| # | Club | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | 4T | L<7 | Points | P/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Richmond | 25 | 20 | - | 5 | 741 | 347 | 394 | 12 | 5 | 97 | 3.88 |
| 2 | Rams | 25 | 19 | - | 6 | 680 | 521 | 159 | 16 | 2 | 94 | 3.76 |
| 3 |  Rosslyn Park | 25 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 728 | 472 | 256 | 12 | 4 | 90 | 3.6 |
| 4 | Chinnor | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 631 | 504 | 127 | 13 | 4 | 85 | 3.4 |
| 5 |  Blackheath | 25 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 614 | 511 | 103 | 12 | 4 | 82 | 3.28 |
| 6 | Darlington MP | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 798 | 516 | 282 | 14 | 7 | 75 | 3 |
| 7 |  Plymouth Albion | 25 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 697 | 617 | 80 | 14 | 5 | 75 | 3 |
| 8 | Old Elthamians | 25 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 574 | 501 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 68 | 2.72 |
| 9 |  Cambridge | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 573 | 562 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 67 | 2.68 |
| 10 |  Cinderford | 23 | 13 | - | 10 | 526 | 452 | 74 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 2.83 |
| 11 | Sale | 25 | 12 | - | 13 | 621 | 595 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 2.56 |
| 12 | Bishops Stortford | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 599 | 595 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 2.54 |
| 13 |  Moseley | 25 | 8 | - | 17 | 505 | 649 | -144 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 1.76 |
| 14 |  Rotherham Titans | 25 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 490 | 727 | -237 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Canterbury | 25 | 2 | - | 23 | 359 | 824 | -465 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0.64 |
| 16 |  Hull Ionians | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 330 | 1073 | -743 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0.46 |
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.