| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Newbury | 2 | 2 | - | - | 72 | 64 | 8 | - | 1 | 73 |
| 2 |  Manchester | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 63 | 51 | 12 | - | - | 63 |
| 3 |  Coventry | 2 | - | - | 2 | 51 | 59 | -8 | - | 1 | 52 |
| 4 |  Otley | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 | - | 2 | 45 |
| 5 |  Cornish Pirates | 2 | - | - | 2 | 41 | 91 | -50 | - | 1 | 42 |
| 6 |  Esher | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 37 | 102 | -65 | - | 2 | 39 |
| 7 |  Moseley | 2 | - | - | 2 | 34 | 95 | -61 | - | 1 | 35 |
| 8 |  Nottingham | 2 | - | - | 2 | 29 | 82 | -53 | - | 1 | 30 |
| 9 |  Rotherham Titans | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 20 | 34 | -14 | - | 1 | 21 |
| 10 |  Plymouth Albion | 2 | - | - | 2 | 18 | 58 | -40 | - | 1 | 19 |
| 11 |  Exeter Chiefs | 2 | - | - | 2 | 17 | 106 | -89 | - | 1 | 18 |
| 12 |  London Welsh | 2 | - | - | 2 | 11 | 103 | -92 | - | 1 | 12 |
| 13 |  Doncaster Knights | 2 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 83 | -75 | - | 1 | 9 |
| 14 |  Bedford Blues | 2 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 117 | -110 | - | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Leeds Tykes | 2 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 118 | -111 | - | 1 | 8 |
P = Matches played,
W = Matches won,
D = Matches drawn,
L = Matches lost,
PF = Points for,
PA = Points against,
PD = Points difference,
4T = Four try bonus points collected,
L<7 = Losing bonus points collected.