Antrim hurler Niall McKenna has paid tribute to Meath for their performance in Saturday night's epic Christy Ring Cup final replay at Croke Park.

The Glensmen and the Royals went toe to toe in a truly extraordinary contest, which the Leinster county eventually won by a point after extra time - 4-21 to 5-17:

"They nicked it in the end. I don't really know what happened, I thought we played well to be honest," Sarsfields clubman McKenna notes in The Irish News,

"Every time we got a score, they hit right back. At one stage we got a goal and 10 seconds later they got one. Every time we got a lead it never seemed like it was enough.

"They're a good team. They're a very strong, physical team and very fit. I thought our intensity levels were better than the last day and we went out with a bit of respect but it didn't work out for us. We let in a couple of soft goals.

"I don't think there's one player who didn't give their all and hopefully we'll take that positive into the Ulster final and hopefully end the year on a high."

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