Quins coach not taking Knock for granted

DESPITE the fact that Cork Harlequins have beaten today’s Irish Senior Women’s Cup opponents Knock in the competition for the past two years, coach Ivan Bateman is taking nothing for granted in the third round encounter at Harlequin Park (hit off 1.30pm).

The Cork outfit beat their Northern rivals 8-0 in the cup two years ago in Cork and last year they travelled to Belfast and won 4-0, but Bateman says that the result of last year's game was certainly not as clear-cut as the scoreline might suggest.

"Knock play in the Senior B division in the North and they are a very talented hockey team, although they also have a strong physical element to their game. We certainly deserved to win the cup game last year, but I don't think we deserved to win by so much," said Bateman.