London captain Brian Regan believes there will be few surprises when they meet Kildare in the Christy Ring Cup final, given the familiarity between the sides.
The sides meet on an almost annual basis in either the league or the championship and they meet for a second time this year on Saturday afternoon.
In that league encounter, London came out on top and in doing so, relegated Kildare to Division 2B for the 2019 campaign.
Regan told the Irish Post that the sides know each other inside out at this stage, which makes for a very tight final.
"Every year since I moved to London we have played Kildare and they are one of our biggest rivals. We knew straight at the start of the year, that if we were going to win the Christy Ring Cup we would have to beat them at some stage," said Regan.
"They are moving well. There is never much between us. They have been going very well this year, and putting up big scores in all of their games and we need to be at our best on Saturday to come out with the victory."
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