BARN-STORMING hooker Aleki Lutui insists Worcester Warriors must convert territory into points on a much more consistent basis.
The Sixways side enjoyed extended spells in the asendancy during the 12-11 defeat to London Irish, but only once managed to come away with a five-pointer from their forrays into the Exiles' 22.
Tongan front row man Lutui, who was one of the Warriors best performers against Brian Smith's men from the Madjeski Stadium, was impressed with the build up for All Black winger Rico Gear's try, but feels the team need to produce that kind of rugby far more frequently.
Lutui said: "Rico scored another nice try and that is something we have to keep working on. When we get into the opposition's 22, we have to make sure we take our chances and put points on the board.
"The only real time we put pressure on them in their 22, we scored a try. That is something we have to work on so we can do it for the whole 80 minutes.
"We were very disappointed to miss out on the win, but we did play better than the last two weeks. We didn't get the points on the board though, which was disappointing. Sometimes you can blame the ref and sometimes you have to blame the players, but we will stay positive and try and get back on the right track.
"It is down to the referee to judge the game. It was frustrating, but you can't do anything about that - you just have to get on with the game. Whatever decision he makes, there is no point moaning about it, you just have to react positively.
"When we have the chance of winning games, like we did against London Irish, we have to take them. That is what will be important at the end of the season, but the bonus point will help us move away from the bottom of the table a little bit.
"We have got plenty to fight for and we are hopeful of staying up and keeping our place in the division - but we must take our chances when they come along. Any points are good for the team, though."
Lutui revealed that he felt his Warriors' team-mates had benefitted from referee Wayne Barnes' Sixways visit to help out with the Harlequins' post mortem.
He said: "It really helped the guys having Wayne Barnes come in last week. Often, on the field, when a penalty is given, you want to blame the referee rather than blaming yourself, but the referees will always judge the game slightly differently, so it was good to get the opinions of another referee.
"Individual discipline is important too and we've been talking about that a lot - we must work hard and keep our discipline because last week, against Harlequins, the number of penalties we gave away punished us.
"Against London Irish, we knew we had to keep our discipline better and I think we did that. Any team will punish you for poor discipline - whenever they put points on the board, it makes it harder for us to fight back.
"We are going away from home on Friday to play Sale and it will be difficult in front of their fans, but we will be fighting for the points. We will keep working hard and we have to make sure the preparation is spot-on - of course, no game is easy in the Premiership."
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