"If I wasn’t playing rugby, I would like to be a Muay Thai competitor," admits Sarah Wilson. Not what you would expect to hear from a woman who possesses a feminine beauty and exudes an inner peace that certainly doesn’t make you think she is a formidable force on the rugby field, let alone wanting to be a Muay Thai (a type of Thai kickboxing) competitor.

However, her competitive nature is what drives her on to be the best that she can be in the game she has come to love — and that is rugby. Her dedication and commitment in a gym, to push herself to her physical peak, is a tribute to her determination to rise to the top in women's rugby. Sarah will have her chance at the Women Eagles training camp in January to show off her rugby prowess and she has every intention of grabbing the opportunity with both hands. The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014, in France, is where Sarah wants to be and she intends to fulfill her career dream.

It was rugby that brought Sarah to Denver in March this year and she is thriving on the fair weather and the opportunity of experiencing a new life. She misses her family back in Ohio, especially her dad, to whom she attributes her life's aspirations.

Intrigued by all the fun a friend was having while playing rugby at high school, Sarah made the decision, at 17, to tag along to a rugby practice and see what all the fun was about. Now 27, Sarah finds relaxation in watching a good game of rugby while soccer, her first love, remains a distant memory of her teenage years.

Rugby aside, Sarah loves her job as a business services coordinator for the city of Boulder, Colo. She enjoys the fulfillment of assisting businesses in Boulder to find staff. And when she is not acquitting herself at her job, this very sociable and likeable front-row personality is jamming to country music; Keith Urban is her favorite artist. However, Sarah is quick to add that she enjoys all types of music. It just happens that country is her current music of choice.

Here are five quick facts about Sarah Wilson to pique your interest — she has traveled to thirty of the United States, rates autumn as her favorite season, enjoys Mexican food, believes that "life is limitless" and reckons that if she did have a dog, she would have a Doberman or a Great Dane.

This "American Beauty" (which also happens to be her favorite movie, by the way) is a very physical prop and powerhouse of energy — it was tempting to ask her if she has a license for the "guns" that double as biceps on her upper arms. But there is also a downtime to Sarah, and that is when she is in front of the TV watching "Eastbound and Down" — the time she takes to recharge her batteries.

One thing is clear, Sarah is here to stay and Raptors are her family now. But this proud player from Ohio has yet to make her mark in the world of women's rugby; and when the time comes, and it will, Sarah Wilson's mission will be complete.