London Irish winger Marland Yarde claims to be focused on his club form amid mounting calls for him to join the England set-up.
Fortress
Yarde feels Irish can take plenty of positives into the final few weeks of the season, with their run-in set to see them take in crucial fixtures with fellow strugglers Worcester, Sale and London Welsh.
He said: "They are all sides that are around us. We back our home form, we are going really well at home and have beaten Saracens and Wasps recently. We know that if we play well, this could be a real fortress for us. We respect every team, but we just have to focus on ourselves and do what we can and play as well as can."
On the St Patrick's Day party game with the Warriors on Saturday, he added: "I had the privilege to play in it last year and it was a really thrilling day. It's a big tradition here and a day that everyone looks forward to in the calendar. It's a massive responsibility on the players and coaches to deliver on the day."
Yarde is hoping to deliver the goods between now and the end of the season and is confident that he can form part of a brighter future of the Exiles.
He said: "We have still got a lot of good players and a few more have signed on for next season already. I'm not looking too far ahead to next season, we are focused on the job in hand. We have got five challenging games to come and will take each one as it comes and try to do as well as we can.
"I think it's just about the whole team gelling together and working really hard for each other. At the end of the season we will review what's gone right and what's gone wrong, but at the moment we are just focused on doing as well as we can."
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