Rocky Elsom, the former Australia back-rower, has denied any wrongdoing and declared a “clear perversion of justice” after being handed a five-year sentence in France.

Former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom has been sentenced to five years in jail after a French court found him guilty of misusing corporate assets while president of French club Narbonne. A court official told Reuters that the 41-year-old was found guilty of forgery,

The French court convicted Elsom of abusing corporate assets and forging documents during his time as president of the club, local media reports say. A lawyer involved in the case

Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom has responded to the international warrant seeking his arrest, insisting that he is innocent of the charges and that he was not afforded the opportunity to defend himself in the first place.

Former Wallabies skipper Rocky Elsom on Tuesday called his conviction for misuse of corporate assets at French rugby club Narbonne "a clear perversion of justice" after an international warrant was issued for his arrest.