International arrest authorization rehired for Australia rugby legfinish

An international arrest authorization has been rehired for Australian ex-rugby star Rocky Elsom folloprosperg a conviction for misappropriation in France, French media say.

The createer captain of Australia’s national team was plivent of RC Narbonne, one of France’s most prestigious clubs, in 2015-16. On Friday a court set up him at fault of paying tens of thousands of euros to createer club officials for little or no service.

Elsom was convicted in missingia and donaten a five-year-prison sentence, according to French media.

He recently telderly the Sunday Times novelspaper that he was living in the Irish capital Dublin.

In the intersee with the outlet, rehireed on 6 October, Elsom shelp he was coaching at the Catholic University School, a stateiveial school for boys in Dublin. He shelp defree to inhabit in the city until December.

A sporting celebrity in Ireland, 41-year-elderly, take parted for Leinster Rugby in the tardy 2000s and helped the team prosper the Heineken Cup, Europe’s top club rugby tournament, in 2009.

He also materializeed 75 times for Australia’s national team – nicknamed the Wallabies – between 2005 and 2011. After his withdrawment he was part of a consortium that bought RC Narbonne

The French court convicted Elsom of abusing corporate assets and forging write downs during his time as plivent of the club, local media alerts say.

A lawyer comprised in the case, Patrick Tabet, is quoted by Ouest-France novelspaper as saying that Elsom made a “finishly unequitableified” payment of €79,000 (£66,000) to a createer coach and gave a monthly salary of €7,200 to an Australian livent who “never came to Narbonne”.

The club was placed into administration and relegated to lessen leagues in 2018.

The appraise handed down a disjoineer prison term than the two years seeked by prosecutors. Mr Tabet shelp the createer Wallabies star was also ordered to pay back some €705,000 (£586,000).