RYNARD Landman is confident he will be enjoying a pint of the black stuff on Saturday when Newport Gwent Dragons attempt to repeat their Dublin heroics.

The South African lock was to the fore when the men from Rodney Parade won 16-14 at Leinster in February, their first ever win in the Irish capital at the 12th attempt.

They return to the scene of that glorious moment on Saturday afternoon in the Guinness Pro12 (kick-off 2.30pm) with Landman hoping to earn the right to enjoy the sponsor's product.

He said: "Nick Crosswell got a yellow card in the first few minutes and I thought 'oh no, we can't play with 14 men against them'!

"But we turned things around, our kicking game was great, we left nothing on the pitch, got the 'W' and the Guinness tasted so sweet in the airport afterwards.

"They won't underestimate us this time but I think that was the same when they came to Rodney Parade with an even better side than in Dublin and we won again (25-22 in April).

"We know it will be a tough game and they will have a strong side even though they are affected by World Cup call-ups. They've got depth and a big budget but last season gives us confidence."

The Dragons acknowledge that they will need to up their game from their last outing on September 11 when they laboured to an uninspiring 13-0 success against Zebre.

It was a grim game that won't have survived on many Sky+ boxes but Landman sat through some uncomfortable viewing.

"I watched the game back and it wasn't like we weren't creating opportunities, it's just that we wasted them," he said.

"That makes you frustrated and then that was made worse by them slowing everything down. Against Leinster we need to make sure that when we get in the 22 we leave with points."

The Dragons did at least manage to win ugly, something Landman would have taken after using the Pro12 break to go and watch some former teammates in World Cup action.

The former Cheetahs forward was in the stands in Brighton to watch open-mouthed as the Springboks were stunned by Japan.

He said: "On TV you see soccer fans crying and I understand why now! I couldn't believe what was happening, it was quite emotional. The result was bad but it happens and it was great for Japan."

Now Landman will attempt to mirror the Brave Blossoms by upsetting the odds in Dublin.