International Career
On 16 May 2012, Ruddy received his first senior international call-up when Roy Hodgson selected him to be a member of the England squad for the 2012 European Championships. However, a broken finger ruled him out of the tournament, with Jack Butland called up to replace him. Ruddy was called up for the friendly against Italy in Bern, Switzerland on 10 August 2012, along with Butland and Joe Hart. He came on at half time for Butland to make his full England debut, and made some key saves as England won the game 2–1, keeping a clean sheet in his first England appearance as Butland conceded in the first half.
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