| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  London Irish | 21 | 20 | - | 1 | 747 | 302 | 445 | 15 | 1 | 96 | 4.57 |
| 2 |  Leeds Tykes | 21 | 16 | - | 5 | 645 | 483 | 162 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 3.76 |
| 3 |  Ealing Trailfinders | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 603 | 443 | 160 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 3.05 |
| 4 |  Doncaster Knights | 21 | 12 | - | 9 | 526 | 438 | 88 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 2.81 |
| 5 |  Jersey | 21 | 11 | - | 10 | 477 | 471 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 2.81 |
| 6 |  Cornish Pirates | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 575 | 505 | 70 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 2.81 |
| 7 | Bedford Blues | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 534 | 594 | -60 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 2.19 |
| 8 |  Nottingham | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 441 | 568 | -127 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 1.95 |
| 9 |  London Scottish | 22 | 7 | - | 15 | 479 | 680 | -201 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 1.82 |
| 10 |  London Welsh | 12 | 6 | - | 6 | 278 | 231 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 2.67 |
| 11 |  Rotherham Titans | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 366 | 690 | -324 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 1.29 |
| 12 | Richmond | 21 | 5 | - | 16 | 352 | 618 | -266 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 1.24 |
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.