Fancy Bermudez

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Fancy Bermudez
Date of birth (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Edmonton, Alberta
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Back
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
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National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
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Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympics
Olympic rings.svg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition

Fancy Bermudez Chavez (born 27 May 2002) is a Canadian rugby union player. She competed for the Canadian sevens team at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, and made her international debut for the fifteens team in 2023.

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Rugby career

2022

Bermudez was named in Canada's sevens squad and competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [1] [2] [3] Her side lost to New Zealand in the bronze medal match to finish in fourth place. [4] [5]

Bermudez also competed for Canada at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [7] They placed sixth overall after losing to Fiji in the fifth place final. [8] [9]

2023

Bermudez was named in Canada's squad for their test against the Springbok women and for the Pacific Four Series. [10] [11] She made her test debut for Canada against South Africa in Madrid, Spain; she scored a hat-trick in her sides 66–7 victory. [12] [13] She started in her sides Pacific Four loss to the Black Ferns, they went down 21–52. [14] [15]

2024

She was chosen for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [16] The team won a silver medal, coming from 0-12 behind to defeat Australia 21-12 in the semi-finals, [17] before losing the final to New Zealand. [18] [19]

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