Glasgow 49-0 Dragons: Three things we learned

Brown shines

On a comfortable evening for Glasgow in front of their own fans, Gregor Brown was the standout performer.

The versatile forward powered over at the start of the second half for his first Warriors try, but more eye-catching was the subtle offload he provided to set up George Horne's first try of the evening.

The Scotland international has now made 29 successful carries after just three league matches and gets through a power of work defensively.

Horne delivers reminder of clinical edge

Scrum-half Horne has been a central part of Glasgow's success under head coach Franco Smith and his two tries against Dragons helped show why.

He reads the game magnificently and always seems to be on hand to support teammates and finish off moves.

He sets the tempo for Glasgow and took his record try-scoring tally for the club to 61.

Smith sets standards

Despite the impressive margin of victory, South African Smith made it clear that he wasn't impressed with how his side started on Saturday.

He told Premier Sports it "wasn't close" to what he thinks is "necessary to compete in the competition".

A sentiment one can only imagine he relayed to his players at half-time.

They scored 14 points in the first half and 35 in the second, suggesting his team talk did the trick.

Smith knows exactly what it takes to win the United Rugby Championship and he knows his team will have to be better for the sterner tests that await.