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Rugby: Lucie Gomes, the touch of tenderness of Beauvais

2020-09-25T09:27:08.618Z


The physiotherapist promoted to Federal 1 is the only woman on the staff. On a human level, she occupies a central role within the group, f


She is already starting her fourth season at the Beauvais Rugby Club.

This Sunday (3 p.m.), for the reception of Marcq-en-Barœul, Lucie Gomes will be present, as usual, at the edge of the field, ready to provide her care if necessary.

With Ludovic Mulle, she is one of the two physiotherapists of the club, but also the only woman of the staff.

It is “almost by chance” that the paths of the 32-year-old Beauvaisienne and the promoted to Federal 1 crossed, in 2017.

“After working as a laboratory technician, I resumed physiotherapy studies late in life,” she explains.

I then did a one-month internship with the Espoirs du Stade Toulouse, which gave me a foothold in rugby.

When I found a job at Beauvais hospital, I heard colleagues say that the club was looking for a physiotherapist.

I met the president, it matched ... ”Three years later, the native Axonese really does not regret his choice, even if it requires a time-consuming investment.

In addition to meetings, at home and away, she does indeed go to the stadium on Mondays for treatment, then at least twice a week, before training.

"I'm lucky that there is a great group, which integrated me in the best possible way, that's also why I invest so much, blows the thirty-something.

It's a great adventure.

In this sport, there are very strong values ​​in which I find myself: self-sacrifice, cohesion, solidarity… There is little individualism.

And the players made me understand that I was part of the team.

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"Rugby is only love"

If this experience turns out to be very enriching at the professional level, the physical problems to be dealt with being very diverse according to the positions, it constitutes above all for Lucie Gomes "an incredible human adventure".

Because, once the players are seated on his massage table, his involvement goes far beyond that of a simple physiotherapist.

“We also serve as a confidant, a mediator between the staff and the players,” she says.

There is a central role at the human level.

I like it, although it's not always easy, because you have to deal with the professional and friendly sides.

We talk about their life in general, even if it is ultimately very oriented towards rugby… Their sport gives them a somewhat brutal image, but off the field, they are big teddy bears, golden guys.

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For the players, the passage between the hands of the physiotherapist is therefore experienced as a special moment, where the themes addressed often go beyond the framework of the oval ball.

“His psychological support is essential,” confirms opener Clément Drahonnet.

Lucie listens to us, she plays a role in the osmosis and harmony within the group.

She pays close attention to the state of mind, to how everyone feels.

We also address our personal daily concerns, because we feel close.

For her, that must sometimes mean a lot!

But it is not because it is a woman that one confides in this way, it is especially due to her temperament.

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Lucie Gomes attests it: at the BRC, she has never suffered from being unique in her genre.

On the contrary, she is like a fish in water in this great testosterone bath, and sometimes even gets the right to small favors.

“They think of me a bit like the princess,” she smiles.

They often have cute little touches.

At the end of last season, they gave me a bouquet of flowers.

I am the only female presence, so I bring a touch of sweetness.

I often tell them that rugby is all about love.

I have the impression of being in a big family… ”

Source: leparis

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