Gibbes confident there’s life after Elsom for Leinster

LEINSTER forwards coach Johno Gibbes is adamant that there can be life after Rocky Elsom for the province.

The flanker found the lure of the Wallaby jersey impossible to resist during the off-season and his absence is sure to be keenly felt given his contribution to Leinster’s Heineken Cup-winning campaign in 2009.

Brian O’Driscoll went so far as to say that the Australian was the man most responsible for that success but Gibbes believes the Irish province have already taken concrete steps to soften the blow of his departure.