Saracens boss Alan Gaffney will ignore Harlequins' poor Heineken Cup form when his third-placed side head to the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.

Quins only have the Premiership left to fight for this season, while Saracens are scrapping on three fronts - league, Heineken Cup and EDF Energy Cup.

But Gaffney said: "We are expecting a very tough game against a pretty handy team.

"They have a very proud record at home in the Premiership, as their fifth place suggests.

"From our perspective, we've got six matches before the short break for the Six Nations, and it is a very important time for us.

"Come the beginning of February, we will be halfway through the Premiership season and we are also trying to secure a Heineken Cup quarter-final spot during that time - so it is a big six weeks."

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