 However that was his only appearance that season and so he was sent on loan at the end of the season to Crusaders.He returned to Shels shortly after for the beginning of the 2003 season and made 12 appearances as the Reds captured the Premier Division title.Rowe played a bigger role in retaining that crown 12 months later when he made 17 appearances and scored three goals and also representing his country in a Four Nations Tournament in Scotland in May 2004.