| GP | W | T | O | L | F | A | Pt |
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| Cardiff | 42 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 208 | 130 | 64 | |
| Sheffield | 42 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 168 | 127 | 60 | |
| Ayr | 42 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 171 | 157 | 48 | |
| Nottingham | 42 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 160 | 147 | 45 | |
| Newcastle | 42 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 158 | 172 | 41 | |
| Bracknell | 42 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 169 | 202 | 33 | |
| Manchester | 42 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 142 | 191 | 32 | |
| Basingstoke | 42 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 152 | 202 | 28 | |
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