| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bristol Bears | 11 | 11 | - | - | 384 | 190 | 194 | 7 | - | 51 | 4.64 |
| 2 |  Cornish Pirates | 11 | 10 | - | 1 | 357 | 193 | 164 | 7 | - | 47 | 4.27 |
| 3 |  Bedford Blues | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 329 | 224 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 3.82 |
| 4 |  Rotherham Titans | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | 254 | 174 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 5 |  Nottingham | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 353 | 234 | 119 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 6 | Leeds Tykes | 11 | 8 | - | 3 | 214 | 220 | -6 | - | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| 7 |  London Welsh | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 262 | 229 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 2.91 |
| 8 |  Doncaster Knights | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 248 | 224 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 2.82 |
| 9 |  Plymouth Albion | 11 | 6 | - | 5 | 207 | 228 | -21 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 2.45 |
| 10 |  London Scottish | 11 | 4 | - | 7 | 214 | 250 | -36 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
| 11 |  Moseley | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 218 | 285 | -67 | 3 | - | 21 | 1.91 |
| 12 |  Esher | 11 | 3 | - | 8 | 205 | 303 | -98 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 1.55 |
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.