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| Dates | 3 June 2006 – 6 August 2006 | ||
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions | Antrim (1st title) Karl McKeegan (captain) Jim McKernan (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Carlow Eoin Garvey (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 24 | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Paul Braniff (6-26) | ||
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The 2006 Christy Ring Cup is the second edition of the Christy Ring Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2005 and is the second-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by ten GAA county teams ranked 13–22 in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The cup began on 3 June 2006 and ended on 6 August 2006.
Westmeath were the defending champions, however, they availed of their automatic right of promotion to the All-Ireland Championship.[1] Antrim and London contested the cup for the first time.
On 6 August 2006, Antrim won the Christy Ring Cup following a 5-13 to 1-7 defeat of Carlow in the final. This was their first Christy Ring Cup title.
Down's Paul Braniff was the championship's top scorer with 6-26.
Anthony Flaherty came out of retirement at the age of 49 to play for Roscommon against Meath in this competition. Flaherty had not played competitive hurling for eight years ("about 1998") at that time. Flaherty scored a goal against Meath in that game.[2]
- ^ "Westmeath book place in the big time". Irish Examiner. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Keys, Colm (21 July 2006). "Roscommon hurlers ask 49-year-old to come out of retirement". Irish Independent.