Hosking’s has double surprise for C of I

THREE ROCK ROVERS sprung a South African surprise on Cork Church of Ireland on Saturday, as Jody Hosking’s double helped them to a noteworthy 2-1 Irish Junior Cup round one win at Garryduff.

In the only game of the men’s and women’s competitions to survive the weather, South African import Hosking — in Dublin for a couple of months during his native land’s off-season — did all the damage against the 2009 champions.

Rovers had the better of a scoreless first-half, though neither side offered much at corner time, largely thanks to the absence of any noted drag-flickers and the excellence of goalkeepers Andrew Whitaker of C of I and Rovers’ Wendel Armstrong.