Tremain, Garrick :Post match scenes from the All Blacks' dressing room. 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me an ear!' ...'P'haps you'll be able to paint like Van Gogh.' ... We found this ear on the Park, Mr Fitzpatrick ... Is it yours? 25 July 1994.

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Tremain, Garrick :Post match scenes from the All Blacks' dressing room. 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me an ear!' ...'P'haps you'll be able to paint like Van Gogh.' ... We found this ear on the Park, Mr Fitzpatrick ... Is it yours? 25 July 1994.

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Two strips, one with the All Blacks dressing after a game. Sean Fitzpatrick, minus an ear lost in a game at Athletic Park, is bemoaning his loss, while his fellow-players rib him. The second strip shows an official offering Fitzpatrick an ear. Fitzpatrick is unable to hear what is being said, and another All Black comments 'He can't hear ya mate .. you've got your thumb over the hole'. Refers to All Black Sean Fitzpatrick's having an ear bitten during a Rugby game against South Africa at Ath...

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Date created

1994

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22356658

Locations

Athletic Park

Related subjects

Fitzpatrick, Sean Brian Thomas, 1963- / Gogh, Vincent William van, 1853-1890 / All Blacks (Rugby team) / Ear / Dressing rooms (Performing arts) / Hearing impaired / Rugby football / New Zealand / Wellington Region / Sports injuries / Athletic Park

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