Saracens full back Lotte Sharp (nee Clapp) scored a sensational try in Premiership Women’s Rugby against Leicester Tigers on Saturday.
The London club beat Leicester 38-5 to maintain their second place spot in the table. They are two points behind leaders Exeter Chiefs but they have played one more game than the west country side.
Sharp’s impressive try was the second Saracens scored away from home. Zoe Harrison offloaded to Sharp, who had a one-two move with the wing Fancy Bermudez. Sharp then beat one defender and was tackled over the line as she dotted down.
North American connection. 🤝
Here’s how Fancy Bermudez and @lotteclapp combined for a stunning try yesterday! 😍#YourSaracens💫 pic.twitter.com/XMnJWqTfob
— Saracens Women (@SaracensWomen) December 8, 2024
Saracens: Head coach Austerberry hails ‘fantastic’ Bermudez
It was Bermudez’ first start for Saracens and head coach Alex Austerberry was impressed with his player.
He said of his player: “Fancy was fantastic. She started the game at a really high speed and was incredibly powerful with some of her carrying. She took that into the rest of the game too and was still looking for work when the game became a bit more stop-start. It was pleasing to see that performance from her, and it bodes really well going forward.”
Austerberry also reacted to the win, the club’s sixth from eight games this league season: “It wasn’t a glorious game of rugby, but the first 20 minutes especially were outstanding. I thought we captured the game early on.
“It was a fantastic start. We played at a really high tempo and got points out of it and then the conditions and the challenging nature of the game meant that it became a bit more stop-start, with a few errors creeping in.
“It just became a little disjointed at times but that was always going to be the case with the conditions out there. There were still some really high-quality bits of play from the team and some scores that came from some really well-worked phases. Ultimately, it’s a five-point win in tough conditions away from home and that’s all you can ask for.”
Two other PWR games happened this past weekend. The results were:
- Trailfinders 31-5 Sale Sharks
- Loughborough Lightning 7-31 Gloucester-Hartpury
Bristol Bears’ game against Exeter Chiefs was postponed because of adverse weather conditions.
Go behind the scenes of both camps during the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa in 2021. Binge watch exclusively on RugbyPass TV now
Sign In