Rugby:Harlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea insists his side are not thinking about winning the English Premiership title despite maintaining their unbeaten record with an eighth straight victory against Bath at The Rec.

The 26-13 success was secured thanks to tries from their superb skipper Chris Robshaw and full-back Mike Brown, with fly-half Nick Evans adding 16 points with the boot in a typically assured display.

It was Quins’ 11th consecutive win in all competitions, stretching back to their Amlin Challenge Cup triumph over Stade Francais in May.

But O’Shea says his side are keeping their feet on the ground, and that they will be taking things a game at a time.

“We have not set any goals,” he said. “Obviously we have goals to win matches and goals to win silverware but we don’t need to come out and say that.

“We look more for a good performance and a clarity in the style we want to play. There are things you can’t control in games, but you can control your performances.”

But the former Ireland full-back readily admitted he has been pleased by a major improvement in their form away from the Stoop, which he traces back to their magnificent Challenge Cup semi-final win over Munster at the tail end of last term.

“This is our eighth straight win on the road across last season and this season so it’s not bad, because we did struggle away from home,” he added. “The win in Munster, you can’t say how much that meant to the players, and then how we won against Stade in the final where we hung on and won the game.

“We lost 10 games last season by less than seven points, so we knew we were a good side. When you come here there is going to be a contest but the confidence is there now, we have stuck to our processes home and away but what happens between the white lines is all we can look after.”