Springbok Women's coach admits more can be done following scathing SA Rugby criticism

Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer acknowledged that more could be done for the women's game but chose to take a "glass half-full" approach when it came to its development and investment from up top.

SA Rugby came under scathing criticism from their former SA Women’s Sevens coach Paul Delport, who told News24 Sport on Wednesday that it was "unacceptable for the leading rugby nation in the world to be unwilling to invest in women’s rugby".

"I can’t be part of that anymore because I’d be perpetuating a lie to try and bring talented women into the game when there are no real opportunities for them," said Delport.

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Raubenheimer, who qualified South Africa for the ongoing Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, said there was a lot going on behind the scenes he was not privy to.

However, he wanted to do the best he could with the hand he’d been dealt.

"I know there’s a lot being done behind the scenes from the admin point of view," said Raubenheimer.

"I’m not privy to the organisation’s [plans] to get women’s rugby up to speed. I also can’t talk on behalf of the Sevens and how that structure is.

"The only thing I can tell you, from a women’s 15s point of view, and more so what is happening on the field and within our development and programme, is that we always want more.

"There’s definitely room to do more. But, for me, the glass is always half-full. I don’t want to look at it as half-empty.

"I want to make sure we do the very best with the limited resources we have at this point."

SA Rugby said women’s rugby was their second-highest priority in the organisation and the appointment of women’s high-performance manager Lynne