International arrest warrant for rugby star Rocky Elsom. ………. .. An international arrest warrant has been issued for Australian ex-rugby star Rocky Elsom following a conviction for embezzlement in France, French media say.
The former captain of Australia’s national team was president of RC Narbonne, one of country’s most prestigious clubs, in 2015-16. On Friday a court found him guilty of misappropriating a total of €700,000 (£586,000).
Elsom was convicted in absentia and given a five-year-prison sentence, according to French media.
He recently told Sunday Times newspaper that he was living in the Irish capital Dublin.
