| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manchester | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 116 | 116 | 0 | - | 2 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 2 |  London Welsh | 5 | - | - | 5 | 93 | 141 | -48 | - | 5 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 3 |  Bedford Blues | 4 | - | - | 4 | 88 | 180 | -92 | - | 4 | 92 | 23 |
| 4 |  Coventry | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 82 | 122 | -40 | - | 4 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 5 |  Orrell | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 82 | 142 | -60 | - | 3 | 85 | 21.25 |
| 6 |  Worcester Warriors | 4 | - | - | 4 | 67 | 211 | -144 | - | 4 | 71 | 17.75 |
| 7 |  Moseley | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 66 | 59 | 7 | - | 1 | 67 | 22.33 |
| 8 |  Otley | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 62 | 114 | -52 | - | 3 | 65 | 16.25 |
| 9 |  Birmingham Solihull | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 59 | 110 | -51 | - | 3 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 10 |  Exeter Chiefs | 5 | - | - | 5 | 57 | 169 | -112 | - | 5 | 62 | 12.4 |
| 11 |  Waterloo | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 56 | 44 | 12 | - | - | 56 | 28 |
| 12 | Wakefield | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 49 | 84 | -35 | - | 2 | 51 | 12.75 |
| 13 |  Rugby Lions | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 47 | 42 | 5 | - | 1 | 48 | 24 |
| 14 | West Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | - | - | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | 30 | 30 |
| 15 |  Cornish Pirates | 2 | - | - | 2 | 28 | 53 | -25 | - | 2 | 30 | 15 |
| 16 |  Plymouth Albion | 2 | - | - | 2 | 25 | 92 | -67 | - | 2 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 17 |  Bristol Bears | 2 | - | - | 2 | 24 | 97 | -73 | - | 2 | 26 | 13 |
| 18 |  Rotherham Titans | 3 | - | - | 3 | 20 | 128 | -108 | - | 3 | 23 | 7.67 |
| 19 |  Sedgley Park | 1 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 20 | 1 | - | - | 21 | 21 |
| 20 | Leeds Tykes | 2 | - | - | 2 | 17 | 98 | -81 | - | 2 | 19 | 9.5 |
| 21 |  Nottingham | 1 | - | - | 1 | 17 | 42 | -25 | - | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| 22 |  Bracknell | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 13 | -7 | - | 1 | 7 | 7 |
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.