Shane Williams insists that his Welsh team is far better than recent results would suggest.
The winger will line up against Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday having seen Wales' title aspirations wrecked by defeats to England and France.
In both matches the Welsh almost came back from massive deficits to defeat their more illustrious foes. Williams knows that, with Scotland beaten, they could have been facing the Irish on the way to another famous Grand Slam.
"I honestly believe we could have won all of our first three games in the Six Nations this year," said the Ospreys star, whose mesmeric solo try against France chalked up 50 for him in Wales colours.
"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 (Wales 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."