Wicklow beat Kildare at Aughrim (3-11 to 2-11) to book their first-ever Ring Cup final appearance.

The Garden County led by 2-7 to 1-5 at the short whistle, with goals coming from Jeffrey Bermingham and the evergreen Don Hyland.

Full forward David Harney got the first-half goal for the Lilywhites, but Casey O'Brien's charges refused to relinquish their grip on the game.

Dual star Leighton Glynn - who will captain Wicklow against the same opposition in the Leinster SFC at Portlaoise tomorrow - came off the bench late on to grab a crucial point and set up the clinching goal for his brother Enan.

Billy White struck his side's second goal at the death but the visitors hit eleven second wides so it was Wicklow who advance to a June 4th meeting with Kerry at Croke Park. Tweet

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