“That’s a huge win for the club and the manner in how we did it was massive,” he told the Warriors’ website.

“The atmosphere in the dressing room after the match was class. Ali [Price] spoke really well about how much that win means to the boys, the supporters, friends, family – everyone involved. Everyone is just delighted.”

Dickinson was thrilled with the way the Warriors fought through fog and drizzle to claim victory.

“If you’re going to play rugby in mid-winter in Scotland you’ve got to expect weird conditions,” he admitted.

“I thought we did well and adapted to them. They weren’t ideal, but I think the way we handled them and how we managed to implement our game plan was great.

“With Exeter, you have to match them physically and the set-piece was always going to play a massive part in the game.

“Our set-piece got us into the game. We matched them physically and created opportunities. However, we all believe we left a couple of scores out there.”

Dickinson was especially pleased with what he saw from his team in the scrum.

“It was always going to be a tough battle up front,” he commented. “Exeter have an excellent scrum and an excellent forward pack.

“For us to manage to win those scrum battles on key occasions was huge. We talked about that match-up all week and the boys fronted up really well and adapted to what was in front of them.

“All credit goes to the boys.”

Glasgow Warriors scrum coach Al Dickinson admitted the Scottish region’s 22-7 home victory in Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup at the weekend was an enormous boost for his side.