| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 677 | 252 | 1 | 13 | 98 | 425 |
| Nottingham | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 624 | 409 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 215 |
| Bedford Blues | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 664 | 485 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 179 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 585 | 480 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 105 |
| Bristol Rugby | 22 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 524 | 481 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 43 |
| Cornish Pirates | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 435 | 480 | 3 | 5 | 52 | -45 |
| Rotherham Titans | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 503 | 569 | 3 | 6 | 51 | -66 |
| London Scottish (*1) | 22 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 456 | 610 | 5 | 3 | 45 *1 | -154 |
| Plymouth Albion | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 419 | 518 | 8 | 4 | 40 | -99 |
| Moseley | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 377 | 542 | 6 | 1 | 33 | -165 |
| Jersey | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 385 | 595 | 5 | 2 | 31 | -210 |
| Doncaster Knights | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 364 | 592 | 7 | 2 | 23 | -228 |