'Unbelievable' Wales teen so strong her power test scores left coaches stunned

"Unbelievable" Welsh rugby prospect Sisilia Tuipulotu is so strong her power scores are actually higher than her cousin, Scarlets back-rower Carwyn's.

That's according to Wales Women head coach Ioan Cunningham, who called Gloucester-Hartpury forward Sisilia into his first Wales training camp of the year at the weekend.

The uncapped youngster, 19, was one of eight uncapped players to receive the call and one of 21 players hoping to impress Wales bosses as up to six more semi-professional contracts are on offer.

"Her potential is unbelievable," Cunningham told WalesOnline.

"She’s been playing well for Gloucester. She’s brilliant.

"I remember when I first started doing bits with the team, we did some testing with them, and she tested. Her power scores are through the roof. I think she scored better than her brother Carwyn, actually!"

Carwyn, 20, started at No. 8 at the weekend against Bristol Bears in the Champions Cup, having made his European bow off the bench a week previously.

The rugby-playing duo are actually cousins but were raised as siblings, living together at one point, with the Scarlets No. 8/flanker regularly congratulating his "lil sis" - who is the daughter of hard-running former Tonga and Newport utility back Sione Tuipulotu - on social media for her rugby exploits.

"We class each other as brother and sister but in reality we are cousins," Sisilia - who is studying for a psychology degree - recently told The Women's Rugby Show.

"He's taught me a couple of things. Because he's older than me, I do look up to him and watch him play, seeing the little things that he does."

This latest Wales camp is not the first which Sisilia has been involved in, having been named in Wales' squad for the 2021 Six Nations as a