Harlequins will fear no one in the Guinness Premiership play-offs providing they can secure a top-four finish before travelling to Leicester Tigers in the last round, according to skipper Will Skinner.
Dean Richards guided his side into second spot with a 32-6 victory at doomed Leeds Carnegie on Sunday.
Skinner scored a last-minute try to clinch a bonus point, adding to earlier scores from Mike Brown, Danny Care and Jim Evans, plus 12 points from the boot of Adrian Jarvis.
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And the 24-year-old believes Quins will be the one team no one wants to face come the end-of-season finale should they continue their four-match winning streak.
"We are a team on form at the moment and other teams are starting to respect us more than in the past," he said.
"Our forwards and backs are a match for anyone and we are playing some great rugby.
"We have the winning momentum and we will be a daunting prospect for anyone if we can finish in the top four.
"We want to secure a play-off spot before we play Leicester Tigers on the last day and we can do that if we win our next two games."
Scrum-half Care enhanced his claims for a place in England's squad for this summer's tour of New Zealand at the weekend, with Richards claiming he has done enough to be in contention for a place on the plane.
"He doesn't have the international experience some of the other guys have got, but he has got some fantastic skills and is a very quick learner," he said.
"If they are going to take three scrum-halves to New Zealand, which I think they probably will, I would like to think Danny is in contention."
Quins visit in-form London Irish on Saturday knowing their hosts have an eye on a Heineken Cup final berth as well as a top-six finish.
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