| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 14 | 9 | - | 5 | 321 | 280 | 41 | - | 7 | 328 | 23.43 |
| 2 |  Wakefield | 12 | 9 | - | 3 | 324 | 177 | 147 | - | 4 | 328 | 27.33 |
| 3 |  Exeter Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 297 | 401 | -104 | - | 7 | 304 | 21.71 |
| 4 |  London Welsh | 12 | 6 | - | 6 | 281 | 279 | 2 | - | 7 | 288 | 24 |
| 5 | Bedford Blues | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 277 | 259 | 18 | - | 3 | 280 | 28 |
| 6 |  Manchester | 8 | 6 | - | 2 | 253 | 159 | 94 | - | 3 | 256 | 32 |
| 7 |  Rugby Lions | 6 | 6 | - | - | 244 | 97 | 147 | - | - | 244 | 40.67 |
| 8 |  Moseley | 10 | 5 | - | 5 | 234 | 187 | 47 | - | 5 | 239 | 23.9 |
| 9 |  Henley Hawks | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 233 | 230 | 3 | - | 5 | 238 | 29.75 |
| 10 |  Otley | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | 212 | 207 | 5 | - | 3 | 215 | 26.88 |
| 11 |  Birmingham Solihull | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 195 | 174 | 21 | - | 3 | 198 | 24.75 |
| 12 |  Waterloo | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 193 | 142 | 51 | - | 3 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 13 |  Plymouth Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 151 | 140 | 11 | - | 2 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 14 |  Rotherham Titans | 10 | 2 | - | 8 | 143 | 319 | -176 | - | 5 | 148 | 14.8 |
| 15 |  Worcester Warriors | 10 | 1 | - | 9 | 125 | 346 | -221 | - | 6 | 131 | 13.1 |
| 16 |  Cornish Pirates | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 128 | 100 | 28 | - | 1 | 129 | 32.25 |
| 17 |  Bristol Bears | 6 | 2 | - | 4 | 127 | 215 | -88 | - | 2 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 18 |  Blackheath | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 127 | 49 | 78 | - | 1 | 128 | 32 |
| 19 | Fylde | 4 | 4 | - | - | 104 | 42 | 62 | - | - | 104 | 26 |
| 20 | West Hartlepool | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 84 | 94 | -10 | - | 1 | 85 | 21.25 |
| 21 | Leeds Tykes | 6 | - | - | 6 | 73 | 188 | -115 | - | 3 | 76 | 12.67 |
| 22 |  Nottingham | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 34 | 48 | -14 | - | 1 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 23 |  London Scottish | 2 | - | - | 2 | 32 | 47 | -15 | - | 1 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 24 |  Sedgley Park | 2 | - | - | 2 | 14 | 48 | -34 | - | 1 | 15 | 7.5 |
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.