| P | W | D | L | F | A | LB | TB | P | Points Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rugby (*1) | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 786 | 505 | 3 | 18 | 96 | 281 |
| London Welsh | 23 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 724 | 348 | 2 | 10 | 88 | 376 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 23 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 700 | 387 | 2 | 10 | 84 | 313 |
| Rotherham Titans | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 725 | 477 | 1 | 11 | 80 | 248 |
| London Scottish | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 554 | 423 | 3 | 7 | 66 | 131 |
| Cornish Pirates | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 456 | 554 | 4 | 3 | 51 | -98 |
| Moseley | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 449 | 575 | 2 | 4 | 44 | -126 |
| Plymouth Albion | 23 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 467 | 588 | 9 | 5 | 40 | -121 |
| Bedford Blues | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 472 | 624 | 4 | 6 | 38 | -152 |
| Nottingham | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 413 | 610 | 9 | 3 | 34 | -197 |
| Jersey (*2) | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 423 | 629 | 6 | 1 | 29 | -206 |
| Ealing Trailfinders | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 368 | 817 | 1 | 5 | 28 | -449 |