Matthew Ruth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Maithiú de Rút | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
21 February 1987 Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2004-present | James Stephens | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| 1 | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2011-present | Kilkenny | 11 (0-2) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:38, 29 December 2014. | |||
Matthew Ruth (born 21 February 1987) is an Irish hurler who currently plays as a substitute centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Ruth made his first appearance for the team during the 2011 National League, however, he remained as a substitute for the subsequent championship. Since then he has won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute and Leinster and National League medals on the field of play.
At club level, Ruth is a Leinster medalist with the James Stephens club.
His father, Matt Ruth, played hurling for Limerick and Kilkenny, winning two All-Ireland medals.
Ruth plays his club hurling with the James Stephens club in Kilkenny and has enjoyed some success.
After developing his hurling at juvenile levels Ruth was drafted into the club's senior team as a seventeen-year-old in 2004. He was a non-playing substitute for James Stephens's county, Leinster and All-Ireland victories.
By 2005 Ruth had become a regular on the club's senior team. He missed the county final victory over Ballyhale Shamrocks because he was playing for the club's minor team in the opening game on county final day. The minors lost that game by two points. Ruth subsequently returned to the senior team, winning a Leinster club title following a 2-13 to 1-12 defeat of UCD.
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