| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Carnegie | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1236 | 376 | 1 | 20 | 133 | 860 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1077 | 463 | 3 | 20 | 119 | 614 |
| Bedford Blues | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 892 | 472 | 2 | 17 | 111 | 420 |
| Nottingham (*2) | 30 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 973 | 499 | 4 | 16 | 106 | 474 |
| Doncaster Knights | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 895 | 569 | 4 | 13 | 105 | 326 |
| London Welsh (*2) | 30 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 788 | 611 | 6 | 11 | 91 | 177 |
| Cornish Pirates | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 744 | 578 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 166 |
| Moseley | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 814 | 782 | 7 | 14 | 73 | 32 |
| Coventry | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 639 | 712 | 5 | 11 | 72 | -73 |
| Rotherham Titans (*1) | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 794 | 776 | 3 | 9 | 70 | 18 |
| Plymouth Albion | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 607 | 669 | 2 | 8 | 66 | -62 |
| Esher | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 676 | 830 | 2 | 9 | 61 | -154 |
| Sedgley Park | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 466 | 1209 | 4 | 6 | 34 | -743 |
| Newbury | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 419 | 1047 | 5 | 2 | 27 | -628 |
| Otley | 30 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 421 | 1126 | 5 | 2 | 21 | -705 |
| Manchester | 30 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 444 | 1165 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -721 |