| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds Tykes | 15 | 13 | - | 2 | 599 | 206 | 393 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 4.07 |
| 2 |  Exeter Chiefs | 15 | 11 | - | 4 | 471 | 298 | 173 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 3.67 |
| 3 | Bedford Blues | 15 | 11 | - | 4 | 375 | 237 | 138 | 6 | - | 50 | 3.33 |
| 4 |  London Welsh | 15 | 10 | - | 5 | 306 | 278 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 3 |
| 5 |  Cornish Pirates | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 342 | 308 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 3 |
| 6 |  Nottingham | 15 | 9 | - | 6 | 418 | 303 | 115 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 2.87 |
| 7 |  Doncaster Knights | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 366 | 305 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 2.73 |
| 8 |  Rotherham Titans | 15 | 7 | - | 8 | 399 | 460 | -61 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 2.07 |
| 9 |  Esher | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 288 | 430 | -142 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 1.73 |
| 10 |  Plymouth Albion | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 269 | 386 | -117 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 1.6 |
| 11 |  Moseley | 15 | 4 | - | 11 | 342 | 467 | -125 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 12 |  Coventry | 15 | 4 | - | 11 | 256 | 447 | -191 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1.33 |
| 13 |  Sedgley Park | 15 | 2 | - | 13 | 201 | 665 | -464 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0.8 |
| 14 |  Otley | 15 | 1 | - | 14 | 238 | 673 | -435 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 15 |  Newbury | 15 | - | 2 | 13 | 182 | 611 | -429 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 |
| 16 |  Manchester | 15 | 1 | - | 14 | 146 | 592 | -446 | - | 1 | 5 | 0.33 |
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.