Old Gaelic kicked off the fall 2025 season with its furthest road match of the season, traveling to EPRU newcomers Monmouth, New Jersey.
The visitors looked strong early on, moving the ball around the pitch and accepting a penalty goal from outside center Koryan Harris to open the scoring. However, a lack of familiarity with the Sir and poor emotional discipline saw the first half’s momentum turn in Monmouth’s favor. Their crafty 12 broke through the try line, then converted his own to make it 7-3 to the hosts, and a yellow card put the black and gold down a man.
However, Gaelic regained its composure and the lead via Harris’ rumble into the goal line and his second good kick of the day on his way to a Man of the Match performance. A deep Monmouth drive was thwarted before halftime, and the visitors took a deep breath with a 10-7 lead at the break.
From there, Gaelic dug into its deep bench of reserves, welcoming the return of veterans Alex Bowie and Brian Hart and a mix of young talent. Cagey old veteran lock Alex Diegel finished off a break from flanker Porter Miller, then the (even older) vet forward Paul Holmes notched another try moments later to put the visitors in complete control of the match, up 24-7 with 20 minutes to go.
OG put in two more tries from Colby Rigg, in his OG debut after a college knee injury, and Harris’ second of the day. The fourth and fifth conversions marked the game’s final margin, 38-7.
MOTM: Harris (2 tries, one penalty goal, 5/5 on conversions).
Viking: Alex Bowie, who brought hard runs and a physical presence off the bench, pancaking Monmouth’s biggest player.
Additional shoutouts to our versatility and depth. Lucas Schneider made a strong first start at scrum half, Jonah Roth at 10, Hunter Hertzog’s OG debut at 12, as well as Gabe Arroyo’s at wing, plus the returns of Rigg, Hart, and Bowie.
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