| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rugby | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 630 | 337 | 2 | 14 | 92 | 293 |
| Exeter Chiefs | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 699 | 360 | 1 | 11 | 88 | 339 |
| London Welsh (*1) | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 483 | 376 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 107 |
| Bedford Blues | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 581 | 436 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 145 |
| Nottingham | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 539 | 520 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 19 |
| Cornish Pirates | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 555 | 463 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 92 |
| Doncaster Knights | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 394 | 386 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 8 |
| Plymouth Albion | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 389 | 462 | 2 | 4 | 48 | -73 |
| Moseley | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 444 | 543 | 3 | 3 | 46 | -99 |
| Rotherham Titans | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 451 | 520 | 9 | 6 | 43 | -69 |
| Coventry (*2) | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 346 | 565 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -219 |
| Birmingham Solihull | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 293 | 836 | 3 | 1 | -27 | -543 |