Raith Rovers right-back Jai Rowe recalls wackiest senior game he's ever played in
When asked to name the craziest senior game he’s ever been involved in, Raith Rovers defender Jai Rowe has no hesitation in naming the 6-0 home William Hill Championship thumping of Ross County last season.
In the Stark’s Park side’s biggest win of the 2025-2026 campaign, Rowe scored the third goal – with other Raith strikes coming via Scott Brown, Dylan Easton (2), Paul Nsio and Jack Hamilton – as Dougie Imrie’s team battered Stuart Kettlewell’s Highlanders, who would ultimately finish bottom and be relegated while Rovers ended in fifth spot comfortably above the drop zone.
And 24-year-old Nuneaton-born right-back Rowe recalled to the Fife Free Press: “I've played a few seasons now, I think nearly 250 games, so it's quite a lot to try and remember the craziest game I’ve played in.
"But that 6-0 against Ross County was a good one and I scored a good goal in that game so I'll probably say that one.
"I think that display just showed that when the confidence is there and everything's flowing and working together, we can put on performances like that.
"There's a lot of quality in this squad, good lads who are good mates, so we want to work for each other.
"On the day, everything came together, we scored loads of good goals and it was a good performance, so we just need that more regularly.”
Rowe, who spent two years playing for Boston United in England’s National League before penning a two-year deal with the Kirkcaldy outfit in summer 2025, was also asked who his footballing hero is.
He added: “Long ago, there were boys like Kyle Walker (former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City defender who now plays for Burnley) and other great right-backs.
"But I've always said that my favourite player was Wayne Rooney back in the day.
"I think Rooney was just scoring loads of goals when I was younger and I supported United.
"It was good to see the current United side pick up form under Michael Carrick and they were on fire at the end of last season.”
Meanwhile, Raith have announced that great progress is being made on their new state-of-the-art pitch at Stark’s Park this pre-season, while the club has already sold over 1,250 season tickets.