| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Exeter Chiefs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 102 | -33 | - | 2 | 71 | 17.75 |
| 2 |  Blackheath | 4 | - | - | 4 | 65 | 132 | -67 | - | 2 | 67 | 16.75 |
| 3 |  Moseley | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 62 | 109 | -47 | - | 3 | 65 | 16.25 |
| 4 |  Wakefield | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 58 | 110 | -52 | - | 3 | 61 | 15.25 |
| 5 |  Coventry | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 58 | 125 | -67 | - | 3 | 61 | 15.25 |
| 6 |  Rotherham Titans | 4 | - | - | 4 | 55 | 134 | -79 | - | 2 | 57 | 14.25 |
| 7 |  Bristol Bears | 2 | - | - | 2 | 53 | 98 | -45 | - | 1 | 54 | 27 |
| 8 |  Waterloo | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 52 | 79 | -27 | - | 2 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 9 |  Orrell | 4 | - | - | 4 | 42 | 104 | -62 | - | 2 | 44 | 11 |
| 10 |  London Welsh | 2 | - | - | 2 | 26 | 57 | -31 | - | 1 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 11 |  Rugby Lions | 2 | - | - | 2 | 22 | 44 | -22 | - | 1 | 23 | 11.5 |
| 12 | Bedford Blues | 2 | - | - | 2 | 21 | 117 | -96 | - | 1 | 22 | 11 |
| 13 | West Hartlepool | 2 | - | - | 2 | 20 | 100 | -80 | - | 1 | 21 | 10.5 |
| 14 |  London Scottish | 2 | - | - | 2 | 16 | 57 | -41 | - | 1 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 15 |  Worcester Warriors | 2 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 73 | -65 | - | 1 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Leeds Tykes | 2 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 74 | -68 | - | 1 | 7 | 3.5 |
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.