Marcelo Bellório represents the Sao Paulo Saracens Bandeirantes in London
The player was selected to participate in the first event after the Saracens / Bandeirantes partnership announcement which took place in London during January , with the presence of players from all global partnerships of the English club, which apart from the presence in Brazil with Sao Paulo Saracens Bandeirantes , also has branches in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi Saracens) , Malaysia (KL Saracens ), Kenya (Impala Saracens) , Russia (VVA Moscow Saracens) and Tonga (Toa Saracens).
Marcelo participated on a commercial shooting for the Saracens global partnerships, which should be broadcasted after June in all affiliated CNBC television network, sponsor of the club. He also had the opportunity to meet and watch the 1st XV players in two Saracens matches held at the newly built home of English club in London, the Allianz Park; and visited the structure of training centers and met the Saracens technical and executive team.
And it seems that the Brazilian visit brought luck to the Saracens, winning both duels watched by Marcelo, defeating the current South African champions Natal Sharks by 23-15 in great friendly event held on 25 January, and in the next day guaranteeing the qualification for the semi-finals on the LV Cup against the Newcastle Falcons by 41-8.
“Definitely this was a big kickoff to strengthen our partnership, in a few days I’ve talked personally and watched great legends of Rugby playing, met the amazing club structure and the fantastic Saracens staff and also made contact and shared experiences with other players from the global partnerships, where we want to seek opportunities for exchange.” said Bellório.