Kildare face home tie against familiar opposition in Christy Ring Cup second round

Kildare will face Leinster rivals Wicklow in the winners section of the second round in the Christy Ring Cup after coming through their clash with Mayo last weekend.

The Lilywhites will face Wicklow in the competition for the second year in a row, having beaten them in the losers section of the second round by 0-17 to 0-9 in 2016. The Garden County side came through their first round tie against London, edging the Exiles by 0-17 to 0-16 in Aughrim last weekend.

A win would see Kildare into the semi-final stage of the competition, while a loss would mean they need to play a quarter-final against one of the losers from the first round.

The game has been pencilled in for this Saturday, though no throw-in time has been announced as of yet.