| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bristol Bears | 22 | 20 | - | 2 | 725 | 407 | 318 | 14 | 1 | 95 | 4.32 |
| 2 |  Doncaster Knights | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 598 | 477 | 121 | 10 | 5 | 79 | 3.59 |
| 3 |  Leeds Tykes | 22 | 14 | - | 8 | 655 | 466 | 189 | 15 | 7 | 78 | 3.55 |
| 4 | Bedford Blues | 22 | 12 | - | 10 | 625 | 599 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 2.91 |
| 5 |  London Welsh | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 442 | 528 | -86 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 2.64 |
| 6 |  Jersey | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 465 | 466 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 2.59 |
| 7 |  Nottingham | 22 | 10 | - | 12 | 496 | 483 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 56 | 2.55 |
| 8 |  London Scottish | 22 | 10 | - | 12 | 463 | 453 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 2.23 |
| 9 |  Cornish Pirates | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 530 | 572 | -42 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 2.18 |
| 10 |  Rotherham Titans | 22 | 8 | - | 14 | 454 | 621 | -167 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 11 |  Ealing Trailfinders | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 523 | 605 | -82 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 1.68 |
| 12 |  Moseley | 22 | 4 | - | 18 | 416 | 715 | -299 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 1.18 |
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.