| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Orrell | 4 | 4 | - | - | 148 | 91 | 57 | - | 1 | 149 | 37.25 |
| 2 |  Manchester | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 137 | 79 | 58 | - | - | 137 | 34.25 |
| 3 |  Coventry | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 126 | 170 | -44 | - | 1 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 4 |  Exeter Chiefs | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | 116 | 148 | -32 | - | - | 116 | 23.2 |
| 5 |  London Welsh | 5 | 3 | - | 2 | 101 | 99 | 2 | - | 2 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 6 |  Wakefield | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 100 | 60 | 40 | - | 1 | 101 | 25.25 |
| 7 |  Birmingham Solihull | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 80 | 108 | -28 | - | - | 80 | 20 |
| 8 | Bedford Blues | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 76 | 105 | -29 | - | - | 76 | 19 |
| 9 |  Moseley | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 73 | 59 | 14 | - | - | 73 | 24.33 |
| 10 |  Worcester Warriors | 4 | - | - | 4 | 70 | 147 | -77 | - | - | 70 | 17.5 |
| 11 |  Rotherham Titans | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 63 | 95 | -32 | - | 1 | 64 | 21.33 |
| 12 |  Waterloo | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 61 | 50 | 11 | - | - | 61 | 30.5 |
| 13 |  Otley | 4 | - | - | 4 | 60 | 81 | -21 | - | - | 60 | 15 |
| 14 |  Cornish Pirates | 2 | - | - | 2 | 44 | 62 | -18 | - | - | 44 | 22 |
| 15 |  Sedgley Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | 41 | 19 | 22 | - | - | 41 | 41 |
| 16 | West Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | - | - | 36 | 16 | 20 | - | - | 36 | 36 |
| 17 | Leeds Tykes | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 33 | 64 | -31 | - | 1 | 34 | 17 |
| 18 |  Rugby Lions | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 29 | 32 | -3 | - | 1 | 30 | 15 |
| 19 |  Bristol Bears | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 24 | 54 | -30 | - | 1 | 25 | 12.5 |
| 20 |  Bracknell | 1 | - | - | 1 | 24 | 26 | -2 | - | - | 24 | 24 |
| 21 |  Plymouth Albion | 2 | - | - | 2 | 21 | 53 | -32 | - | - | 21 | 10.5 |
| 22 |  Nottingham | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 | 10 | 3 | - | 1 | 14 | 14 |
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.