| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Shoguns | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 940 | 355 | 2 | 15 | 105 | 585 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 805 | 511 | 4 | 17 | 101 | 294 |
| Plymouth Albion | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 653 | 494 | 2 | 12 | 94 | 159 |
| Penzance & Newlyn | 26 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 698 | 526 | 5 | 12 | 85 | 172 |
| Otley | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 572 | 436 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 136 |
| Coventry | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 666 | 565 | 2 | 10 | 78 | 101 |
| Bedford Blues | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 679 | 536 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 43 |
| Rotherham Titans | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 598 | 543 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 55 |
| Pertemps Bees | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 541 | 667 | 2 | 7 | 49 | -126 |
| Sedgley Park | 26 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 515 | 772 | 4 | 4 | 40 | -257 |
| Nottingham | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 525 | 752 | 4 | 8 | 40 | -227 |
| London Welsh | 26 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 494 | 754 | 5 | 4 | 37 | -260 |
| Henley Hawks | 26 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 483 | 811 | 4 | 4 | 32 | -328 |
| Orrell | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 439 | 886 | 4 | 1 | 15 | -447 |