| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bedford Blues | 22 | 20 | - | 2 | 791 | 365 | 426 | - | - | 40 | 1.82 |
| 2 | West Hartlepool | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 617 | 431 | 186 | - | - | 31 | 1.41 |
| 3 |  London Scottish | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 517 | 404 | 113 | - | - | 29 | 1.32 |
| 4 |  Rotherham Titans | 22 | 14 | - | 8 | 566 | 386 | 180 | - | - | 28 | 1.27 |
| 5 |  Orrell | 22 | 12 | - | 10 | 533 | 400 | 133 | - | - | 24 | 1.09 |
| 6 |  Moseley | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 478 | 421 | 57 | - | - | 23 | 1.05 |
| 7 |  Coventry | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 444 | 532 | -88 | - | - | 23 | 1.05 |
| 8 |  Waterloo | 22 | 11 | - | 11 | 510 | 525 | -15 | - | - | 22 | 1 |
| 9 |  Blackheath | 22 | 8 | - | 14 | 474 | 621 | -147 | - | - | 16 | 0.73 |
| 10 | Wakefield | 22 | 6 | - | 16 | 382 | 556 | -174 | - | - | 12 | 0.55 |
| 11 |  Exeter Chiefs | 22 | 6 | - | 16 | 334 | 553 | -219 | - | - | 12 | 0.55 |
| 12 | Fylde | 22 | 2 | - | 20 | 258 | 710 | -452 | - | - | 4 | 0.18 |
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.