Don't be surprised to see the autograph hunters bowling up to the odd coach during the Junior World Championship.
That's because a good percentage of the coaches and management of the 12 teams have played international rugby themselves and some are top-drawer rugby stars in their own right.
Many of the Under 20 players will not have far to go to tap into a deep well of experience.
Five of the head coaches have played test rugby, the most experienced being Alessandro Troncon, Italy's greatest halfback, with 101 caps. New Zealand's opponents tomorrow night, South Africa, are guided by 1996-97 South African loosehead prop Dawie Theron.
Byron Hayward of Wales and Nick Walshe of England played just two tests apiece but are rising up the coaching ranks. Scotland's Sean Lineen is a kilted Kiwi, the son of an All Black, but who played 29 tests for his adopted country as a midfielder.
