"That's the next Springbok flyhalf," he declared.

As predictions go, it was a pretty safe one to make.

The 19-year-old is a complete flyhalf whose right boot is gaining a massive following on YouTube, thanks to a 67m kick he nailed while at Grey College.

Two of his biggest fans also happen to be Os du Randt and Chester Williams, men who know their rugby.

But one has to ask: what have Pat Lambie and Elton Jantjies done to deserve being relegated on the Bok pecking order behind a youngster with a handful of Currie Cup games?

Lambie has played 10 games for the Boks, four of which were at a World Cup, and both have just about single-handedly won a Currie Cup by 21.

The question we should be asking is, which of those two should be the Bok flyhalf next year?

Their backgrounds may be different, but two more similar career trajectories one could not find.

Born two months apart (Jantjies is older), they both delivered man of the match performances in their first Currie Cup finals, falling just short of Derick Hougaard's points record of 26 - a suggestion of BMT. But as flyhalves they couldn't be more different.

Jantjies has a bigger bag of tricks than Lambie's, with his quick hands and a greater range of pass.

Lambie has the most sought-after gift in test rugby, the ability to do the right thing at the right time, and correctly.

Jantjies is the better kicker, but Lambie is arguably the better footballer, as evidenced by how at home he looks at inside centre and fullback.

The Lions man is quicker off the mark than the Sharks man, but Lambie sums up the situation so quickly he does not need fleetness of foot to make him a threat.

Many might have reservations about Jantjies' Carlos Spencer chip kicks with the outside of his boot, but that kind of skill unlocks tight matches.

But the argument in favour of Lambie is that the more tense the situation, the more the basics become important.

The South African under-20 coaching staff dodged making a decision between the two by playing Jantjies at flyhalf and Lambie at fullback last year.

But despite having all the requisite skills for fullback, Lambie lacks the one thing that could make him a threat at international level - the express pace of Kurtley Beale and Israel Dagg.

And with Gio Aplon, Frans Steyn and even Jaco Taute in the reckoning, he will find it tough to make the team there anyway.

It's a situation that reminds one of a similar battle between Joel Stransky and Hennie le Roux in the mid-1990s.

Kitch Christie's solution was to play them alongside each other.

But with the emphasis on a behemoth at inside centre in the modern game, one can't imagine the stocky but slight Lambie and Jantjies playing alongside each other.

One will probably have to bench for the other, but how they fare in next year's Super rugby season, and the new Bok coach's preference, will ultimately decide.

Us being South Africans, the sad thing is that we will make it racial when one of them loses out, which will be an insult to two of the greatest young talents in the world game today.

I'm glad I don't have to decide, but it's a great situation for the new Bok coach to be in.