Matt Ruth

Matt Ruth (born December 1945 in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny) is an Irish former sportsman. He played hurling and Gaelic football at various times with his local clubs, Old Christians, Commercials, and St Patrick's. He 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]

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