Twenty Questions with Qantas Wallabies flanker Rocky Elsom

Rocky Elsom - his speciality in the kitchen is "chocolate" and the thing he can't do without 'sleeping'.

His lineout indiscretion may be threatening to given him an unscheduled break this weekend but flanker Rocky Matthew Elsom (yes, his real name is Rocky) has been a colossus in the Wallabies pack in this year’s Bundaberg Rum Rugby series and Tri-Nations. Man of the Match or close to it in all the Tests he’s played he also showed miraculous powers of recovery to return early from a foot ligament injury to play a major role in the Wallabies historic victory over the Springboks in Durban last weekend. Born in Melbourne, Rocky played Australian Under 16s (1999) and Australian Schoolboys (2000) before spending two seasons with Sonny Bill Williams’ old club, the Bulldogs, in league. He then returned to Rugby Union and established himself as a force to be reckoned with the Waratahs, representing Australian Under 21s in 2003 before getting his Wallabies call up in 2005, making his Test debut against Samoa in Sydney. Rocky lets us in on all his secrets in this week’s Twenty Questions, EXCLUSIVE to rugby.com.au, including his favourite movie - and no it’s not ‘Rocky’ ! But it is pretty close.

Nickname

The Rock

Primary Schools/High Schools/Universities attended:

Noosa High.

Nudgee  College

First Rugby team I played in

Nudgee  College

My all time favourite Classic Wallaby

Tim Horan

My most respected Rugby opponent

Al Baxter

My Favourite non-Rugby sporting star

Tonie Carroll (Brisbane and Queensland league player)

My best Rugby memory

Watching the Rugby World Cup Final 1999

My worse Rugby moment:

Playing in the Rugby World Cup Quarter Final 2007

Speciality I can cook in the kitchen is

Chocolate.

Away from Rugby things I enjoy doing

Swimming – ocean.

The team mate I would least like to room with is

Al Baxter

Why ?

Cos you’re always on edge.

My favourite holiday destination is

Far North Queensland

My favourite book/movie/music:

Rambo 1^st Blood Part II

If I wasn’t a Professional Rugby Player I would be:

In the music industry

The special talent most people don’t know I have:

Excellent touch footballer

What being a Wallaby means to me

Responsibility

Best country toured

France

The thing I most can’t do without is

Sleeping