| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harlequins | 13 | 12 | - | 1 | 388 | 180 | 208 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 4.31 |
| 2 |  Bedford Blues | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 433 | 287 | 146 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 3 |  Cornish Pirates | 13 | 8 | - | 5 | 294 | 324 | -30 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 2.85 |
| 4 |  Plymouth Albion | 13 | 4 | - | 9 | 244 | 271 | -27 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 2.08 |
| 5 |  Rotherham Titans | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 283 | 354 | -71 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 2 |
| 6 |  Nottingham | 13 | 4 | - | 9 | 323 | 344 | -21 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 1.85 |
| 7 |  Exeter Chiefs | 13 | 4 | - | 9 | 265 | 392 | -127 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 1.77 |
| 8 |  Otley | 13 | 5 | - | 8 | 243 | 365 | -122 | 1 | - | 21 | 1.62 |
| 9 |  Coventry | 13 | 3 | - | 10 | 268 | 418 | -150 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 10 |  Doncaster Knights | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 246 | 371 | -125 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 11 |  Newbury | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 280 | 515 | -235 | 4 | - | 12 | 0.92 |
| 12 |  Birmingham Solihull | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 231 | 395 | -164 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 13 |  London Welsh | 13 | 1 | - | 12 | 218 | 420 | -202 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 14 |  Sedgley Park | 13 | 1 | - | 12 | 200 | 495 | -295 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0.62 |
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.