On the pitch, South Africa made history reaching a first Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final thanks to pool-stage victories over Brazil and Italy.
The Women’s Boks lost all three of their games at the 2021 edition of the tournament, having missed the 2017 finals altogether.
Their struggles are a contrast to South Africa’s men, who are record four-time Rugby World Cup winners.
“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.
“I think brands and businesses are starting to see that investing in women’s rugby and women’s sports makes financial sense.
“Those are things that 10, 15 years ago were unheard of.
“[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.”
South Africa face a daunting task in the last eight when they face New Zealand in Exeter on Saturday (12:00 GMT).
The Black Ferns are rated as the third-best side in the world and are seven places above South Africa in the global rankings.
However, Latsha is looking at the bigger picture, and the development of the women’s game which has been displayed at this year’s tournament in England.
“The amount of work and progression that has happened since the last World Cup has been immense,” she said.
“I think that finally there’s some type of reward for the work that has been happening.
“New barriers have been broken and new pathways have been created. That is the beauty of this particular World Cup – to see the growth of various teams, not just us, has been incredible.
“I believe that as the tide rises, so do other boats.”
