Matt Ruth

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
1960s-1980s 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 retired 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 Kilkennyin 2008.[1]

References

  1. ^ "From Kilkenny to Limerick back again: Matt Ruth". Kilkenny Cats. http://www.kilkennycats.com/viewtopic.php?p=58661&sid=3d62a3e69d7ba86dc55ea1a6e84b0e5a. Retrieved 2010-04-01. 
Limerick - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1974

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: P. Bennis | P. Kelly |
Subs not used: P. Fitzmaurice | J. O'Donnell | W. Conway | M. LundonJ. O'Donnell |
Manager: J. Power |
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1975 (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 |
Trainer: Fr. Tommy Maher |

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1978

1 N. Skehan | 2 P. Prendergast | 3 P. Larkin | 4 D. O'Hara | 5 J. Hennessy | 6 G. Henderson (c) | 7 R. Reid | 8 F. Cummins | 9 L. O'Brien | 10 K. Fennelly | 11 M. Crotty | 12 B. Fitzpatrick | 13 M. Brennan | 14 B. Cody | 15 M. Ruth |
Subs used: T. Malone for K. Fennelly | P. Henderson for L. O'Brien |
Subs not used: P. J. Ryan | M. Kennedy | K. Brennan | G. Fennelly |
Trainer: Fr. T. Maher |

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1979 (21st title)

1 N. Skehan | 2 P. Larkin | 3 P. Prendergast | 4 J. Henderson | 5 R. Reid | 6 G. Henderson | 7 N. Brennan | 8 J. Hennessy | 9 F. Cummins | 10 G. Fennelly (c) | 11 B. Fitzpatrick | 12 L. O'Brien | 13 M. Brennan | 14 M. Crotty | 15 M. Ruth |
Subs used: D. O'Hara | K. Fennelly |
Subs not used: P. J. Ryan | M. Mason | M. Kennedy | P. Moran | T. Malone | J. Marnell |
Managers: P. Henderson | E. Keher |

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1982 (22nd title)
Team
Subs not used
Manager