| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Bristol | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 563 | 300 | 13 | 85 |
| 2 | Exeter | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 637 | 348 | 11 | 83 |
| 3 | London Welsh | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 455 | 352 | 9 | 58 |
| 4 | Bedford | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 548 | 410 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Nottingham | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 483 | 453 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | Cornish Pirates | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 484 | 416 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | Doncaster | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 374 | 324 | 7 | 47 |
| 8 | Plymouth Albion | 21 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 369 | 449 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Moseley | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 414 | 518 | 6 | 42 |
| 10 | Rotherham Titans | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 425 | 487 | 13 | 41 |
| 11 | Coventry | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 326 | 528 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 | Birmingham & Solihull | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 281 | 774 | 4 | -9 |
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