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Matt Ruth
Personal information
Irish name	Maitiú de Rút
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-forward
Born	Ballyragget, County Kilkenny
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Primary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Old Christians Commercials St Patrick's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1973-1974 1975-1983	Limerick Kilkenny	4 16
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4 (1 as sub)
All-Irelands	3 (2 as sub)
NHL	2
All Stars	0

Matt Ruth (born December 1945 in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling and Gaelic football at various times with his local club Old Christians, Commercials and St Patrick's and was a member of the Limerick and Kilkenny senior inter-county teams from 1973 until 1983. Ruth's son, Matthew, played minor hurling with Kilkenny in 2008.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "From Kilkenny to Limerick back again: Matt Ruth". Kilkenny Cats. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2010.

v t e Limerick – 1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
1 S. Horgan 2 W. Moore 3 P. Hartigan 4 J. O'Brien 5 T. Ryan 6 É. Cregan 7 S. Foley (c) 8 B. Hartigan 9 É. Grimes 10 J. McKenna 11 R. Bennis 12 M. Ruth 13 L. O'Donoghue 14 N. Rea 15 F. Nolan Subs used 18 P. Bennis 16 P. Kelly Subs not used 17 J. O'Donnell 19 W. Conway 20 P. Fitzmaurice 21 M. Lundon Manager J. Power

v t e Kilkenny - 1975 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (20th title)
1 N. Skehan 2 P. Larkin 3 N. Orr 4 B. Cody 5 P. Lawlor 6 P. Henderson 7 T. McCormack 8 L. O'Brien 9 F. Cummins 10 M. Crotty 11 P. Delaney 12 B. Fitzpatrick (c) 13 M. Brennan 14 K. Purcell 15 E. Keher Subs not used P. J. Ryan G. Fennelly G. Henderson M. Ruth N. Brennan J. Treacy Selectors J. McGovern G. Leahy D. Dunphy M. O'Neill P. Skehan Coach Fr. Tommy Maher
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (21st title)

Subs not used: 16 P. J. Ryan; 17 M. Mason; 19 J. Marnell; 20 P. Moran; 21 M. Kennedy; 23 T. Malone

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (22nd title)

Subs not used: 16 K. Fennelly; 17 P. Neary; 18 T. McCormack; 19 M. Ruth; 20 M. Brennan; 21 B. Purcell; 22 D. McCormack; 23 F. Holohan; 24 P. Lannon; 25 É. Wallace; 26 B. Walton

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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