DON'T underestimate Glasgow, warns Newport Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner ahead of Friday night's Magners League clash at Firhill.
The Dragons head into expected bitter Scottish weather revived by yesterday's heart-warming victory over Welsh rivals Llanelli Scarlets at Rodney Parade to complete their first double against them.
They edged home 15-13 in a thriller when winger Richard Mustoe blazed across for the winning try in the tenth minute of injury time. They remain in eighth position in the table, but closed the gap on Glasgow and the Ospreys to two points.
They have won on their last two visits to Glasgow, but Turner warns, "Don't underestimate them, they have signed well and have just beaten Biarritz and were winning with two minutes left against Edinburgh."
A breathless Turner admitted he would have settled for a penalty and a draw at the death.
"It was about the seventh game this season when it was down to the last play, and I probably felt that we should take the kick at goal," he said.
"But Ceri (Sweeney) was having one of those games, we had a scrum and a lot of sides would have gone down the 8, 9 channel and got the draw. But fair play to the players, they went wide and got the win.
"I was unsure whether it was the last play, but it would have been a difficult kick for Ceri and had we gone for it who knows whether we would have come out of it with a draw. But we had the courage of our convictions and Dai Rees (backs coach) told me that's what we should be doing.
"We needed that, we've been rocked by injuries and suspension, so this made up for a poor Christmas after the home defeat by Treviso.
"We're a good passing side and there were areas we felt we could exploit. Outstanding players like Joe Bearman and Richard Mustoe got us going forward and players like Richard Fussell gave us a balanced kicking game.
"We've done well away and faltered at home, but winning breeds confidence for the players and it brings the crowds in. I don't care whether it's Biarritz or Bucharest, they want to win here and you could see the feelgood factor with the scenes at the end."
Try scoring hero Mustoe admitted, "We were fighting for our careers here, we were under pressure because it's all about results and we hadn't been getting them.
"We were doing everything we could to put things right and this win was huge."
Fellow try scorer Ashley Smith said, "That was fantastic, especially in a local derby and it heightened the elation considering the win came from the last play.
"Last week against the Blues we battled but weren't composed enough, now there is a definite improvement. We were unlucky not to score near half-time, then we went into a lull but sustained late pressure paid off.
"We attacked from deep a few times and our ball handling skills were pretty good. On another day we could have run in a couple more tries."
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