After an outstanding try-scoring performance that helped Edinburgh come back from behind to claim a 35-18 bonus point win at Myreside, Blair Kinghorn echoed the thoughts of his coach Richard Cockerill on the patchy nature of his side’s performance.

Edinburgh were, admitted the young fullback, poor at times – particularly in the first 20 minutes, when the Dragons had 90% of territory – but crucially came through strongly in the final quarter to win a game that they may have lost last year.

“We're happy with the result, but I feel we let ourselves down in terms of the way we want to play and, in the second half, the discipline we want to bring in defence,” said the 20-year-old.

“We’re definitely mentally tougher than we were last year, you can see that both in training and in how we are on the pitch. We keep going to the 80th minute, but we need to work on a couple of things to bring a better performance against Treviso.”

Despite leading just 20-18 with 15 minutes remaining, Edinburgh scored two tries as they finished strongly. They have now won their opening two Pro14 games and should beat Treviso at Myreside on Friday before travelling to reigning champions Scarlets and then Conference leaders Leinster in successive weeks.

Edinburgh conspicuously struggled for self-belief and consistency last season, and Kinghorn – whose form suggests he may be in the Scotland frame for the Autumn internationals if Stuart Hogg doesn’t return from injury in time - believes the difference this season is down to the chance of coaching regime.

“He’s brought an edge,” said Kinghorn of Cockerill. “He’s made us push through the barriers and become mentally tougher. Training’s been good and when it comes to games, you know we’ve got each other’s back so you can feel confident in everyone. I feel like we’re all on the same page at the moment, which you can see in things like how people are supporting when breaks are made.”