PAGE: WE NEED TO PUT ON OUR BIG BOY PANTS

ROB PAGE admits Wales deserve criticism for their World Cup woes and has urged his stars to put their “big boy pants on”.

Wales’ first World Cup since 1958 has been a huge disappointment and they prop up Group B with only one point.

The Dragons now need to secure their first win over England since 1984 to give them any chance of reaching the last 16.

But they have been boosted by a number of shocks already in Doha this tournament – and will look to follow suit tonight.

Boss Page (above) said: “My frustration and disappointment for the players is that we’ve shown nowhere near the levels of performance that have got us to this World Cup.

“That’s what really disappoints me.

“We’re all getting criticism now – and rightly so – because results aren’t going our way and that’s the industry we’re in.

“We’re big enough to take it – it’s not a problem. We put our big boy pants on and get on with it.

“We want to react in a positive manner and I’ll pick a team that’ll go out and give everything to the cause.

“We don’t look back at stats like when was the last time Wales beat England. I think this tournament has shown every team is beatable.

“So of course England are beatable.”

Wales have only played well for 45 minutes against USA after Page threw on Kieffer Moore at the break as they fought back to earn a 1-1 draw.

But any hope of building on that momentum disappeared in a dire loss against Iran.

Page added: “Now we’ve got to be ready for England. We have had a couple of days’ prep and there’s no excuses.”