| # | Team | Pl | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | LB | TB | Pts | Adj |
| 1. | Rams | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 922 | 583 | 339 | 2 | 24 | 114 | 26 |
| 2. | Cambridge | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1002 | 543 | 459 | 3 | 20 | 113 | 23 |
| 3. | Sale FC | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 821 | 504 | 317 | 1 | 20 | 113 | 21 |
| 4. | Rosslyn Park | 25 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 784 | 685 | 99 | 2 | 17 | 83 | 19 |
| 5. | Plymouth Albion | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 727 | 647 | 80 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 22 |
| 6. | Bishop's Stortford | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 664 | 635 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 77 | 23 |
| 7. | Cinderford | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 720 | 678 | 42 | 6 | 17 | 75 | 23 |
| 8. | Chinnor | 26 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 720 | 719 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 71 | 21 |
| 9. | Birmingham Moseley | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 689 | 795 | -106 | 4 | 14 | 62 | 18 |
| 10. | Darlington Mowden Park | 26 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 680 | 715 | -35 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 21 |
| 11. | Taunton Titans | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 706 | 799 | -93 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 21 |
| 12. | Esher | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 692 | 811 | -119 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 17 |
| 13. | Leeds Tykes | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 481 | 841 | -360 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 12 |
| 14. | Hull | 26 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 454 | 1107 | -653 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 |