| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Worcester Warriors | 13 | 13 | - | - | 491 | 181 | 310 | 8 | - | 60 | 4.62 |
| 2 |  Plymouth Albion | 13 | 11 | - | 2 | 356 | 225 | 131 | 6 | - | 50 | 3.85 |
| 3 |  Orrell | 13 | 10 | - | 3 | 431 | 286 | 145 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 3.85 |
| 4 |  Birmingham Solihull | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 334 | 281 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 2.85 |
| 5 |  Exeter Chiefs | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 342 | 294 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 2.46 |
| 6 |  Otley | 13 | 7 | - | 6 | 254 | 250 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2.31 |
| 7 |  London Welsh | 13 | 6 | - | 7 | 249 | 340 | -91 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 2.23 |
| 8 |  Bedford Blues | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 253 | 342 | -89 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Wakefield | 13 | 3 | - | 10 | 157 | 322 | -165 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 10 |  Bristol Bears | 13 | 3 | - | 10 | 249 | 376 | -127 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 11 |  Henley Hawks | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 215 | 443 | -228 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 12 |  Coventry | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 206 | 384 | -178 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 13 |  Cornish Pirates | 13 | 2 | - | 11 | 167 | 506 | -339 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 14 |  Manchester | 13 | - | - | 13 | 180 | 615 | -435 | - | 1 | 1 | 0.08 |
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.