EBBW Vale may have humbled champions Neath last weekend but there has been no danger of them getting carried away ahead of their visit to Swansea.

The Steelmen turned over the Welsh All Blacks 29-10 last weekend, a result that pushed them up to fourth in the table.

It was their third victory on the spin but that hasn’t stopped the Eugene Cross Park coaching team putting their charges through the paces.

“Even though we beat Neath there are improvements to chase,” said backs coach Matthew McCarthy.

“I don’t think we were that great last week, although I know that sounds harsh.

“After watching the game on video it is clear that there are areas that we have to work on and that has been our focus this week.

“I won’t have any problems if we go down to Swansea and are beaten by a better side but what would annoy me is if we lose after the players haven’t taken on board what we have gone through in the sessions.”

Swansea have had a mixed start to the campaign and have struggled to live up to their pre-season billing as one of the sides that would be in the mix for the title.

They have just two wins under their belt and head into tomorrow’s clash on the back of a real battering at the hands of Newport (62-20) and a disheartening home loss to Cardiff.

Nonetheless McCarthy knows the All Whites remain a dangerous outfit.

“I know (head coach) Richard Webster well from my time with Bonymaen and he is a canny character and an excellent coach,” he said.

“I don’t read anything into their big at Newport, if you are off your game by the smallest of margins you can be beaten by a big score in this division, and by all accounts they should have won last weekend.

“They are a bit more of an unknown quantity than Neath and we know that they will be fired up because they could do with a win.

“St Helens is a great place to play rugby, it’s a massive pitch and a good surface so it promises to be an exciting game.”