Sisilia Tuipulotu is just 18 years old but already has a remarkable rugby story to tell.
Not allowed to play rugby as a child, the Wales semi-professional second-row - cousin to world-class No. 8 Taulupe Faletau, Scarlets talent Carwyn Tuipulotu and England's Vunipola brothers - is hoping to make her international debut in the Women's Six Nations this month just two years after taking up the sport.
The psychology university student's rugby potential has been dubbed "unbelievable" by Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham, who believes the lock's "potential to develop physically and technically is off the scale" now she's part of the Welsh Rugby Union's new performance programme, which boasts 12 full-time pros and 11 part-time players on retainer deals.
