| Guinness Prem | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | B | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 297 | 191 | 6 | 42 |
| Leicester | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 307 | 205 | 5 | 41 |
| Bath | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 289 | 231 | 5 | 37 |
| Sale | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 262 | 206 | 4 | 36 |
| Saracens | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 286 | 239 | 4 | 36 |
| Harlequins | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 267 | 8 | 32 |
| London Wasps | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 280 | 243 | 5 | 29 |
| London Irish | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 212 | 210 | 4 | 24 |
| Newcastle | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 185 | 245 | 3 | 23 |
| Bristol | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 172 | 216 | 2 | 19 |
| Worcester | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 199 | 299 | 5 | 11 |
| Leeds Carnegie | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 184 | 384 | 2 | 6 |