An international arrest warrant was reportedly issued for former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom, related to his time as president of the French club Narbonne in 2015 and 2016.
According to AFP and the French sports daily L’Equipe, Elsom, 41, was convicted by a Narbonne court on Friday of forgery, using forged documents, and misappropriation of corporate assets.
Elsom, a blindside flanker, earned 75 caps for the Wallabies between 2005 and 2011. He captained the team from 2009 until shortly before the 2011 Rugby World Cup, where his final match was Australia’s 20-6 semifinal defeat to the All Blacks in Auckland.
Throughout his career, Elsom had two stints with the Waratahs (2003-08 and 2012) and also played two seasons with the ACT Brumbies (2010-2011). He enjoyed notable success during a spell with Irish province Leinster, where he won a Heineken Cup in the 2008/09 season.
During his playing days Elsom was not shy of controversies on the pitch with a notable incident nn March 2006, Elsom was suspended for four weeks for fighting with South African Prop Jaco Engels. In late 2008, Elsom retaliated against Connacht lock Mike McCarthy after he had been head-butted, throwing a punch at McCarthy’s head. Elsom would be yellow-carded for the incident, whilst McCarthy was shown a red card, given that he had already received a yellow card earlier in the fixture.
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