Florent Rossigneaux has warned his stuttering Rosslyn Park side that anything less than three bonus-point wins from their last three fixtures could see their promotion dreams turn sour.
Park are level on points with third-placed Ealing after slumping to their second defeat in succession, a disappointing 32-29 loss at Southend on Saturday.
And the French coach has demanded a return to winning ways - and fast.
Rossigneaux said: “After the weekend it does make it very easy for us to focus on what we have to do.
“We have to win our last three games and we have to win them well, as I am convinced that anything less than 15 points will see us miss out.
“We have gone from a comfortable position to a much more awkward one in the space of a week.
“But it is still in our hands and we just need to focus on what we are doing.”
Park were 29-5 down at Southend before a late rally almost snatched a priceless victory.
James Strong (two), Dylan Pugh, Rob Jewell and Chris Ritchie grabbed tries and Rossigneaux hopes the loss is enough to knock any complacency out of his side.
He added: “We cannot pick and choose when we want to play.
“When we were up against it we scored four tries in 15 minutes and if we had done that from the start we would have won the game.
“There are plenty of lessons that need to be learned and I expect a reaction.”
Park host struggling Westcombe Park in their final home game of the season this weekend.
And Rossigneaux is refusing to take anything for granted.
He added: “We have to get that confidence level back.
“We have not become a bad team and we need to remember that.
“We just need a good performance to get back on track and move forward.”
Rosslyn Park’s next three matches : Apr 17 Westcombe Park (h), 24 Clifton (a), May 1 Canterbury (a)
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