Dragons 22-14 Glasgow Warriors

Dragons (22) 22
Tries: Charteris 2, Thomas Cons: Arlidge 2 Drop-goal: Arlidge
Glasgow (7) 14
Tries: Beattie, Tkachuk Cons: Parks 2

Charteris turned in a storming first half display for the Dragons
The Dragons got their Heineken Cup campaign back on track as they overpowered Glasgow at Rodney Parade.
Stand-in skipper Luke Charteris plunged over twice and Martin Thomas added another touchdown before half time.
A Johnnie Beattie response briefly restored parity on 27 minutes and Kevin Tkachuk tore through to give the visitors hope after the interval.
Glasgow staged a fierce late rally at the end of a scrappy second half but the hosts held firm for victory.
Both sides lost their opening encounters in Pool 2, meaning this was very much a 'must-win' affair for both sides.
More to follow...
Newport Gwent Dragons: M Thomas; A Brew, T Riley, A Smith, W Harries; J Arlidge, W Evans; P Price, S Jones, P Bracken, A Jones, L Charteris (capt), D Lydiate, G Thomas, L Evans.
Replacements: D Goodfield, H Gustafson, G Robinson, H MacDonald, R Sidoli, D Lee, R Fussell, J Tovey.
Glasgow Warriors: B Stortoni, C Shaw, D McCall, G Morrison, T Evans, D Parks, C Cusiter, J Welsh, D Hall, M Low, T Barker, A Kellock (capt), R Vernon, J Barclay, J Beattie.

Replacements: P MacArthur, K Tkachuk, E Kalman, D Turner, C Gregor, H O'Hare, P Horne, K Brown.

This article was posted on 16-Oct-2009, 20:40 by Hugh Barrow.