It's hard to believe that Damian Willemse is essentially still a kid.
A year ago he was still sitting in the school benches of Paul Roos in Stellenbosch, and guiding the Western Province team to victory in the main match of SA Rugby's Under-18 school's tournament, the Craven Week.
But now he is gearing up to wear the No. 10 jersey for the Stormers in their Super Rugby quarter-final against the Chiefs from New Zealand, following eye-catching performances for the Cape franchise over the last couple of weeks.
KweséESPN takes a look at what makes Willemse such a top talent, and aspects of his game he need to work on to make him a future Springbok great.
Strengths
Willemse dominated at school because he is a natural athlete -- a flyhalf with good size and a lot of skill.
His running game is his greatest weapon, as he has speed off the mark and the ability to step off both feet. He can beat defenders at close quarters, and is a dangerous broken-field runner, which is a plus for a team, as the modern day flyhalf more often than not claims most of the kicks at the back.
Willemse is also not the type of player who is going to die with the ball when he goes into contact. In his last few games he showed that he can get his arms through the tackle to offload, while also drawing defenders to create space for his inside and outside backs.
The flyhalf is not going to tackle people into ground, but he is a solid enough defender can hold his own in that flyhalf channel. There is bound to be a lot of traffic there at Newlands on Saturday.
Work-ons
Willemse's distribution is good, and he showed his passing range when he played at inside centre for the South African Under-20 side, but sometimes he can be too lateral on attack. He was a lot better in the last match against the Bulls, running straight and bringing his inside centre Damian de Allende into the game.
His tactical kicking needs to be a lot more consistent at this level, while he also has a tendency to miss touch with his penalty kicks - that could be suicide in a Super Rugby playoffs match.
However, it's his goalkicking that is the biggest concern at this point of his career. For all his wonderful flair and talent with ball in hand, Willemse is not the greatest kicker, having only slotted five of his 13 kicks during the current campaign.
But then again, the current World Player of the Year Beauden Barrett also can't kick at poles to save his life. It doesn't seem to bother the All Blacks ...
Coach's verdict
Robbie Fleck, Stormers coach
"I think he's been outstanding. He's certainly brought a different dynamic to our attack, a lot of energy.
"He's a tough boy who gets stuck in. So we've got no problem selecting him against the Chiefs, it doesn't matter what his age is, the boy is performing, and we need to keep backing him.
"We believe in him and he has got huge backing himself. The players around him enjoy him.
"The goalkicking is part of his growth [and he will improve]. If we look at his general play, and his ability to play the game, I have no doubt he is good enough to play in a Super Rugby quarterfinal."
Teammate's verdict
Damian de Allende, inside centre
"We are still trying to connect on the field, but I think we do understand each other, which is quite nice. We have a similar mind set and we link on and off the field.
"The [attacking] shape that we are trying to play has benefitted both of us.
"He is a talker on the field, but once he has settled in I think he will talk a lot more. But at the moment he is still a youngster and we need to back him.
"If he can go onto the field and stick to the plan, but also produce his own magic within that plan, we will see the best of him. That is what he has done over the last few years."