stake his claim on the Lions' fly-half position. Rose counts among his hobbies reading and listening to music, of which his favourite genre is R&B. His all-time favourite player is Jason Robinson, but he also holds Chester Williams in lofty regard, having read his autobiography and been coached by him in the SA Sevens side. The one person whom he most admires, however, is his father Enver, who "helped us [he and his brother Jody, who is also a professional rugby player] through many tough times. I was fairly young when we moved to the Lions. My parents were very supportive and encouraged us to believe in God and leave everything up to Him." In January 2019 video footage emerged appearing to show Rose and a female counterpart colluding to steal golf clubs out of the bags of members of Stellenbosch Golf Club. The golf club confirmed that the incident was being investigated by police and would not rule out Rose, but could not comment while the investigation was pending, while it was also uncovered that Rose belonged to a group that sold second hand golf equipment online. The stolen clubs were returned, but charges were laid against Rose who handed himself over to the police and appeared in court on a charge of theft. References Carstens, Dudley. "Cleaning Up His Act." SA Sports Illustrated, October 2008: 107–110. "Players: Earl Rose." SA Rugby. 28 October 2008. (accessed 29 October 2008). South African Press Association. "Earl Rose the big surprise in Bok squad." Daily Dispatch, 28 October 2008. References External links Detailed match-by-match international statistics Lions Profile 1984 births Living people Cape Coloureds Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union fullbacks South African rugby union players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players South African Christians Western Province (rugby union) players Stormers players Golden Lions players Griquas (rugby union) players South Africa international rugby sevens players South Africa international rugby union players Rugby union players from Cape Town