CSU aiming to bring down unbeaten Narromine Gorillas at University Oval

"Well, not handing the ball back like we have been is a good start," David Conyers laughs.

The CSU coach is preparing his side for a New Holland Agriculture Cup top-of-the-table clash at home against the ever-imposing Narrmone Gorillas this Saturday knowing full well his team need to kick things up a notch.

Or several.

The students are coming off a shaky win over the Dubbo Rhinos, giving them three straight victories to start the year, but their run's going to be stopped - with force - should the same discipline from that game carry over to this weekend.

The good news for Conyers is that his team were very receptive to a tough training session this week.

"The boys trained really well last night. We had a long chat about our discipline and behaviour and over a two and a half hour session worked on our physicality. That's something we've missed over the last couple of weeks," he said.

"With young guys you've got to keep doing that because their muscle memory just doesn't relate to it like the older guys. We've also got three or four guys back this week too."

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Kam Norris and Lachie Buckton are big ins for the students, bringing the forward pack back to near full-strength.

Against what is without question the strongest forward pack in the competition that's a welcome sign.

The defending champions look like they've lost very little in quality coming into 2019.

In fact, no-one's even scored a point against them this season.

Thus far they've picked up a 55-0 win over the Mudgee Wombats, a 71-0 hammering over Parkes Boars and a 47-0 win against the Blayney Rams last round.

CSU have confidence they can draw first blood.

"We spoke to the Mudgee guys after our game against them and they were of the opinion that our backs were stronger than Narromine's but it's the Narromine forwards that are the question," Conyers said.

"They're a very experienced pack who have been together for quite a while. They just don't make mistakes or turn over the ball so we're going to have to live off whatever scraps we can and score as much as we can off them."

CSU will be buoyed at University Oval by their Old Boys Day.

With added support it's hoped the students can find the necessary inspiration for victory.

"They could be off one day. It can be hard to maintain that tempo all the time. You never know," Conyers said.

"With our Old Boys Day we'll have a huge crowd there as well. This a big plus for us."

CSU and Narromine kick-off from 3.15pm.