With an Irish schoolboy rugby gig and claims of coaches being paid without ever visiting southern France, Rocky Elsom’s international arrest makes for a bizarre sporting scandal.
In a month filled with Mad Monday celebrations across both major footballing codes, the story about the former Wallabies skipper, an allegedly embezzled million dollars and an Irish schoolboy coaching gig is worth a double take.And even by the standards of Australian rugby’s more notable and drama-filled careers, this is new ground.Elsom, 41, was sentenced to five years prison on Friday by a court in Narbonne, with the charges stemming from his 2015-16 term as president of the Narbonne club.
Should Elsom remain in Ireland, the Department of Justice acts as managing body for any extradition process, typically taking 60-90 days if it is pursued.A famously reclusive figure in rugby circles, Elsom surprisingly resurfaced seven days ago, giving a rare interview to Ireland’she was employed by the Catholic University School in Dublin as a rugby coach until December. At the time of writing, requests for comment from the school have not been met.
“I wasn’t the most popular guy in town at that time, but I would have been less popular in the long run had those measures not been taken,” Elsom told SBS in 2014 after a significant overhaul of the club had it tracking back toward the French Top 14.described Elsom’s exit in June 2016 as coming “without any formal announcement, for new, mysterious adventures”.
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