THE Cork Church of Ireland women’s team face a long journey north for the second year in a row in this weekend’s ESB Senior Cup, but coach Phil Oakley reckons that the prize of a quarter-final place will be motivation enough for his side.

CORK Harlequins’ challenge for the EBS Women’s Club Championships began badly at Belfield last night when they were on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline against Pegasus in Pool B.