| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds Tykes | 30 | 28 | - | 2 | 1238 | 376 | 862 | 20 | 1 | 133 | 4.43 |
| 2 |  Exeter Chiefs | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1077 | 453 | 624 | 20 | 3 | 119 | 3.97 |
| 3 | Bedford Blues | 30 | 23 | - | 7 | 892 | 472 | 420 | 17 | 2 | 111 | 3.7 |
| 4 |  Nottingham | 30 | 22 | - | 8 | 973 | 499 | 474 | 16 | 4 | 106 | 3.53 |
| 5 |  Doncaster Knights | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 895 | 571 | 324 | 14 | 3 | 105 | 3.5 |
| 6 |  London Welsh | 30 | 19 | - | 11 | 788 | 611 | 177 | 11 | 6 | 91 | 3.03 |
| 7 |  Cornish Pirates | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 743 | 578 | 165 | 11 | 5 | 82 | 2.73 |
| 8 |  Moseley | 30 | 13 | - | 17 | 814 | 782 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 2.43 |
| 9 |  Coventry | 30 | 14 | - | 16 | 639 | 712 | -73 | 11 | 5 | 72 | 2.4 |
| 10 |  Rotherham Titans | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 794 | 775 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 70 | 2.33 |
| 11 |  Plymouth Albion | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 607 | 669 | -62 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 2.2 |
| 12 |  Esher | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 676 | 830 | -154 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 2.03 |
| 13 |  Sedgley Park | 30 | 6 | - | 24 | 458 | 1206 | -748 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 14 |  Newbury | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 419 | 1047 | -628 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 0.9 |
| 15 |  Otley | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 418 | 1118 | -700 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 0.7 |
| 16 |  Manchester | 30 | 2 | - | 28 | 433 | 1165 | -732 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0.57 |
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.