| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Tykes | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 960 | 474 | 4 | 19 | 123 | 486 |
| Earth Titans | 30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 937 | 501 | 4 | 20 | 118 | 436 |
| Doncaster Knights | 30 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 855 | 474 | 4 | 16 | 110 | 381 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 774 | 507 | 2 | 13 | 101 | 267 |
| Cornish Pirates | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 812 | 493 | 5 | 12 | 101 | 319 |
| Plymouth Albion | 30 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 789 | 450 | 7 | 12 | 97 | 339 |
| Bedford Blues | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 827 | 566 | 6 | 15 | 95 | 261 |
| Pertemps Bees | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 736 | 911 | 3 | 17 | 76 | -175 |
| Nottingham | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 805 | 718 | 8 | 13 | 73 | 87 |
| Coventry | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 569 | 745 | 6 | 7 | 65 | -176 |
| Newbury | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 661 | 774 | 5 | 8 | 57 | -113 |
| London Welsh | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 572 | 794 | 7 | 3 | 56 | -222 |
| Sedgley Park | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 614 | 936 | 5 | 7 | 52 | -322 |
| Moseley | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 527 | 943 | 6 | 3 | 37 | -416 |
| Otley | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 457 | 904 | 4 | 3 | 31 | -447 |
| Waterloo | 30 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 470 | 1175 | 5 | 1 | 18 | -705 |