London Irish scored six tries in their 45-17 victory at Newport but coach Toby Booth paid tribute to the Exiles' defence.
Catt hailed as midfield general
London Irish scored six tries in their 45-17 victory at Newport but coach Toby Booth paid tribute to the Exiles' defence.
"Our defence has to take a lot of credit for forcing turnovers, and we capitalised on that," he said.
"Obviously, we are delighted to have collected two bonus point victories in this group, but there is still a lot to do.
"Our aim is to reach the quarter-finals, it is one of our internal goals, and it is something that we haven't achieved before."
Catt
The coach also saluted veteran Mike Catt's "fantastic appetite for the game." The 36-year-old was a dominant figure, scoring one try and proving a thorn in the Dragons' side throughout.
Booth added: "Mike has got a fantastic appetite for the game. He is expanding his coaching role with us, but I am sure as long as his body allows him to, Mike would want to play first and coach second.
"Having a midfield general like him around to take the pressure off is so important. He brings fantastic experience and leadership qualities that are vital in pressurised environments.
"We believe that attack is our best form of defence, and you won't get conservatism with someone like Mike Catt."
Turner
While Irish celebrated their first away win in the Heineken Cup, the Dragons could only reflect on a damaging afternoon that now gives them little chance of progressing from Pool One.
Dragons coach
Paul Turner said: "We made a promising start, but then we went to sleep and the game went away from us. I am hugely disappointed.
"In the cold light of day, Irish hit their straps for 20 minutes in the first half and blew us away, but that is European competition for you.
"We were overpowered, and their finishing was far better than ours. We came up short today.
"I am disappointed for our supporters, but we will have to go away, lick our wounds and come back stronger for the experience."
