Davies grabbed the headlines when he darted over in the 76th minute to dethrone champions Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm on Saturday. His last ditch try sealed a trip across the English Channel to the Altrad Stadium, where they will take-on the big-hitting Montpellier.
But before they head to France, the Dragons take-on regional rivals Cardiff Blues in a Guinness PRO12 derby. The Blues, who are still chasing an elusive top six spot, have won four of their last five games.
Jake White has not only led Montpellier to the Challenge Cup semi-finals, but he also has them battling for Top14 glory. They currently sit second in the French championship, but Davies reckons the Dragons can breathe fire again.
“When I was at Wasps we beat Gloucester and then lost out to Bath in the semi-finals. 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?”
Davies’ sent the Dragons through to the last four for the the second successive season. And he was delighted his captain’s big call to go to the corner paid off.
He said: “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. To be the one to touch the ball down, it’s elation. I’m really happy for myself but more importantly for the team.
“Lewis Evans made the call for the lineout, we got a good drive and a few of our backs joined it. 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. We threw the dice and luckily it paid off for us.”
