| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 253 | 195 | 58 | - | 2 | 255 | 31.88 |
| 2 |  Orrell | 8 | 5 | - | 3 | 230 | 233 | -3 | - | 4 | 234 | 29.25 |
| 3 |  Coventry | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 208 | 292 | -84 | - | 5 | 213 | 21.3 |
| 4 |  London Welsh | 10 | 3 | - | 7 | 194 | 240 | -46 | - | 7 | 201 | 20.1 |
| 5 |  Exeter Chiefs | 10 | 2 | - | 8 | 173 | 317 | -144 | - | 5 | 178 | 17.8 |
| 6 |  Bedford Blues | 8 | 2 | - | 6 | 164 | 285 | -121 | - | 4 | 168 | 21 |
| 7 | Wakefield | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 149 | 144 | 5 | - | 3 | 152 | 19 |
| 8 |  Birmingham Solihull | 8 | - | 2 | 6 | 139 | 218 | -79 | - | 3 | 142 | 17.75 |
| 9 |  Worcester Warriors | 8 | - | - | 8 | 137 | 358 | -221 | - | 4 | 141 | 17.63 |
| 10 |  Moseley | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 139 | 118 | 21 | - | 1 | 140 | 23.33 |
| 11 |  Otley | 8 | 1 | - | 7 | 122 | 195 | -73 | - | 3 | 125 | 15.63 |
| 12 |  Waterloo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 94 | 23 | - | - | 117 | 29.25 |
| 13 |  Rotherham Titans | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 83 | 223 | -140 | - | 4 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 14 |  Rugby Lions | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 76 | 74 | 2 | - | 2 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 15 |  Cornish Pirates | 4 | - | - | 4 | 72 | 115 | -43 | - | 2 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 16 | West Hartlepool | 2 | 2 | - | - | 66 | 16 | 50 | - | - | 66 | 33 |
| 17 |  Sedgley Park | 2 | 2 | - | - | 62 | 39 | 23 | - | - | 62 | 31 |
| 18 | Leeds Tykes | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 50 | 162 | -112 | - | 3 | 53 | 13.25 |
| 19 |  Bristol Bears | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 48 | 151 | -103 | - | 3 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 20 |  Plymouth Albion | 4 | - | - | 4 | 46 | 145 | -99 | - | 2 | 48 | 12 |
| 21 |  Nottingham | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 30 | 52 | -22 | - | 2 | 32 | 16 |
| 22 |  Bracknell | 2 | - | - | 2 | 30 | 39 | -9 | - | 1 | 31 | 15.5 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
PF = Points for,
PA = Points against,
PD = Points difference,
L<7 = Losing bonus points collected,
P/M = Points / match.