Points table for matches completed by 3 May 1997

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	PD	TF	TA	TBP	LBP	Pts
Blues	9	8	1	0	356	221	+135			6	0	40
Hurricanes	9	6	0	3	345	234	+111			4	3	31
Brumbies	9	6	0	3	323	228	+95			7	0	31
Gauteng Lions	9	4	1	4	233	298	-65			3	1	22
Northern Transvaal	9	3	2	4	214	280	-66			4	0	20
Free State	9	4	0	5	255	288	-33			2	1	19
Chiefs	9	4	0	5	220	213	+7			1	1	18
Crusaders	9	3	1	5	208	221	-13			1	2	17
Waratahs	9	3	0	6	208	246	-38			2	2	16
Reds	9	3	0	6	220	243	-23			2	1	15
Highlanders	9	2	0	7	249	364	-115			4	1	13

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