SHANE Drahm joined an exclusive club when he racked up his 1,000th Premiership point against Northampton on New Year's Day - but is far more excited about the four points picked up by his side than his own personal haul.

The Australian-born kicker joined the six other players who have reached four figures, with the list headed by England legend Jonny Wilkinson on 1,334.

He reached the total when he added a conversion to Drew Hickey's try which helped secure a critical win on the ground where Drahm used to ply his trade.

"These are the games we have been losing this year," he said. "It was massive for us.

"The support is so loud and it gives it that great atmosphere.

"It is probably the best ground in the Premiership to play on in terms of surface. We have had some success there and we have kept it going."

Remarkably, this was Worcester's fifth win in as many matches at Franklin's Gardens.

Four of those victories have come since Drahm defected to Worcester 18 months ago.

"We should hire out the Saints pitch for our home games here and bring our supporters up here," he said.

As for making it to the 1,000-point mark, Drahm was not even aware of his achievement until he was told after the game.

"It's great," he said. "I read in the programme a couple of weeks ago that only six players have done it and there are some big names in that group."

The England A' player has never been one to be preoccupied with his own stats and he is more concerned about Worcester's position in the Premiership table.

Despite the win against Saints, Warriors are still some way from safety but recent displays have given cause for optimism. Drahm attributes the improvement to the arrival at Sixways of former England defence coach Phil Larder.

"We haven't given away too many tries in the last four or five weeks and that's credit to Phil Larder who has done wonders for our game," he said.

"He is a great guy to have there. He has not only changed our defence, he has also given us confidence in defending.

"It's something that wins games and I think that is what has been winning us games."

One of the most significant changes to the team in recent weeks has been Drahm's conversion to full-back.

The move has allowed him to play in the same side as James Brown, who has been operating at fly-half.

That has given Worcester both a right and left-footed kicking option and allows Drahm more time and space in which to weigh up his options.

He is expected to continue in that role for Sunday's trip to three-time Premiership champions London Wasps.

"It will be tough," said Drahm. "It is always tough to win at Wasps. They play a totally different game - they have a rush defence.

"We won't do a lot of training because of all the games we have had.

"They have seven backs who are dangerous compared to Northampton who have three or four.

"It will be hard but, if we defend well, don't give them any tries and cut out a lot of their penalties, hopefully we can come away with it. We will be looking at winning every game.

"If we can get another two wins in the next three games that will give us a lot of confidence and put us where we want to be.

"We have just got to concentrate on what we are doing and make sure we win the tight battles."