| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bristol Bears | 22 | 21 | - | 1 | 804 | 425 | 379 | 18 | 1 | 103 | 4.68 |
| 2 |  Worcester Warriors | 22 | 19 | - | 3 | 858 | 335 | 523 | 18 | 3 | 97 | 4.41 |
| 3 |  London Scottish | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 532 | 498 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 64 | 2.91 |
| 4 |  Rotherham Titans | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 505 | 483 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 2.77 |
| 5 |  Nottingham | 22 | 12 | - | 10 | 461 | 578 | -117 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 2.55 |
| 6 |  Leeds Tykes | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 489 | 462 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 2.45 |
| 7 |  Jersey | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 476 | 483 | -7 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 2.18 |
| 8 |  Cornish Pirates | 22 | 9 | - | 13 | 495 | 621 | -126 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 2.05 |
| 9 |  Doncaster Knights | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 429 | 481 | -52 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 1.95 |
| 10 | Bedford Blues | 22 | 7 | - | 15 | 433 | 604 | -171 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 11 |  Moseley | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 441 | 637 | -196 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 1.41 |
| 12 |  Plymouth Albion | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 314 | 630 | -316 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0.95 |
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.