Olympic silver medallist Bermudez joins Saracens

Canada sevens world Fancy Bermudez has signed for Saracens aft winning a metallic badge astatine nan Paris 2024 Olympics.

The 22-year-old will nexus up pinch nan northbound London nine astatine nan extremity of nan WXV bid adjacent month.

Bermudez was portion of nan Canada broadside that hit overwhelming favourites Australia successful nan semi-finals successful Paris earlier losing 19-12 to New Zealand, external successful nan gold-medal match.

Saracens reached nan play-offs successful nan Premiership Women's Rugby past season, losing to Bristol Bears successful nan semi-finals.

“I’m very excited to beryllium joining specified a high-quality team, from nan unit each nan measurement down to nan players," she told nan Saracens website, external.

"My extremity for nan adjacent twelvemonth is to really dive into nan 15s world and create my game.

"The champion measurement to do that is to compete against and play pinch nan best. Saracens is simply a world people situation and I’m grateful to person nan opportunity to subordinate specified an astonishing programme.”

Saracens statesman nan Premiership Women's Rugby play astatine location to Trailfinders Women connected Saturday, 5 October.