But the roles could be reversed as the All Black captain could be seeking Parker's advice on winning as he prepares for next year's World Cup.
Parker (19) returned from the Junior World Cup in Argentina with a gold medal, something McCaw and the All Blacks want next year.
Parker and manager Paul McLaughlan are proud of the gold medals they won in Rosario where the New Zealand Juniors thumped Australia 62-17 in the final.
They intend to put them on display at their homes. McLaughlan is getting his framed and Parker's will hang on his bedroom wall to spur him on to greater things.
"It's the first gold medal I've ever won. I'm pretty stoked," Parker said on his return to Dunedin yesterday.
"Wearing the black jersey, doing the haka and finally getting on to the paddock was magic," Parker said.
Parker started in the first game against Fiji but came off the bench for the last four games. It has given him the appetite to play more big-time rugby.
"It's made me want to get out there and play even more," he said.
It was the first time Parker had played rugby in another country.
"I was pretty nervous, especially with the haka and all the hype beforehand," he said, "But once you get on the paddock it all settles down and you're back to reality.
"Its harder coming off the bench. It's easier starting than waiting for 60 minutes before you get out there."
Parker said that the skill and speed of the game was a lot faster than club rugby in Dunedin but it was not as physical as club rugby.
Parker (19) played flanker until he was 15 when he decided his future was in the backs, as he was getting too small for the forwards.
A boarder at Otago Boys High School, he played just one full year in the First XV, but has grown his skills in the No 10 position.
He works at the White Robe Lodge at Wingatui, helping out around the stables. His parents, Dave and Gert, were in Argentina for the championships.
New Zealand also won the championship in 2008 and last year.
There were 12 teams at the tournament and it was the first time that McLaughlan had been manager of a national team.
"We had an amazing group," he said. "Our young men did themselves and their families proud."
Alhambra-Union hooker Liam Coltman and Southern lock Tom Franklin are spending time with their families at New Plymouth and Opotiki before returning to their studies in Dunedin.
University A lock Josh Townsend made the Juniors in 2008 but no-one from Otago was selected for the team last year.
