| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Saints | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1321 | 343 | 0 | 23 | 143 | 978 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 30 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 899 | 424 | 4 | 16 | 116 | 475 |
| Nottingham | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 818 | 518 | 6 | 18 | 116 | 300 |
| Doncaster Knights | 30 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 796 | 551 | 2 | 12 | 98 | 245 |
| Cornish Pirates | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 800 | 583 | 3 | 9 | 94 | 217 |
| Bedford Blues | 30 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 705 | 542 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 163 |
| London Welsh | 30 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 542 | 659 | 3 | 7 | 70 | -117 |
| Plymouth Albion | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 530 | 528 | 9 | 5 | 64 | 2 |
| Coventry | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 637 | 731 | 10 | 7 | 63 | -94 |
| Moseley | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 519 | 744 | 5 | 3 | 58 | -225 |
| Rotherham Titans | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 591 | 856 | 4 | 10 | 58 | -265 |
| Esher | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 481 | 850 | 5 | 4 | 49 | -369 |
| Newbury | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 497 | 794 | 8 | 3 | 45 | -297 |
| Sedgley Park | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 506 | 832 | 10 | 4 | 44 | -326 |
| Pertemps Bees | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 474 | 696 | 10 | 3 | 41 | -222 |
| Launceston | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 441 | 906 | 4 | 4 | 40 | -465 |