Controversy
In March 2006, Elsom was suspended for four weeks for fighting with South African Prop Jaco Engels. The incident was in retaliation to Engels joining a fight between NSW Prop Matt Dunning and Richard Bands in a Super 12 Match in Pretoria. Englis and Dunning received 1 and 3 weeks suspension for their part in the incident, while Elsom's heftier ban was justified for repeating blows to the head of an opponent.
In late 2008, Elsom retaliated to Connacht lock Michael McCarthy after he had been head-butted. Elsom retaliated by throwing a punch at McCarthy's head, despite being held back by several Leinster and Connacht players. He was yellow carded and Mike McCarthy was red carded, because he had already been sin binned previously in the game.
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