That term might place unhelpful pressure on the seven Highlanders youngsters who played for the New Zealand under-20 team recently, but it encapsulates the excitement their selection generated.
One of the magnificent seven, Dutch lock Fabian Holland, has already been contracted by the Highlanders for the next three years.
Another, Highlanders under-20 captain Noah Hotham, is off to play for the Crusaders.
While that stings, the reality is the Highlanders are absolutely loaded at halfback.
That leaves five colts.
Two (Cam Millar and Jake Te Hiwi) are in the Otago NPC squad, while Finn Hurley and Oliver Haig are development players. Hayden Michaels is in the Southland system.
Chief executive Roger Clark said the Highlanders, who run an apprentice scheme alongside the full squad, were committed to promoting the best young talent in the South.
"The Highlanders held off for a long time in investing in a high-performance programme, because we just couldn’t afford to do it.
"The investors and board signed off three years ago on making a significant investment into that."
Since then, the likes of Holland, Otago prop Saula Ma’u and Otago loose forward Sean Withy had progressed into Super Rugby at a tender age.
"We’re fast-tracking players but we’re also ingraining them in the values of being a Highlander, and that helps us create a core group of players that is going to take us through the next 10 years."
While there are no guarantees, Clark is buoyant at the prospect of the under-20 group graduating to the top level.
"What’s exciting is that the majority are locals and they’re going to provide a good core for this club. We will do everything we can to keep them, not just in the short term but the long term, because we’ve invested in them and we are committed to them."
