Seneca Valley graduate Aidan O'Shea carries the ball for Slippery Rock University during a rugby match last season. Submitted Photo2/22/23

SLIPPERY ROCK — Aidan O’Shea loved football. But the former Seneca Valley running back-linebacker knew he wouldn’t play the game beyond high school.

So he found a new love.

Rugby.

And he’s pretty good at it.

O’Shea, a sophomore at Slippery Rock University majoring in secondary education, joined the school’s club rugby team as a freshman. It didn’t take him long to elevate himself to becoming one of the team’s best players.

“I knew some buddies from high school who were going to an informational meeting about it, so I went with them,” O’Shea said. “We all joined. It seemed interesting and looked like a lot of fun.

“Now I love playing rugby more than football.”