| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rugby | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 615 | 386 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 229 |
| Bedford Blues | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 640 | 476 | 3 | 13 | 74 | 164 |
| Cornish Pirates | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 606 | 464 | 2 | 10 | 74 | 142 |
| London Welsh | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 528 | 432 | 4 | 7 | 67 | 96 |
| Nottingham | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 599 | 465 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 134 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 470 | 505 | 1 | 3 | 58 | -35 |
| Rotherham Titans | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 469 | 431 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 38 |
| Doncaster Knights | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 467 | 524 | 3 | 7 | 50 | -57 |
| London Scottish | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 422 | 543 | 8 | 2 | 34 | -121 |
| Moseley | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 445 | 634 | 4 | 3 | 33 | -189 |
| Plymouth Albion | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 362 | 528 | 6 | 0 | 30 | -166 |
| Esher | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 376 | 611 | 2 | 3 | 23 | -235 |