The top two conference winners, based on table points, receive first-round byes.

[2] The two-legged promotion/relegation play-off initially scheduled between the bottom team in the South African Conference and the Southern Kings was abolished following a meeting on 13 February 2014.

The two semi-final winners will progress to the final, with the team with the higher seeding having home advantage.

Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows:[4] Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three), Log points, Number of games won, Overall points difference, Number of tries scored, Overall try difference Key: The following fixtures were released 7 October 2013.

[7] The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2014 Super Rugby season.