| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Worcester Warriors | 13 | 13 | - | - | 628 | 159 | 469 | 13 | - | 65 | 5 |
| 2 |  Orrell | 13 | 12 | - | 1 | 515 | 174 | 341 | 10 | - | 58 | 4.46 |
| 3 |  Birmingham Solihull | 13 | 9 | - | 4 | 357 | 245 | 112 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 3.54 |
| 4 |  Otley | 13 | 10 | - | 3 | 355 | 234 | 121 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3.46 |
| 5 |  Bedford Blues | 13 | 9 | - | 4 | 370 | 285 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 6 |  Exeter Chiefs | 13 | 9 | - | 4 | 364 | 205 | 159 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 7 |  Plymouth Albion | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 396 | 192 | 204 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 8 |  Bristol Bears | 13 | 7 | - | 6 | 298 | 274 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 2.69 |
| 9 |  Cornish Pirates | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 307 | 386 | -79 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 2.46 |
| 10 |  London Welsh | 13 | 6 | - | 7 | 282 | 265 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 2.23 |
| 11 |  Coventry | 13 | 5 | - | 8 | 282 | 349 | -67 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1.92 |
| 12 |  Henley Hawks | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 273 | 337 | -64 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 1.85 |
| 13 | Wakefield | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 235 | 387 | -152 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 14 |  Manchester | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 183 | 392 | -209 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0.92 |
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.