International Arrest Warrant Issued for Ex-Wallabies Captain Rocky Elsom
Elsom sentenced to five years for forgery and misuse of assets during presidency at French club Narbonne.
- Rocky Elsom, former captain of the Australian Wallabies, has been sentenced in absentia by a French court.
- The charges include forgery and misuse of corporate assets during his tenure as president of the Narbonne rugby club from 2015 to 2016.
- Elsom is accused of embezzling approximately €700,000 and making unjustified payments to a former coach and an unproductive hire.
- The court's sentence exceeds the prosecutor's original request of two years, highlighting the severity of the financial misconduct.
- Elsom, currently in Dublin, has not been in contact with his former teammates and is reportedly coaching at a local school.