RODNEY Parade resident Carl Meyer hopes the adage of there being no place like home rings true when Newport Gwent Dragons host the Scarlets tomorrow evening.

The Dragons entertain their rivals from the west in the Anglo-Welsh Cup (kick-off 7.30pm) and will bid to make it three wins on the spin after excellent successes against Brive and Connacht.

With Newport County also having won three on the bounce at home and Newport RFC having enjoyed a super success against Llandovery last Sunday, there is a feel-good factor at Rodney Parade.

Full-back Meyer wants to keep the streak going when he makes the short trip to the home changing room from 'the lodge' near the Memorial Gates where he lives with fly-half Dorian Jones and 19-year-old full-back Will Talbot-Davies, who made his debut at Leicester last Saturday.

"We'd like to make Rodney Parade a fortress and we are looking to back up the Connacht performance," said the 25-year-old South African.

"Living literally 50 metres from the ground it's always good on a matchday! The atmosphere builds at Rodney Parade and the crowd gets behind us. They are always backing us."

Meyer was one of the regulars in an inexperienced Dragons 23 in their tournament opener at Leicester.

The Tigers, who selected a strong side to build momentum for their return to Aviva Premiership action this weekend, romped to a 42-3 win but the full-back believes the Dragons youngster will reap the rewards.

"It was a really outstanding experience to go to Leicester and the majority of the side hadn't played there before," said former Ebbw Vale back Meyer, who made his debut against Exeter in the 2014/15 Anglo-Welsh Cup.

"We weren't happy with the result but the experience of playing in a pressure environment in from of so many was good for the youngsters. There is a gap between Principality Premiership and regional rugby, so the Anglo-Welsh Cup really gives the chance to get a taste before a Pro12 game.

"It was a good learning curve for me as well because I'm in my second (full) year now and want to step up in a bit of a leadership role to help the younger boys coming through."

The Dragons name their team for the Scarlets at midday and are set to bring back a number of regulars in a bid to build momentum for their home Guinness Pro12 clash with Edinburgh a week on Sunday.

"We've got to bounce back now," said Meyer. "Our error count was far too high in Leicester, we struggled to hold onto the ball and played in the wrong areas.

"The possession was 70 to 30 and you can't win a game defending for the majority of it."

"I don't think we have reached the targets we have set so far this season but we are trying to build and get the consistency," he continued.

"We can perform well one week and then drop the standard the next, so in the second block of fixtures we are looking to be more consistent."

The Dragons need to win to keep within striking distance of Northampton and Saracens in the battle for a place in the semi-finals of the Anglo-Welsh Cup, with the Aviva Premiership sides having already played two fixtures.

The tournament pits teams from Pool One against those from Pool Four with the Saints currently leading the way on eight points while Sarries have seven and Bath have a solitary losing bonus. The Dragons head to Gloucester and host Newcastle in the New Year.