ROCKY’S RETURN: WALLABIES FLANKER Rocky Elsom will play for the New South Wales Waratahs next season after agreeing a two-year deal to return to the club where he started his Super Rugby career in the Australian Rugby Union.

Elsom, who was stripped of the national team captaincy prior to the ongoing World Cup, leaves the ACT Brumbies, where he spent two seasons following a brief spell with Leinster.

“Rockys a very special player. He has a great skill set and when he’s at his best, there’s no doubt that he’s one of the leading backrowers in the world,” said Waratahs head coach Michael Foley. A hamstring injury restricted his appearances for the Brumbies this season.