SCUNTHORPE RUFC coach Tim Robinson said his team are feeling the pressure ahead of the final three games of the season.
Saturday's bonus-point win over Sheffield mean the Greens still sit two points clear at the top of the Midlands Premier table.
Scunthorpe have been at the top of the table for the whole season and Robinson does believe that the pressure is starting to show. "I think the performance in the first half on Saturday, shows that we are feeling the pressure," he told the Telegraph.
"We put a lot of emphasis on starting the game well, because away at Sandbach and Syston we didn't start well and the opposition took advantage.
"We did start well but made 12 unforced errors in the first half but they didn't cost us too much.
"But it just shows we are feeling the pressure because we weren't making these basic errors earlier in the season.
"It wasn't until Will Robinson went over to put us two scores ahead, that we came out, played with a lot more freedom and put Sheffield under a lot of pressure.
Scunthorpe will look to back up their win against Sheffield when they travel to Bournville this weekend for their penultimate game away from Helsam Park.
Robinson says they will to be on top of their game to take a positive result, especially after losing their last two games away from home.
"We have found it tough on the road," Robinson admitted. "You have got to be on your A game every week if you want to get something out of it.
"Bournville looked pretty safe in midtable three or four weeks ago but now they have got sides breathing down their necks so they are going to need a performance.
"Looking at their results against sides in and around us, they have done pretty well.
"It will be a tough outing but if we prepare right and really go at it with some confidence we got back from Saturday and hopefully come out with the points.
"The beauty is it is in our hands and in our control. We are not looking at other results.