Gloucester-Hartpury have to use the level of expectation around them as "a driver" ahead of their Premiership Women's Rugby semi-final against Exeter Chiefs, says co-captain Natasha 'Mo' Hunt.

After winning their first title last June, the reining champions have stormed into the final four of the play-offs after finishing top of the league table.

They lost just one of their 16 games of the regular season to secure a home semi-final at Kingsholm on Sunday, in a repeat of last year's final.

"There's definitely a little air of expectation around us at the minute, especially the season that we've had, but ultimately that can only drive us," Hunt told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

"We can't be worried about that or scared of it, it needs to be the fuel to our fire because if everyone else has an expectation on us then probably the opposition are thinking what are their chances against us.

"It has to be a driver for us. Every time we take to the field we want to be the best we can be and that's never going to change."