Leamy: Elsom left a legacy in Ireland

ROCKY ELSOM may wear Australia’s colours at Eden Park on Saturday but Denis Leamy credits him for having a profound impact on Ireland’s back row.

Just one season at Leinster was enough for Elsom to seal his place as one of the province’s all-time greats.

A man-of-the-match performance in the 2009 Heineken Cup final was his swansong before returning to Australia to win back his place with the Wallabies.