Glasgow Warriors duly registered a new club record of six successive league victories by the expected comfortable margin against struggling Newport Gwent Dragons at Scotstoun Stadium last night.

They did it in some style, scoring five tries while conceding none and though they will face much tougher tests they could do no more than beat the team in front of them while claiming a bonus point, the win taking them, at least until the Scarlets host bottom side Zebre this evening, into second place in the RaboDirect Pro12 table.

"It's a nice end to the first third of the season. It's good to go into the break with that win," Gregor Townsend, their head coach, said afterwards.

"We're really happy we've kept the run going."

While they have effectively been ejected from the Heineken Cup at the earliest possible juncture he declared himself satisfied with their league position.

"We are disappointed we didn't beat the Scarlets at home but we've been competitive and have fought right to the end in all our games since then."

Scott Wight had settled any nerves for a relatively youthful home side with an early penalty and they got the chance to settle into their rhythm in defence, coping comfortably with a long spell of attacking by their opponents in which they rarely threatened before coughing up a penalty inside the home 22 to let Wight relieve the pressure.

By contrast Glasgow's first serious attack, after having put up a string of Garryowens with their first few decent pieces of possession, produced a ridiculously easy score. At best Peter Murchie's chip through looked speculative, if not a little impatient as Glasgow attacked at close range down the right and Dan Evans looked to have it easily covered as the ball reached the in-goal area. However the full-back misjudged its bounce completely and failed to gather allowing his opposite number to win the race to dive on it before it crossed the dead ball line.

Wight's conversion took the lead to double figures and it looked as if they had produced a much better constructed try as a string of off-loads ended with Troy Nathan strolling across the line only for the score to be disallowed for a forward pass.

The Dragons offered a reminder that they had the capacity to offer some sort of threat when Dan Evans swept up a loose ball inside his 22 and broke down the centre of the field, then swerving left before, midway inside the Warriors half, kicking ahead, but Rob Harley won the race to the ball in the in-goal area.

Tom Prydie then had a chance to get his side on the scoreboard with a penalty but he skewed it wide.

Then came a moment Gordon Reid will remember as long as he lives as, for once, a chunky prop forward produced a glory run that will not require any exaggeration when he tells the grandchildren how he charged in from some 35 metres out.

Perhaps the Dragons were distracted by the full-blown fireworks display that was visible behind the home team's goal-posts but for the Warriors and their fans Reid's effort was even more dazzling as he gathered the ball at a ruck, spotted the space and rumbled off, to be smothered by his colleagues after crossing the line.

Prydie finally got his side on the scoreboard late in the half and a further exchange of penalties saw Glasgow turn 20-6 in front.

The game was over within four minutes of the re-start when pounding forward play eventually forced the Dragons back onto their own line where Tom Ryder plunged over, his unconverted score taking his side to within a single touchdown of the bonus point.

Their confidence that they had secured the win was demonstrated when Wight fired a very kickable penalty to touch soon after and while the opportunity was spurned when Niko Matawalu knocked on as he attempted an overhead pass the gesture of intent was appreciated by the supporters.

The Fijian scrum-half subsequently made up for the error with the moment of magic that produced the bonus point score early in the final quarter. No sooner had the referee awarded a free kick on the Dragons 22 than he had tapped it and was off, dancing his way to within five metres before spiralling the ball into the air from which it was plucked by Tommy Seymour, leaving the winger an easy finish.

Further evidence that it was very much the Warriors night was provided when Seymour broke clear and chipped ahead hopefully but looked certain to be beaten to the ball by the covering Hallam Amos until it bounced into the left upright leaving the Dragons replacement helpless as the Warriors winger picked up then touched down to wrap things up.