Road trips could be vital – Lund

The free-falling Warriors visit Yorkshire on Sunday, April 25, by which time Leeds will have played two games in the south at Harlequins and London Irish.

Although they are daunting trips on paper, Leeds have shown they are more than capable of springing a surprise on the road, and Lund believes it is essential they do not over-emphasise what could potentially be the deciding game against Worcester.

"We cannot say we'll leave it to the Worcester game and do the job there," said the 30-year-old Norwegian-born second-row.

"We have to go into the Worcester game with a cushion so we don't have the pressure weighing on our shoulders in that game.

"The next game is just as important and we have to go to Harlequins and focus on doing the job there. There are still two games to go before Worcester come here, and two chances to win.

"Having three of our remaining games away from home is not a disadvantage.

"We are a team that travels well. We are a strong, close-knit unit. It is a professional outlook from everybody on the whole approach to the game, and it has perhaps been more apparent away from home than it has been at home this season."

Leeds moved three points clear of Worcester by virtue of the losing bonus point picked up in the defeat to Northampton.

With Leeds having achieved two more wins in the league this season, their advantage is as good as four points.

However, there was no escaping a sense of what might have been on Saturday as Leeds failed to make the most of their first-half enterprise against the Saints.

"It's a mixture of disappointment, frustration and a little bit of relief that at least we got the bonus point," reflected Lund.

"Up until the last 20 minutes I felt the next score was going to win the game and that if we got up the field we could have done just that. But it was taken from us because we made too many mistakes, and then compounded those mistakes.

"We were giving the ball away and shooting ourselves in both feet.

"It's difficult to pinpoint where we are going wrong. We do 10 good passes and it's always the final element that thwarts us."