| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Leeds Tykes | 15 | 15 | - | - | 639 | 170 | 469 | 12 | - | 72 | 4.8 |
| 2 |  Doncaster Knights | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 529 | 266 | 263 | 9 | 1 | 64 | 4.27 |
| 3 |  Exeter Chiefs | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 606 | 155 | 451 | 11 | 1 | 64 | 4.27 |
| 4 |  Nottingham | 15 | 13 | - | 2 | 555 | 196 | 359 | 9 | 2 | 61 | 4.07 |
| 5 | Bedford Blues | 15 | 12 | - | 3 | 517 | 235 | 282 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 4.07 |
| 6 |  Coventry | 15 | 10 | - | 5 | 383 | 265 | 118 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 3.47 |
| 7 |  Moseley | 15 | 9 | - | 6 | 472 | 315 | 157 | 9 | 5 | 50 | 3.33 |
| 8 |  London Welsh | 15 | 9 | - | 6 | 482 | 333 | 149 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 2.93 |
| 9 |  Plymouth Albion | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 338 | 283 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2.8 |
| 10 |  Cornish Pirates | 15 | 7 | - | 8 | 401 | 270 | 131 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 2.47 |
| 11 |  Rotherham Titans | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 395 | 315 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 2.33 |
| 12 |  Esher | 15 | 7 | - | 8 | 388 | 400 | -12 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 2.33 |
| 13 |  Sedgley Park | 15 | 4 | - | 11 | 257 | 541 | -284 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 1.47 |
| 14 |  Newbury | 15 | 4 | - | 11 | 237 | 436 | -199 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1.4 |
| 15 |  Otley | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 180 | 445 | -265 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0.87 |
| 16 |  Manchester | 15 | 1 | - | 14 | 287 | 573 | -286 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.8 |
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.