Rocky Elsom
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| Rocky Elsom | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rocky Matthew Elsom | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 112 kg (250 lb) | ||
| Nickname | Rocko | ||
| School | St. Joseph's Nudgee College, Brisbane | ||
| College | Randwick | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Flanker and Lock | ||
| Super Rugby | Caps | (points) | |
| 2003- | Waratahs | 55 | (40) |
| National team(s) | |||
| 2005- 2000 |
Australia Australian Schoolboys |
55 | (25) |
Rocky Elsom (born 14 February 1983 in Melbourne) is an Australian rugby union footballer (once Rugby League). He currently plays for the Australian Side NSW Waratahs in the Super 14 competition. Elsom is rare talent being able to play in all three back row positions as well as lock being a very rare utility forward.
Elsom was educated at St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane where he captained their rugby union side; he went on to make the Australian Schoolboy side. He then spent two seasons with the Canterbury Bulldogs rugby league club in Sydney and was a front-rower in their 2001 premiership-winning Jersey Flegg side.
He converted to rugby union, he made his Super 14 debut against the Auckland Blues for the Waratahs in 2003. He was also the vice-captain of the under-21 Australian national side at the 2003 under-23 World Cup.
He continued to progress in the Australian rugby scene, featuring in 12 of the Waratahs 13 games during the 2005 season. A good Waratahs season which saw the side make it to the final, only to be defeated by the Crusaders, saw Elsom selected as number six for the opening Wallaby test of 2005 against Samoa. Making his debut against Samoa, Elsom scored the opening try of the match and has since held his place as Australia's first choice numbr six despite strong competition from the injury prone Hugh McMeniman. Also in 2005, Elsom re-signed with the Tah's, seeing that he will stay in New South Wales until 2008.
In 2007 Elsom was named captain of the Waratahs for their week 12 clash with the Highlanders in Sydney and also brought up his 50th appearance for the Waratahs.
In 2007 Rocky Elsom was named the most valuable flanker in Australia. In his world cup debut, he scored a hat-trick and performed many "huge hits" against Japan. In late 2007 Rocky Elsom played the Number 8 position in the Barbarians VS. South Africa Match
Elsom has recently been rumored to sign with Irish club Leinster but it now seems he will accept a new 3 year contract with the ARU to see him in Australia until after the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He has developed into one of the dominant members of the Australian forward pack, becoming the first choice blindside flanker after starting in all but one of the Wallabies 20 Test matches over the past two calendar years. He is one of the main physical intimidators in the pack.
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