Glasgow powerhouse Josh Strauss left France with a glass vase for his man of the match display against Montpellier - but the mighty forward says he won't be happy until he has some silverware to go with it.

The Warriors moved to the top of Pool 4 in the European Champions Cup with their stunning 15-13 victory in the Altrad Stadium and now face a December double-header against four-times European champions Toulouse.

After victories over Bath and Montpellier, winning one of the games against Toulouse would put Gregor Townsend's side firmly in the driving seat to claim a quarter-final place for the first time.

But the South African-born Strauss, who will qualify for Scotland on residence grounds next September, has warned the Warriors that they can't get ahead of themselves in the coming weeks.

"This victory will give us confidence going into those games against Toulouse, but we also need to do well in the Guinness Pro12 leading up to that," said the No.8.

"You want to build momentum in Europe. Because there is a gap between the games we have to do that in the domestic league as well."

With Al Kellock currently unable to find a place in the side, Strauss has become coach Townsend's go-to guy as stand-in captain of the Warriors.

And that role will be even more important over the weeks ahead, with 17 Glasgow players now involved in the Scotland squad.

"This week will be a bit of a test with the Scotland guys away training elsewhere," Strauss admitted.

"It's always tough to keep the focus, but I think we are mature enough and tight as a group and I think we have the depth to do it.

"We just have to work harder until they come back.

"It has been pretty good in the past. In my experience at Glasgow, we always seem to do well in those Test windows.

"That shows we have good depth in the squad and we have players who can back up when boys are away."

Five penalties by fly-half Finn Russell brought the points Glasgow needed to squeeze past Montpellier, who earned a loser's bonus point with a last-minute penalty try.

Russell, who turned 22 last month, was playing club rugby with Ayr at the start of the year.

And Strauss paid tribute to the important role Glasgow's young guns are now playing in the side.

"At the start of the season I said there is a huge amount of young talent in this squad," he said.

"We have Finn plus Mark Bennett, guys like that. Adam Ashe played last week and he is a brilliant young player. Scotland need guys like him."

Winger Tommy Seymour will be assessed by Scotland medics over the next few days after being knocked out in a clash of heads with a Montpellier player.

And centre Alex Dunbar will also be on the treatment table this week after going off at half-time with a leg injury.