Rocky Elsom has been stripped of the Wallabies' captaincy in favour of James Horwill
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Rocky Elsom had to go as skipper once his position in the Wallabies' team came under threat according to the Sydney Morning Herald's Greg Growden.
"Despite the stunned looks at today's Wallabies announcement when James Horwill was presented as the new Australian captain, for those close to the team the change was not a major surprise.
Making Horwill captain is a good move. He is a natural leader, as shown by him skippering the Reds to the Super Rugby title in May, while it also frees up the Australian selectors should they feel the need to replace Elsom from the Wallabies backrow.
Elsom's blindside flanker position has been under threat and it would have been a major embarrassment if the selectors were forced to drop their skipper during the World Cup, which starts in New Zealand on September 9."
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