Rene Naylor, Springbok rugby team physiotherapist
Rene Naylor was in Japan last year when the Boks claimed their historic victory at the Rugby World Cup. As the team physiotherapist, she was part of the support staff working behind the scenes to keep the players in match-winning shape – the first woman ever to occupy that role.
BREAKING NEW GROUND
Rene qualified as a physiotherapist in 1993 with a master’s degree, specialising in sports. She’s always been interested in rugby. “I started working in 1993 and in 1995 the Rugby World Cup was hosted by South Africa. I went to a game at Newlands Stadium,” she says. Rene started a physiotherapy practice in the Cape Flats in Mitchell’s Plain in 1996 and began working with a local rugby club. She acted as team physiotherapist and assisted with diets, advising the players on the best ways to eat and take care of their bodies. “I was involved with the warm-ups too – it was amazing for me to apply everything that I was learning at the rugby club,” says Rene. Her office was a container. “It wasn’t very prestigious; we didn’t have lighting on the field, but I was very excited to be part of that process,” she recalls.
A BOK’S WORLD
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