Following another tricky defeat against Leinster away from home, the Dragons hope to build on their performances at Rodney Parade during the month of December to bring back their confidence.
“We just showed a lot of naivety, once we gifted them one try we gave them four,” Jackman said.
“That’s down to our composure and while our fitness levels are a lot better, that is not transferring to mental composure. There were individual errors, bits of stupidity and lack of discipline to give Leinster footholds in the game for them to be clinical.
“I am annoyed and disappointed but we need to get ourselves back up for what is a really exciting December. There were more positives in that game than Munster or Ulster. We are finished with Ireland for this season and this time next year hopefully we’ll have a better team.”
Despite an early lead the Dragons were unable to hold onto it at the RDS, so Jackman wants to get back to Rodney Parade; “We are looking forward to getting back to Rodney Parade to build some momentum in December.
“We are lacking a bit of confidence, so we will get that from some home games. We will review the Leinster game and we don’t want to just draw a line under anything, but we also realise the way that it’s stacked against us this season with away games.
“We have gone to Ireland three times already and they are the hardest games along with Glasgow. We’ve had those games now and are looking forward to getting home, which will give us a huge boost.
“Ulster gave us a hard time over there at the start of the season but Friday is a chance to build up momentum and confidence.”
