Élissalde akadzoka kubva mukukanganiswa uku nekuratidzira kwakasimba mu2004 Six Nations, achiita kutanga kwake kwekutanga kwenyika yose kurwisa Ireland pa scrum-hafu (kubatanidza nemumwe wake wekirabhu Frédéric Michalak pa fly-hafu) uye achiwana mapoinzi makumi matatu nematanhatu mumatanho ake matatu, kusanganisira makumi maviri nemana ekurwisa Wales, kubatsira France kutora yavo yechipiri Grand Slam mumakore matatu. Nyika Nhanhatu dza2006
akabudirirawo zvose Élissalde uye France pamwe Championship kubudirira uye pasinei asingakwanisi kuitawo 2007 Six Nations nokuda kukuvara, Élissalde akanga pakupedzisira akasimbisa mberi Dimitri Yachvili muna French boka.