Following a week off, the Blues players have been back in camp working hard ahead of tests against London Welsh away this Saturday before a return to Goldington Road next Friday night versus London Scottish.

Backs Coach, Paul Larkin, talked exclusively to the Club website this week as the coaching staff target improvements in both attack and defence to unlock an improving Exiles outfit this weekend.

Larkin said: “The lads have returned in a positive frame of mind and can’t wait to get back out there this Saturday. There’s no denying it’s been a tough start and we’ve lost the games by such a narrow margin which has in some ways made it more frustrating.

“The week off has given us chance to assess where we are and enabled us to focus on specific areas. We’ve lost four of the games within a score and picking up losing bonus points is not what we are after.

“Of course it’s been disappointing, but we’re confident improvements are being made and at times we have played pockets of superb rugby. It’s consistency that we are striving for.

“This week we’ve focussed on the details and processes, for us we are concentrating on our own performance, whether that be in defence or attack. Getting the detail right will help with our execution and lead to better outcomes.

“We’re not far away from clicking, it’s inches rather than yards. The support has been fantastic and hopefully we can get it right and repay those fans.

“It’s just one game at a time, London Welsh will be a big test this Saturday, and then it will be great to run back out at home next Friday against Scottish and put in a performance to be proud of in front of the home faithful.”