ALL we can do is win, says lock Ian Gough as Newport Gwent Dragons prepare to face a Brian O'Driscoll reinforced Leinster in a potentially thrilling Celtic League finale at Lansdowne Road tomorrow night.

The Dragons have got to beat the Irish province, almost certainly with a bonus point, to stand a chance of winning the title.

They then have to rely on rivals Llanelli Scarlets and Ulster drawing at Stradey Park at the same time (but with Llanelli scoring fewer than four tries) or Ulster winning without a bonus because it isn't realistic to expect the Dragons to win by at least 50 points, which is the other title-winning possibility.

O'Driscoll has confirmed he will make his first 'home' appearance for Leinster this season.

But Gough, Newport born and bred, says the Dragons can't think about what may be happening elsewhere, but must just concentrate on winning in order to secure more victories than any other team in the league.

"It'll be tough enough to win without thinking of anything else," he said. "The main thing is to win, then we will have won more games than anyone else which will be a big mountain to have climbed.

"If we can look back at that it will be a bonus in itself, a hell of an achievement in our first season."

Gough says the Dragons' current run of six successive wins had been on the cards for some time, and as an experienced Newport player he ranks it as his best season at Rodney Parade.

'This has been coming. We had on the dressing-room board 'Mission Impossible' and Clive Griffiths (defence coach) did it with Wigan when they faced eight games in 18 days and managed it," said Gough.

"We've ticked them off one by one. We'll just go out and play tomorrow and enjoy ourselves, then think of the rest as it happens.

"We know we can go away to the hotbeds and win now (the Dragons have beaten Borders, Munster, Edinburgh and Connacht away this year). That gives you confidence. "It's amazing what a bit of confidence can do compared with so many straight losses last year. We are winning games now we would have lost then.

"The team ethic this time is very good, there are no egos and people are willing to work for each other to achieve the same goal. They aren't afraid to get their hands dirty.

"This is right up there, better than the season we had with Ian McIntosh. It's been virtually in our own hands whereas we had a bad month then, like when we lost against Neath at home.

"This is a new entity and we've done so well."

Gough also reveals how the Dragons overcame all their early problems and says regional rugby is here to stay.

"It was an absolute nightmare at the start, crazy, but it helped us that there were a few lads not living in the area so they hadn't been exposed to all the pressures," he said.

"In fairness to the coaches, they weren't affected by it, they never made it an issue and that gelled us a bit more. "I was sceptical at first and wanted it to stay as clubs. We probably lost thousands of pounds in marketing, but I hope we will be better for it in the long run with 9,000-10,000 coming through the door.

"It has proved a success and if you are going to look at the bigger picture it's here to stay.

"I can't see any point in changing now as it would create as much upheaval as changing in the first place. We've got to work at it and create a brand.

"We have re-written a few books, a lot of people underestimated us, other teams and pundits. They tried to belittle us, but now they speak of us in the same vein as others. We have installed some pride in the jersey and we are there to be taken seriously.

"It has been very rewarding, we have worked tremendously hard and it's all on record."