Winger Shane Williams believes that his side could have won all three of their Six nations matches this season, despite Wales having fallen to defeat at the hands of both England and France.
Williams and his colleagues face Ireland this weekend hoping to make up for poor starts in all three games so far this season.
"I honestly believe we could have won all of our first three games in the Six Nations this year," Williams said. "And yet here we are with just a solitary win.
"You can't help the 'what ifs' running through your head, because we are such a better team than our results suggest.
"This is all so horribly frustrating. We keep saying the same thing over and over again and poor (coach) Warren Gatland must find it very difficult to watch us from the stands.
"For all the disappointment, however, there is a part of me that is proud of our performances, because we've played some exciting rugby and contributed to some thrilling games so far.
"We really aren't far from being a world-class side, I promise you. It really is a matter of inches.
"There is tremendous character in this side, we never give up, but we need to turn that into more points and wins."