| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bristol Bears | 26 | 22 | - | 4 | 848 | 418 | 430 | - | - | 44 | 1.69 |
| 2 |  Rotherham Titans | 26 | 22 | - | 4 | 756 | 336 | 420 | - | - | 44 | 1.69 |
| 3 |  Worcester Warriors | 26 | 18 | - | 8 | 716 | 409 | 307 | - | - | 36 | 1.38 |
| 4 |  London Welsh | 26 | 17 | - | 9 | 662 | 552 | 110 | - | - | 34 | 1.31 |
| 5 |  Leeds Tykes | 26 | 16 | - | 10 | 713 | 367 | 346 | - | - | 32 | 1.23 |
| 6 |  Exeter Chiefs | 26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 591 | 598 | -7 | - | - | 29 | 1.12 |
| 7 |  Coventry | 26 | 14 | - | 12 | 652 | 560 | 92 | - | - | 28 | 1.08 |
| 8 |  Orrell | 26 | 12 | - | 14 | 566 | 483 | 83 | - | - | 24 | 0.92 |
| 9 |  Waterloo | 26 | 12 | - | 14 | 419 | 634 | -215 | - | - | 24 | 0.92 |
| 10 |  Moseley | 26 | 10 | - | 16 | 498 | 633 | -135 | - | - | 20 | 0.77 |
| 11 |  Rugby Lions | 26 | 9 | - | 17 | 425 | 660 | -235 | - | - | 18 | 0.69 |
| 12 | Wakefield | 26 | 6 | - | 20 | 469 | 812 | -343 | - | - | 12 | 0.46 |
| 13 |  Blackheath | 26 | 5 | - | 21 | 419 | 842 | -423 | - | - | 10 | 0.38 |
| 14 | Fylde | 26 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 375 | 805 | -430 | - | - | 9 | 0.35 |
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.