Boss Dean Ryan has targeted building crucial momentum before a big Scottish double header in the United Rugby Championship (URC).
Dragons wrapped up the first block of games in the URC with a narrow defeat to regional rivals Cardiff Rugby last weekend.
The playing squad now have a week to rest up and recover before a training return.
And Director of Dragons Rugby Ryan has outlined his plans to build up to the home fixture with Edinburgh Rugby at Rodney Parade (November 27) before an away trip to Glasgow Warriors (December 4).
“We’ve got a week off to freshen some bodies up and then, when we come back in, we are going to try and play an inhouse game,” he said.
“We’ve got so many guys that have not played enough rugby, so that is important.
“We are then hopefully playing an A fixture just to get some of those fringe guys some rugby.
“The players that have played four or five games need freshening up and we will look at how we can come back into Edinburgh and Glasgow with some real momentum.
“We are playing well,” he added. “But we need to be smarter about the things that we do well and make sure they are on the field.
“We also need to keep working at the areas of weakness – that is our report after this first block of games.”
Dragons started the game with Cardiff Rugby in scintillating form and powered into a 14-3 lead - courtesy of tries from Taylor Davies and Mesake Doge – with some fast-paced rugby in the opening quarter.
It was a blueprint for success that Ryan is determined Dragons will build on as the season progresses.
He said: “Anyone who has watched us over the last four or five weeks has seen it, and I have spoken to three or four opposition coaches who have been worried about the way we can play.
“Whether it is Ross (Moriarty), Aaron (Wainwright), Harrison (Keddie), it is the speed that we can come around and the number of people who can carry.
“We can see the game we want to play, we have all bought into wanting that game, but I don’t think we were as accurate as we wanted in the second half against Cardiff.
“People went into solo mode and that is a challenge for us to be better.”
We need to be smarter about the things that we do well and make sure they are on the field..
