| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester Tigers | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 665 | 323 | 342 | 12 | 78 | |
| 2 | London Wasps | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 561 | 442 | 119 | 11 | 73 | |
| 3 | Sale Sharks | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 513 | 442 | 71 | 8 | 60 | |
| 4 | Bath | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 407 | 366 | 41 | 6 | 58 | |
| 5 | Saracens | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 384 | 428 | -44 | 5 | 57 | |
| 6 | Gloucester | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 407 | 487 | -80 | 5 | 47 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Falcons | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 475 | 596 | -121 | 7 | 47 | |
| 8 | Leeds Carnegie | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 380 | 431 | -51 | 7 | 43 | |
| 9 | Worcester | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 365 | 493 | -128 | 6 | 42 | |
| 10 | London Irish | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 378 | 421 | -43 | 8 | 40 | |
| 11 | Northampton | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 410 | 473 | -63 | 8 | 40 | |
| 12 | NEC Harlequins | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 416 | 459 | -43 | 12 | 38 | |
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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Saturday 6th September | |
| 14:30 | London Irish vs Wasps |
| 17:00 | Saracens vs Harlequins |
| Sunday 7th September | |
| 13:30 | Northampton vs Worcester |
| 15:00 | Bristol vs Bath |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Sale |
| 16:00 | Gloucester vs Leicester |
