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Rocky is back on the pitch!

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  • 24-02-2013 8:18pm
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    thomond2006
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    Maybe it doesn't deserve a thread but I figure this might cheer a few people up.

    Rocky Elsom has passed a medical at Toulon (failed one there in September) to join the squad immediately as injury cover.

    Good to see him back playing and hopefully he has got over the injuries. He turned 30 this month so he could have a few years left in him. After failing a medical in Japan and then the subsequent one at Toulon five months ago I thought his career was done.

    http://www.rctoulon.com/fr/news/arti...di-25-fevrier/


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    CatFromHue
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    That's excellent news.


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    Teferi
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    Good stuff. I wish him the best. He played a big part in the success of 09 and helped lay the foundation for the subsequent period of domination. He'll always have a home at Leinster, even if I don't think I'd like to see him tog out for us again.


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    P_1
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    That's great news, hopefully he can recover some of his 09 form.

    Prey's that Leinster don't get Toulon in the HEC pool next year :pac:


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    thomond2006
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    P_1 wrote: »
    Prey's that Leinster don't get Toulon in the HEC pool next year :pac:

    Reading the link it seems that he's only contracted to the end of the season at best.


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    tolosenc
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    Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!


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    P_1
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Reading the link it seems that he's only contracted to the end of the season at best.

    Ah so it's a Brad Thorne esque signing then?


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    thomond2006
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    P_1 wrote: »
    Ah so it's a Brad Thorne esque signing then?

    Yes.

    They have an academy product who's out long term plus Lobbe who ruptured his spleen. They said he'd be back just after the HEC QF.

    Whatever about the length of the contract at RCT, you have to hope this is Elsom's chance to get a contract somewhere else.


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    CatFromHue
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    Yeah I think Rocky being able to prove his fitness is the main thing here.


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    Podge_irl
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    You have to think that if he gets through to the end of the season fit and in some shape of form that they'll keep him on. His annus mirabilis was something to watch, but he never hit the same heights when he returned home. Still, I have a lot of time for him as a player.


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    Swiwi
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    Podge_irl wrote: »
    You have to think that if he gets through to the end of the season fit and in some shape of form that they'll keep him on. His annus mirabilis was something to watch, but he never hit the same heights when he returned home. Still, I have a lot of time for him as a player.

    Ah at his peak he was excellent...one of those players you feared on the Aussie team...and then his phenomenal season for Leinster. It kind of reminds me of Jerry Collins - just seemed to hit a wall, and never recovered the same form. Maybe he can do that at Toulon.


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    thomond2006
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    Swiwi wrote: »
    Ah at his peak he was excellent...one of those players you feared on the Aussie team...and then his phenomenal season for Leinster. It kind of reminds me of Jerry Collins - just seemed to hit a wall, and never recovered the same form. Maybe he can do that at Toulon.

    Playing 18 months non-stop may have been a contributing factor.

    2008 Super Rugby season, 2008 Tri-Nations, 2008-09 Northern Hemisphere season. He also played the final four games of the 2009 Tri-Nations.


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    P_1
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Playing 18 months non-stop may have been a contributing factor.

    2008 Super Rugby season, 2008 Tri-Nations, 2008-09 Northern Hemisphere season. He also played the final four games of the 2009 Tri-Nations.

    Yeah, in hindsight that probably wasn't the smartest thing for him to have done


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    thomond2006
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    elsom_tete.jpg

    http://www.rctoulon.com/en/news/article/rocky-elsom-signe/

    When I posted the thread, I mistranslated the article. Rocky didn't have the medical at that stage. (passé in French means "attended/underwent" a medical rather than "passing" a medical).

    But not to worry it's now confirmed. Rocky's medical went well and he is now part of the Toulon squad for the rest of this season.


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    CatFromHue
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    Is it just me or does he look a bit smaller in weight than he used to be?


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    CIARAN_BOYLE
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    CatFromHue wrote: »
    Is it just me or does he look a bit smaller in weight than he used to be?

    He probably slimmed down when struggling with injury over the last while.

    A lot of players come back from injury lighter, although some bulk up while injured).


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    thomond2006
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    Rocky was registered in Toulon's Heineken Cup squad today.


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    keith16
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    tolosenc wrote: »
    Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!

    Adriaaaaan!


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    molloyjh
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Rocky was registered in Toulon's Heineken Cup squad today.

    This is such a crisis of conscience. I want to support Rocky, but Toulon... :(


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    lologram
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Rocky was registered in Toulon's Heineken Cup squad today.

    Ah sure at this stage everyone's in Toulon's extended squad. I'm on the books there now and you should expect to field calls from Mourad any minute


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    thomond2006
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    molloyjh wrote: »
    This is such a crisis of conscience. I want to support Rocky, but Toulon... :(

    Just boo the TV when Delon gets the ball, I'm a Toulon fan and I boo Delon. :pac:


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    thomond2006
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    Compo_RCT_Agen_1000.jpg

    First appearance for Rocky since April 2012. In all likelihood this will be his only appearance for Toulon if the other backrowers stay fit.


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    ANXIOUS
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    His face looks a lot leaner than when he was with Leinster.


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    TheGoldenAges
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    Didn't realise Simon Shaw was with Toulon these days. Have fond memories of him from the last Lions tour


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    thomond2006
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    TheGoldenAges wrote: »
    Didn't realise Simon Shaw was with Toulon these days. Have fond memories of him from the last Lions tour

    Been at Toulon since the World Cup, he's being let go at the end of the season but still wants to play on!


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    TheGoldenAges
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Been at Toulon since the World Cup, he's being let go at the end of the season but still wants to play on!

    Hope he gets a contract, seems an all round nice guy


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    irishbucsfan
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    Leinster should sign him!


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    TheGoldenAges
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    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    Leinster should sign him!

    I second this :D


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    gcgirl
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    thomond2006 wrote: »
    Been at Toulon since the World Cup, he's being let go at the end of the season but still wants to play on!

    Shaw is older than me, He is awesome


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    Glass Prison 1214
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    Jaysus that is one tall pack, seven of them are 6'4 or over. I'd say they are class in the line outs.


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    If Rocky gets onto the pitch for the HEC final I will be torn!


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