Rose blooms as Lions silence Fitzpatrick criticism
AFP, May, 2008
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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — The Golden Lions of South Africa answered harsh criticism from former All Blacks skipper Sean Fitzpatrick with a rousing 33-27 Super 14 triumph over Waikato Chiefs of New Zealand Saturday.
Legendary hooker Fitzpatrick laid into the South Africans after a heavy loss to the Hurricanes in Wellington last weekend, saying they should hand back their pay cheques after a fifth consecutive defeat on an Australasia tour.
He reserved special criticism for young fullback Earl Rose, claiming his display suggested he got his cheque from the Hurricanes, strong contenders to reach the southern hemisphere inter-provincial championship semi-finals.
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Rose shrugged off the verbal lashing by scoring 18 points for the Lions, who led 17-13 at half-time, through three conversions and four penalties from angles of varying difficulty.
The other points for the Johannesburg-based franchise came from tries by scrum-half and man-of-the-match Chris Jonck, number ...
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