How can I suppress a null row in RTF template?

How can I suppress a null row in RTF template?

The row exists but has all fields null.

I keep track of the row position using position() XPATH expression and sorting the rows by ID.

Since the row is null it always comes up as the first row with position()=1 .

My formatting for the row with position()=1 is different then all subsequent rows and my conditional formatting that is based on the row.

Or is there a way to sort records in ascending order but in such a way that the null comes up as last?