2006 Christy Ring Cup
The 2006 Christy Ring Cup was the second staging of the Christy Ring Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's inter-county hurling tournament for second tier teams. The cup began on 3 June 2006 and ended on 6 August 2006.
| 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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Westmeath were the defending champions, however, they availed of their automatic right of promotion to the All-Ireland Championship. 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.