Haugh heals years of Rockwell hurt

GREATNESS can often be spotted in young players by their willingness to back themselves — and by that criteria, Brian Haugh is destined for a very bright future.

With their side leading 6-3 as the clock ticked into the final five minutes of normal time in this engrossing Avonmore Milk Munster Senior Schools Cup final, the Rockwell College coaches vehemently instructed their side to kick for the corner.

Haugh had other ideas, though. The scrum-half, a deserving man of the match, confidently pointed to the posts and slotted a nerveless kick from more than 40 metres. It left Pres needing a converted try they couldn’t quite eke out, and left Rockwell coach Mark Butler searching for superlatives.