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On the pitch, South Africa made history reaching a first Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final thanks to pool-stage victories over Brazil<\/a> and Italy.<\/a><\/p>\n The Women’s Boks lost all three of their games at the 2021 edition of the tournament, having missed the 2017 finals altogether.<\/p>\n Their struggles are a contrast to South Africa’s men, who are record four-time Rugby World Cup winners.<\/a><\/p>\n “I think the tide has turned and we’ve garnered so much momentum, which hopefully will lead into the right direction – being that women should become a fully professional entity in South Africa,” Latsha said.<\/p>\n “I think brands and businesses are starting to see that investing in women’s rugby and women’s sports makes financial sense.<\/p>\n “Those are things that 10, 15 years ago were unheard of.<\/p>\n “[But] we aren’t going to get lost in too far into the future. I think we need to look and be where our feet are first and to make every performance count.”<\/p>\n