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PWR team sign Olympic medallist Fancy Bermudez
Saracens have announced the signing of multitalented back Fancy Bermudez, who will join the Premiership Women’s Rugby team after WXV.
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Bermudez won a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with Canada’s women’s sevens team, and makes the switch back to XVs after already impressing earlier in the year at the Pacific Four Series.
She is a regular name on the Canada teamsheet on the SVNS circuit and scored a hat-trick against South Africa on her international XVs debut in 2023.
The outside back scored two tries in Canada’s series-winning fixture against the Black Ferns in PAC 4 which saw them beat the current World Champions for the first time ever.
The 22-year-old returned to sevens following Canada’s successful XVs campaign to earn a place on the Olympic roster in addition to playing at the HSBC SVNS Grand Final in Madrid.
Canada upset Australia with a 21-12 win in the Olympic semi-final to make it to the gold medal match but fell short to New Zealand in the final.
A dynamic back, Bermudez will experience WXV 1 on home soil for the first time this autumn when the world’s best teams travel to Vancouver before she moves to England to begin life in the PWR.
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Canada will host France in the opening round of WXV 1 at BC Place on Sunday 29 September before playing Ireland at Langley Event Centre on Saturday 5 October.
The hosts will return to BC Place for their final match against England on Saturday 12 October.
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Bermudez joins a Saracens squad stacked full of international talent which features fellow countrywomen Sophie de Goede, Paige Farries, Gabby Senft, Maya Montiel, and McKinley Hunt.
“I’m very excited to be joining such a high-quality team, from the staff all the way down to the players. My goal for the next year is to really dive into the 15s world and develop my game,” Bermudez said on the club’s website.
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“The best way to do that is to compete against and play with the best. Saracens is a world-class environment and I’m grateful to have the opportunity to join such an amazing programme!”
An Olympic medalist headed to NW4! 🇨🇦🥈#YourSaracens💫 pic.twitter.com/lSgmp588jU
— Saracens Women (@SaracensWomen) August 28, 2024
Saracens’ Director of Rugby Alex Austerberry said: “We are delighted to be welcoming Fancy to the club. Fancy is a very exciting player who has shown in both 7s and 15s what a talent she is and the great potential in her game.
“Powerful in collisions and with the speed and footwork to take on players be that on the edge or in midfield, Fancy is a real threat in attack. It is very exciting to see how Fancy will impact the way we play and how her game will continue to evolve here at Saracens. She is a young but experienced player and I look forward to her having a very bright future here at Saracens.”
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