Luan Xin, a 12-year-old from Qingdao, wants to become 'big, strong and famous' like All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu and dreams of playing at the Olympics.
Shao Ni, a wisp of a girl, had no idea who Lomu was until she met him yesterday, but she too has visions of scoring the winning try to give China the Olympic gold medal.
Both Luan and Shao were among a group of children from the Qingdao Sharks RFC who are in town as part of the HSBC Asian Rugby Football Union coaching tour aimed at spreading the message across the region.
While Lomu, a special guest of the bank, was flown in for just one day, another ex-All Black winger, John Kirwan, took time off from his duties as coach of World Cup-bound Japan to fulfil his role as a rugby ambassador.
'China is the new frontier for rugby and now that sevens is in the Olympics, it will just grow the game faster. But the funny thing is, I feel the girls will pick things up faster,' Lomu said.
Shao, who hadn't a clue who Lomu was, has been playing the game for just over a year. Her verdict was: 'It is very enjoyable'.
Like the rest of her teammates, she will go back with memories of how she met two famous players and hopefully some tips on how to improve her game.