Former Wallabies skipper Rocky Elsom has been made the subject of an international arrest warrant after a French court ruling, according to reports.

By AFP, The Wallabies 75-capper was sentenced to five years in prison for ‘misuse of corporate assets’ and forgery by a French court, but he was absent during the sentencing and has now received this arrest warrant.

Rocky Elsom issues international arrest warrant

Charges have been made against Elsom due to his tenure as president of two-time French champions Narbonne, in which he is accused of paying the sum of €79,000 to a former coach when “nothing could justify it”.

According to reports from AFPhe also paid €7,200 a month to an Australian despite the individual never coming to the club, and the lawyer handling the case said they “did no service” to the club during this time. period.

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Elsom was also found guilty of forgery and ordered to pay €705,000. He was also convicted of using false documents.

The original sentence recommended by the prosecutor was two years, but the presiding judge ultimately gave the former Wallaby a five-year sentence.

Narbonne, which won the French title in 1936 and 1979, was liquidated in 2018 after years of financial problems.

Elsom made his debut for the Wallabies in 2009 and also represented his country at the 2011 World Cup. He also had a successful spell at Leinster in the 2008/2009 season, where he helped the Irish province win the Heineken Cup under the direction of fellow Australian Michael Cheika. The back-rower also played for the Waratahs and Brumbies during his playing career.

He also witnessed controversy in his playing career and was suspended for four weeks after a fight with South African prop Jaco Engels.

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