Steve Menzies and Setaimata Sa eached touched down twice in the televised game in Perpignan, while Lopini Paea, Thomas Bosc, Louis Anderson and Daryl Millard also crossed for the hosts.

The result means the Dragons move above their opponents into third place in the table and maintains their perfect record this year at Stade Gilbert Brutus.

However Robinson was most pleased with the fact that his team conceded just two tries, with one of those coming in the closing minutes.

"We started a whole lot better today than we have in recent weeks, and that is good to see, that we are starting to win games from in front rather than coming from behind," he said.

"We won the game today because of our defence, we only conceded two tries throughout the game and then one right at the end.

"That gives us good impressions and good structures to work on and I thought we were outstanding in our defensive efforts.

"There was a 15-minute period in the second half where they were camped on our line and we had to scrap and we had to scramble, but I felt at that time we had won the game, the passion and desire the guys had out there showed us all that.

"Daryl Millard then goes and scores his try and that seals the win.

"I'm really proud of what we produced defensively out there and we won the game because of it."

Downbeat

Warrington coach Tony Smith, who saw scrum-half Richie Myler forced off in the first half with a groin injury, was left downbeat after his side's loss on French soil.

"It is a great disappointment to come over here and lose and lose in the way we did," he said. "That being said, we have to keep positive and I think we are in a better place than we were last year.

"We had lost four games at this stage last season, whereas today is our third loss of the season.

"Going into the game without Michael Monaghan [out with a knee problem] was going to be a tough ask and that became more difficult when Richie Myler left the game with a groin injury.

"With neither of those players in the side we found it difficult to find opportunities in and around the ruck and we also lacked a little direction that any side would miss if you had those players missing."