- Matt Ruth
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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 1960s-1980s Old Christians
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St. Patrick'sInter-county(ies) Years County Apps (scores) 1973-1974
1975-1983Limerick
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16Inter-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
- ^ "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 |
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Subs not used: P. J. Ryan | G. Fennelly | G. Henderson | M. Ruth | N. Brennan | J. Treacy |
Trainer: Fr. Tommy Maher |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 |
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
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 |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 |
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
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 |Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1982 (22nd title) 1 N. Skehan | 2 J. Henderson | 3 B. Cody (c) | 4 D. O'Hara | 5 N. Brennan | 6 G. Henderson | 7 P. Prendergast | 8 J. Hennessy | 9 F. Cummins | 10 R. Power | 11 G. Fennelly | 12 K. Brennan | 13 B. Fitzpatrick | 14 C. Heffernan | 15 L. Fennelly |
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Subs not used: K. Fennell | P. Neary | T. McCormack | M. Brennan | M. Ruth | W. Purcell | D. McCormack | B. Walton | F. Holohan | É. Wallace | P. Lennon |
Manager: P. Henderson |Categories:- 1945 births
- Living people
- Old Christians hurlers
- Commercials Gaelic footballers
- Kilkenny Gaelic footballers
- Kilkenny hurlers
- Limerick hurlers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (hurling)
- People from County Kilkenny
- Kilkenny hurling biography stubs
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