The Dragonshead into their final Heineken Cup game of the season looking for revenge over Gloucester at Rodney Parade on Sunday, and boosted by the return of scrum-half Wayne Evans.
And the first-half performance against the Dragons will help keep the intensity high in training before they head to Franklin's Gardens for the Sunday showdown.
He joined the backroom staff of St George on his return to Australia and coached the New South Wales Under-17 squad before being head-hunted by former Great Britain coach David Waite to take on at the Dragons in February 2006.