Revenge in mind for C of I in cup final

CORK Church of Ireland have a chance for instant redemption as they visit bitter rivals Cork Harlequins for the second time in eight days, this time in tomorrow’s Peard Cup final (Harlequin Park, 2.30pm).

C of I went three goals up in the opening 10 minutes, and led 4-2 going into the last few, but somehow conspired to lose 5-4 to hand Quins pole position in the Munster title race.

The challenge for C of I coach Mark Ruddle is to restore some defensive authority to his side, while his Quins counterpart Phil Oakley knows his side must keep their short corner concessions down to nullify John Jermyn’s drag-flick threat, while also keeping in-form David Hobbs under wraps.