Rocky Elsom

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rocky Elsom
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 14, 1983(1983-02-14)
Age	41
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Aquarius

Rocky Elsom Biography

Rocky Elsom is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on February 14, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Wallaby of the year in 2008 and European Player-of-the Year in 2009, Australian rugby star.

During his time with the Wallabies, he was replaced by He was replaced as captain by James Horwill during his time with the Wallabies. as captain.

Elsom was born in Melbourne and was educated at St. Joseph’s Nudgee College in Brisbane where he was captain of the rugby union side; he went on to make the Australian Schoolboys side. He was a fast, agile forward for a young man of his size. He was nearly 100 kg when he finished in the Australian Schoolboys side. He was selected to play number 8 for the Australian Schoolboys in August of 2000.

Following Elsom’s success on the schoolboy stage, he spent two seasons with the Canterbury Bulldogs rugby league club in Sydney and was a front-rower prop in their 2001 premiership-winning Jersey Flegg Cup side. During that time he lived with fellow Bulldogs players including future test star Johnathan Thurston, Nate Myles, Roy Asotasi and dual-code international, Sonny Bill Williams, whom he would go on to meet on two occasions at test level in rugby union. They resided in a Bulldogs-owned cottage called the ‘Dog House’ in Belmore.

He was born in Melbourne (Victoria), Australia.

Rocky Elsom Net Worth

Rocky Elsom is one of the richest Rugby Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rocky Elsom 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the rugby captain at St. Joseph’s Nudgee College.

In 2010, he was inducted into The European Cup Hall of Fame.

Rocky Elsom (born 14 February 1983) is a former Australian rugby union player. He played the positions of flanker and number eight. He was selected for 75 caps for Australia. He is the most capped Australian blindside flanker. Rocky was the 76th Australian test captain, having replaced Stirling Mortlock in 2009 for two years. Rocky Elsom played for the Wallabies from 2005 until 2011. Rocky Elsom played professionally for New South Wales, Brumbies and Leinster.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Elsom has had an international career spanning 75 matches along with 64 Super Rugby Caps and 21 caps for Dublin-based province Leinster. In his career Elsom has won NSW Waratah of the Year 2007, Herald Super 14 Player of the Year, Wallaby of the Year, Leinster Rugby Player of the Year, Magners League Player of the Year and European player of the Year. In 2010 Elsom was named at blindside flanker in a European dream team by the ERC to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the Heineken Cup, this came despite him only spending one season with Leinster such was his impact during the tournament that year. Elsom was also awarded the Waratah Medal for outstanding contribution to NSW Rugby in 2007. Elsom is one of only a handful of Australian players that have won a European Cup and is the only current top class test player to have been in the starting XV for every one of his 40 test caps. Elsom’s career has not been without controversy with a couple of suspensions one of which was later overturned. Also a drawn-out feud with the ARU over the terms of his contract led to an unusual early release on ‘compassionate grounds’ to join Leinster in

2008. This resulted in Elsom being deemed ‘unavailable’ 2008 Wallaby Spring tour despite being named Wallaby of the Year 1 month earlier. 10 days after a ‘Man of the Match’ performance in Leinster’s victory in the 2009 Heineken Cup Final against Leicester Tigers Elsom negotiated a return to Australia and the test arena agreeing to terms with the ARU and ACT Brumbies.

Facts & Trivia

Rocky Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Rocky Elsom celebrates birthday on February 14 of every year.

In late 2008, Elsom retaliated to Connacht lock Mike McCarthy after he had been head-butted, throwing a punch at McCarthy’s head despite being held back by several Leinster and Connacht players. Elsom was yellow carded and McCarthy was red carded, because he had already been sin binned previously in the game.

Top Facts about Rocky Elsom

1. Rocky Elsom is a former Australian rugby union player.
2. He played as a flanker and lock.
3. Elsom made his debut for Australia in 2005.
4. He won the John Eales Medal in 2009.
5. Elsom captained the Wallabies in 2010-11.
6. He played for Leinster, Toulon, and Kobe Steelers.
7. Elsom retired from professional rugby in 2014.
8. He scored 10 tries in his international career.
9. Elsom was known for his physicality and work rate on the field.
10. He is considered one of Australia’s greatest forwards of all time.