| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Matt Ruth | |
| Irish: | Maitiú de Rút |
| Feet: | 6 |
| Inches: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Primary school teacher |
| County: | Kilkenny |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Club: | Old Christians Commercials St Patrick's |
| Clposition: | Forward |
| Counties: | Limerick Kilkenny |
| Icposition: | Left corner-forward |
| Icyears: | 1973-1974 1975-1983 |
| Icapps(Points): | 4 16 |
| Icprovince: | 4 (1 as sub) |
| Icallireland: | 3 (2 as sub) |
| Nhl: | 2 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Birth Place: | Ballyragget, County Kilkenny |
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]