All 12 teams are included with full team cards including try scorers and individual goal kicker ranges, separate home and away team ratings, and control charts for home-and-away and neutral venue matches.
 
Auckland became champions for a fourth time, when Waikato were defeated in the final for a second straight year, in a 41-10 demolition at Eden Park.
 
The regular season saw Auckland, Wellington and ACT all finish with 12 wins and 2 losses, but the other two were defeated in the semi-finals.
 
Despite finally making their first-ever playoffs, the continuing shrinking of world club rugby continued, with after the season Melbourne leaving the competition due to financial issues. Already knowing their fate, they would lose their quarter-final 47-20 to Wellington.