NEWPORT Gwent Dragons sounded a warning to all their Celtic League rivals with a stunning 38-29 victory over Glasgow at Hughenden last night to avenge last season's resounding defeat at the same ground.

The Dragons scored four tries to two and achieved their first bonus point of the season - but coach Chris Anderson vows there is a lot more to come from the team.

"I was pleased we scored some tries and won away from home," he said. "But the team can improve, we missed that bit of tiger.

"It was still a good win considering we were penalised so heavily and that their outside half Dan Parks had a very good kicking game against us.

"That's the best the back division has played. I thought Hal Luscombe played well and Kevin Morgan (pictured) backed himself within his pace a couple of times. Gareth Cooper also had that bit of pace to score a crucial try.

"But for 20 minutes of the second half we didn't have the ball and we threw some sloppy passes out.

"We didn't panic and we showed good composure and hit back hard in the last 10 minutes. We still missed two more tries, we ran the ball well and our defence was good especially the way Parks was kicking against us.

"Both sides played some good football and it was a reasonably open game, but we came up with too many 50-50 passes that didn't go to hand."

Anderson admits the set pieces still need attention and was puzzled why there were problems in the line-out.

"They have been good, but were petty ordinary today. It may be the lack of focus coming away from home, but they hurt us there.

"Last week against a better team we controlled it more. There possession made it difficult for us because their number 10 was so dangerous and had a lot of runners coming off him.'

The only blot on the Dragons' outstanding victory was the shoulder injury suffered by Luscombe in injury time.

He had to be led form the field and his arm put in a sling before going to hospital for an X-ray.

But with the watching Percy Montgomery yet to return there are no worries about the back division.

Sione Tuipulotu, a success at inside centre, said his dropped goal was the first of his career.

Glasgow coach Hugh Campbell paid tribute to the Dragons. "Their rush defence was very good and made it difficult for us," he said. "But we failed to take our opportunities in the first 10 minutes of the second half." match report - page 55