Scott Ruderham
{{Short description|British lawn bowler}}
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| nationality = British (Jersey)
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| sport = Lawn bowls
| club = Sun BC
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{{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Paphos|fours}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Cardiff|fours}}
{{MedalCompetition|British Isles Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Llandrindod|fours}}
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Scott Ruderham (born 1988) is an international lawn bowler from Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://sunbowls.com/international-honours/|title=International Honours|publisher=Sun Bowls Club|access-date=16 May 2021}}
Bowls career
Ruderham became a British champion in 2016 after winning the fours at the British Isles Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|title=Previous Winners|publisher=British Isles Bowls Council|access-date=16 May 2021}}
In 2015 he won the fours gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and fours years later won a silver medal in the same event at the Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}} He represented Jersey in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the pairs and fours.
In 2021 Ruderham won his first Sun Bowls Club Singles Championship. In October 2021, Ruderham was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham. He duly competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the Games.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/51451|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}}
Ruderham has also represented Jersey at darts, making his debut in 2016. He reached the Rose Bowl Singles final in 2019 losing 3-4 to Bobby Williams. He won the captain's singles in 2017 and the summer open in 2024, his first ranking event title. He also reached two other summer open singles finals in 2011 & 2014 losing to Eddie Le Bailly and Steve Eusebini respectively.
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Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Jersey
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