"It's not good enough."
That's how former Black Ferns star Melodie Robinson has labelled playing conditions the women's world rugby champions are experiencing at an international tournament in the United States.
New Zealand, Canada, England, France and the US are competing in the women's Super Series, which Robinson believes is a great idea for the growth of the game.
But the 18-test Black Fern is rubbishing the venue and the organisers for not taking women's rugby seriously.
Matches are being played on men's training fields, with no seating for fans and the players are having to use a portable toilet and tents to prepare in.
Speaking on TVNZ's Front Row rugby show, Robinson said the situation was an insult to the women's game.
"Personally, in this day and age, that's not equity, that's not equality," Robinson said. "It's not really good enough."
Robinson said it was disappointing nothing had changed since her playing days ended in 2002, despite World Rugby's focus on bringing the women's game in line with men's standards.
"In 1996, we went to the Churchill Cup in Canada," Robinson recalled. "We played on fields with no seats, nobody watched - we did stay in a nice hotel though.
"Back in 1996, we had better conditions than the 2019 Black Ferns have. The Black Ferns can't really say anything, because they're over there.
"It's the United States that's probably put the facilities up. They don't have as much money."
Robinson's critique comes barely a month after rugby's governing body launched a global campaign to boost the women's game.
Chairman Bill Beaumont declared it a significant moment in the growth of women's rugby.
"From the highest levels of the sport's governance to grassroots' participation, we are wholly committed to driving gender-balance and ensuring that women have equal opportunities, both on and off the field," Beaumont said.
"We firmly believe that the development of women in rugby is the single greatest opportunity for our sport to grow in the next decade
"Not only is women's rugby experiencing unprecedented growth around the world, but we are well on the way to realising our vision of a more equitable game for all through the implementation of our ambitious strategic women's action plan, which is having a transformational effect on all areas of the game."
The Black Ferns play France on Sunday (NZT), before a clash with World Cup finalists England on July 15.
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