Former Leinster back-row and Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom handed two-year jail sentence in France

Former Narbonne president has faced financial charges.

Rocky Elsom had been living in Ireland but his whereabouts are currently unknown. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

The former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom was sentenced to two years in prison by a French court on Friday, for misusing corporate assets during his time as the club president of Narbonne.

Elsom was also fined €100,000 (A$109,000) with half of that sum suspended. The 42-year-old did not appear in court; his whereabouts are currently unknown and a French arrest warrant has been issued against him.