Rocky Elsom
Rugby Player
Over-exposed Springboks are there for the taking...the numbers of attackers and defenders are equal. Ireland was beaten at the breakdown by David Pocock and Rocky Elsom, while the French used Imanol Harinordoquy, and Thierry Dusautoir. The All Blacks use Richie McCaw to win the loose ball... In this article: Ireland, Toulouse, David Wallace, All Blacks, Peter de Villiers, South Africa, Garryowen, Jannie du Plessis, and David Pocock |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Sport | November 16, 2009
Slam croaks as Irish rub the green
Slam croaks as Irish rub the green Hot Rocky … Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom is congratulated by David Pocock after scoring against Ireland at Croke Park. Slam croaks as Irish rub the green DUBLIN: Swamped by a sea of green, the luckless...
In this article: Quade Cooper, David Pocock, Wycliff Palu, Ireland, Robbie Deans, Croke Park, and Australia
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Times Online | November 12, 2009
Stuart Barnes's Big Game: Ireland v Australia
...to face with the Australian captain, the former Leinster hero, Elsom. If he can win this individual collision it should serve to inspire Ireland and deflate Australia. He is potentially world class; Sunday would be a good day to drop the...
In this article: Australia, Ireland, England, Stephen Ferris, and Sunday Times
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Wallabies won't get off Scot-free
...of their Irish opponents. As disconcerting is that whenever Australia made a break - and Rocky Elsom and Adam Ashley-Cooper were involved in dangerous charges - the lack of support meant the moment was wasted. Whereas the All Blacks and...
In this article: Robbie Deans, Brian O'Driscoll, Australia, Ireland, All Blacks, All Blacks, Edinburgh, Scotland, and Dublin
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 08, 2009
Deans, Elsom happy to carry the load
...in Dublin on Sunday. As the rest of the 35-man touring squad - plus about a dozen support staff - toddled off to the comforts of their hotel rooms, Deans and Elsom manfully lugged bags off the back of the team truck. The self-appointed...
In this article: Robbie Deans, Quade Cooper, Digby Ioane, Stirling Mortlock, Will Genia, England, United front, and Brian O'Driscoll
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Guardian Unlimited | November 15, 2009
Ireland hold Australia to draw
...and soon set about reasserting themselves. The captain and former Leinster flanker Rocky Elsom set off on a 30-yard break, starting a move that ended with Rob Kearney's try-saving tackle on Giteau. Kearney did brilliantly to stop the Wallaby...
In this article: Ireland, Brian O'Driscoll, Matt Giteau, Australia, Rob Kearney, Stephen Ferris, and Ronan O'Gara
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Wallabies insist burnout not a factor
...you they're a little bit injured." Captain Elsom insists the Wallabies have put their despairing draw against Ireland, which cost the tourists any chance of completing the grand slam, behind them. "The boys weren't happy with the draw,...
In this article: Robbie Deans, Matt Dunning, Wycliff Palu, Ireland, Dublin, and Scotland
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
Ireland v Australia (Sun)
...seen. Definitely it's a big challenge," said Elsom, whose team are bidding to become only the second Australia side after the celebrated 1984 Wallabies to complete a grand slam of wins over England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Healy's...
In this article: Brian O'Driscoll, Australia, Ireland, Robbie Deans, Croke Park, and Six Nations
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Australia scalp would confirm Ireland as best of the north
...Ireland, pretenders no more, should expect to win. O'Driscoll and Elsom gave Leinster a world-class dimension last season and the pair bumped into each other in a Dublin restaurant this week. "He was great for us and we chatted away," said the...
In this article: Ireland, Australia, Robbie Deans, England, World Cup, Brian O'Driscoll, Dublin, Croke Park, and Digby Ioane
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Rocky Elsom (born 14 February 1983 in Melbourne) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual position is as a - normally, blindside, although he can play openside, lock or number eight. He has captained the Waratahs, his previous club, on occasion. In mid-2008 he joined the Irish side Leinster in the Magners League competition. Elsom is considered a rare talent in being able to play all three back row positions as well as lock, making him a rare utility forward. He is known for his brute strength and his tackling ability. Over his career Elsom has also worked on his line-out jumping, becoming a valuable extra option because of his height, which stands at almost 2 metres.
Elsom has been a regular for since making his début in 2005 against . A product of Brisbane’s Nudgee College, he represented Australia at Under-16 level in 1999 and Australian Schools in 2000 before being picked up by NRL club the Bulldogs, where he spent the following two seasons. Following his return to Rugby Union in 2003, Elsom featured heavily for the Waratahs in the last three years of the Super 12 before making his Wallaby début. In 2007 Elsom was named captain of the Waratahs in the absence of Phil Waugh.
- Name At Birth:
- Rocky Elsom
- Also Known As:
- Rocko
- Birth Date:
- February 14, 1983
- Birthplace:
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Weight:
- 112 kg
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