CHRISTY RING CUP ROUND ONE: Kildare 2-28 Derry 1-12: KILDARE CRUISED to victory over Derry at Newbridge.

The result was beyond doubt at half-time, by which stage Andy Comerford's charges led by 1-16 to 1-4.

They were leading by 0-9 to 0-0 when Sam Dodds struck for Derry's goal but that score had no effect on the game's trend, with Kildare's Tony Murphy rattling the net with a ground stroke. It was more of the same after the break with Kieran Divilly adding a goal.

KILDARE: P Dermody; P Reidy, D Ryan, J Doran; D Harney (0-1), D Kennedy, C Everard; C Buggy (0-3), R Hoban (0-3, two frees); T Murphy (1-1), P Divilly (0-1), T Byrne (0-4); A McAndrew (0-5), M Divilly (0-3), M Dowd (0-3). Subs: K Divilly (1-1)for Dowd (47 mins), M Moloney (0-2)for P Divilly (48 mins), O Lynch for Buggy (55 mins), B White (0-1, free)for Hoban (59 mins), A Bourke for McAndrew (60 mins).

DERRY: A Magill; R McCloskey, C Quinn, M Craig (0-2); S McCullagh, S Henry, K Hinphey (0-1, free); O McCloskey (0-5, three frees), N Holly (0-1); S Dodds (1-0), SL McGoldrick, C McKenna; D Brunton (0-1), P McCloskey, G Kelly. Subs: B Dodds for P McCloskey (27 mins), R O'Kane for Hinphey (28 mins), P Henry (0-2)for Kelly (half-time), G O'Kane for McGoldrick (44 mins), P Gallagher for R McCloskey (60 mins).

Referee: N Cosgrove(Tipperary).