TRY-SCORING hero Charlie Davies believe Newport Gwent Dragons can upset the odds again in Europe after rolling the dice in Gloucester, writes Chris Kirwan.

The replacement scrum-half was the toast of the sizeable travelling contingent at Kingsholm on Saturday afternoon after barging over for the winning score in the 23-21 Challenge Cup quarter-final victory.

It was the 25-year-old's first try in Dragons colours and secured a success that few had predicted after the Welsh side made the short trip over the border on the back of seven successive Guinness Pro12 defeats, six of them by less than a score.

"It was a moment for the boys really, we've had a few weeks of struggling and falling at the last hurdle so to get over that final barrier was great," said Davies.

"To be the one to touch the ball down, it's elation. I'm really happy for myself but more importantly for the team."

"Shanksy (Lewis Evans) made the call for the lineout, we got a good drive and a few of our backs joined it," he continued.

"Gloucester defended pretty well but luckily Carl Meyer came round the corner, I spotted a half-gap and I thought I'd use my size to get over! Luckily I got over the whitewash.

"We just felt we had a bit of momentum and didn't want to settle for a draw (and extra time). We threw the dice and luckily it paid off for us."

It is the second time that Davies has beaten Gloucester in the last eight of the tournament and, just like his new Dragons teammates who lost to Edinburgh at Murrayfield last year, the scrum-half doesn't want another dose of semi-final pain.

"When I was at Wasps we beat Gloucester and then lost out to Bath in the semi-finals," he said, referring to the 2013/14 campaign.

"You play rugby to win competitions and we've got a tough trip to Montpellier, who are full of big international names, but no-one backed us at Gloucester and we delivered a good performance to come away with the victory.

"Who is to say we can't reach the final and lift the trophy?"

The Dragons beat Stade Francais in Paris last year, were pipped by Castres in November and then thumped Pau in December. Montpellier needed a controversial last-gasp try to beat Cardiff Blues in the group stages, eventually qualifying behind group winners Harlequins, who host Grenoble in the other semi-final.