Table | Match
		Northern Transvaal	4		Reds	0	Match
9 Mar 1997		Gauteng Lions	5		Brumbies	1	Table | Match
14 Mar 1997		Waratahs	4		Crusaders	0	Table | Match
		Gauteng Lions	5		Highlanders	1	Match
15 Mar 1997		Blues	4		Chiefs	0	Table | Match
		Free State	4		Reds	0	Match
16 Mar 1997		Hurricanes	5		Northern Transvaal	1	Table | Match
22 Mar 1997		Chiefs	4		Reds	0	Table | Match
		Highlanders	4		Northern Transvaal	0	Match
		Brumbies	5		Crusaders	1	Match
		Gauteng Lions	4		Waratahs	0	Match
28 Mar 1997		Brumbies	5		Northern Transvaal	0	Table | Match
29 Mar 1997		Crusaders	4		Chiefs	0	Table | Match
		Hurricanes	4		Gauteng Lions	2	Match
30 Mar 1997		Free State	5		Highlanders	0	Table | Match
31 Mar 1997		Blues	5		Reds	0	Table | Match
4 Apr 1997		Blues	4		Crusaders	1	Table | Match
		Brumbies	5		Free State	0	Match
5 Apr 1997		Reds	5		Highlanders	0	Table | Match
6 Apr 1997		Waratahs	5		Northern Transvaal	1	Table | Match
12 Apr 1997		Blues	5		Brumbies	1	Table | Match
		Highlanders	4		Crusaders	0	Match
		Hurricanes	5		Reds	0	Match
		Waratahs	5		Free State	0	Match
		Gauteng Lions	2		Northern Transvaal	2	Match
18 Apr 1997		Brumbies	4		Highlanders	1	Table | Match
19 Apr 1997		Blues	5		Gauteng Lions	0	Table | Match
		Reds	4		Waratahs	0	Match
		Northern Transvaal	5		Chiefs	1	Match
20 Apr 1997		Hurricanes	5		Free State	0	Table | Match
25 Apr 1997		Crusaders	4		Gauteng Lions	0	Table | Match
26 Apr 1997		Hurricanes	5		Highlanders	1	Table | Match
		Brumbies	5		Waratahs	0	Match
		Free State	5		Chiefs	0	Match
2 May 1997		Hurricanes	4		Waratahs	0	Table | Match
3 May 1997		Chiefs	5		Gauteng Lions	0	Table | Match
		Blues	5		Highlanders	1	Match
		Northern Transvaal	4		Crusaders	1	Match
9 May 1997		Waratahs	4		Highlanders	0	Table | Match
		Brumbies	5		Chiefs	1	Match
10 May 1997		Blues	5		Hurricanes	2	Table | Match
		Reds	5		Gauteng Lions	1	Match
		Crusaders	4		Free State	1	Match
16 May 1997		Highlanders	4		Chiefs	0	Table | Match
		Free State	5		Northern Transvaal	0	Match
17 May 1997		Crusaders	5		Reds	0	Table | Match
		Blues	5		Waratahs	0	Match
18 May 1997		Brumbies	5		Hurricanes	1	Table | Match