| 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 |
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