“There are three certainties in life – death, taxes and the cows need milking every day!”

It was this throwaway line that, despite my attempts to unearth every small detail about his rugby life thus far, perhaps encapsulates Will Miller more than anything else.

Shining a light on that select band of players worthy of consideration at the next level, is one of the most rewarding elements about covering the Intrust Super Shute Shield every year. Writing about one who had the chance to do just that, before deciding it wasn’t for them is, by contrast, something of a rarity. Meet Jared Barry…