Quins guard against complacency

THE fact that Cork Harlequins have never won the men’s Irish senior cup will be in sharp focus this weekend as the club makes the long trip north to Kilkeel to face the unheralded but obviously well-organised local outfit in this year’s semi-final.

Having overcome local rivals Cork Church of Ireland 2-0 last week at Harlequin Park in the quarter-final, ‘Quins are on the scent of a cup victory once more, but this time they are determined not to allow themselves fall victim to the complacency that has cost them dearly before.

As captain Jason Black ruefully recalls, ‘Quins have been here before, going into a critical cup game as favourites against supposedly lesser northern opposition and seen their aspirations go up in smoke.