By MARK CASHMAN

Hugh Margin stepped out from the shadow of his older brother Jack on Saturday at Rat Park as Warringah got their Shute Shield season off to a positive start with a 29-12 win over Randwick.

The 22-year-old, he turns 23 in August, had been cooling his heels in reserve grade at the Highlanders for much of the past two years since coming up from Gordon colts.

All the time the ‘big bro’ was the one in the spotlight helping the Highlanders to their first Shute Shield since 1998 under the guidance of Darren Coleman.

But for Hugh, who played Australian Under 20s in 2018 and 2019, the question remained was he good enough to be a consistent first grader in Sydney?