| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | LB | TB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Sale FC | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 538 | 382 | 156 | 1 | 13 | 74 | 14 |
| 2. | Rams | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 544 | 346 | 198 | 1 | 15 | 72 | 16 |
| 3. | Rosslyn Park | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 601 | 420 | 181 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 15 |
| 4. | Cambridge | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 507 | 374 | 133 | 3 | 13 | 66 | 16 |
| 5. | Cinderford | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 415 | 384 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 52 | 12 |
| 6. | Plymouth Albion | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 459 | 425 | 34 | 2 | 12 | 50 | 14 |
| 7. | Bishop's Stortford | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 408 | 398 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 15 |
| 8. | Birmingham Moseley | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 441 | 490 | -49 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 10 |
| 9. | Darlington Mowden Park | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 400 | 413 | -13 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 16 |
| 10. | Esher | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 477 | 545 | -68 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 12 |
| 11. | Chinnor | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 389 | 413 | -24 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 11 |
| 12. | Leeds Tykes | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 309 | 453 | -144 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 8 |
| 13. | Taunton Titans | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 337 | 505 | -168 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 12 |
| 14. | Hull | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 299 | 576 | -277 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 |