| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Richmond | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 986 | 410 | 576 | - | - | 40 | 1.82 |
| 2 |  Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1255 | 346 | 909 | - | - | 39 | 1.77 |
| 3 |  Coventry | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 738 | 394 | 344 | - | - | 33 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Bedford Blues | 22 | 15 | - | 7 | 720 | 482 | 238 | - | - | 30 | 1.36 |
| 5 |  London Scottish | 22 | 11 | - | 11 | 549 | 568 | -19 | - | - | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | Wakefield | 22 | 11 | - | 11 | 504 | 557 | -53 | - | - | 22 | 1 |
| 7 |  Rotherham Titans | 22 | 10 | - | 12 | 525 | 661 | -136 | - | - | 20 | 0.91 |
| 8 |  Moseley | 22 | 9 | - | 13 | 492 | 741 | -249 | - | - | 18 | 0.82 |
| 9 |  Waterloo | 22 | 8 | - | 14 | 506 | 661 | -155 | - | - | 16 | 0.73 |
| 10 |  Blackheath | 22 | 7 | - | 15 | 412 | 641 | -229 | - | - | 14 | 0.64 |
| 11 |  Rugby Lions | 22 | 3 | - | 19 | 317 | 1060 | -743 | - | - | 6 | 0.27 |
| 12 |  Nottingham | 22 | 2 | - | 20 | 344 | 827 | -483 | - | - | 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.