BRISBANE, Australia -- Rugby player Ben Czislowski kept competing for more than three months despite the headaches that started after a clash with an opponent. Czislowski was playing for Brisbane team Wynnum during the April 1 incident involving Tweed Heads forward Matt Austin. He had a head wound stitched up afterward, the Australian Associated Press reported Tuesday. Czislowski later suffered an eye infection and complained of lethargy and shooting pains in his head. Then last week, his doctor found a tooth embedded in Czislowski's head. "I can laugh about it now, but the doctor told me it could have been serious, with teeth carrying germs," Czislowski said. "I've got the tooth at home, sitting on the bedside table," he said. "If he [Austin] wants it back he can have it. I'm keeping it at the moment as proof that it actually happened." Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
This has happened before an Aussie playing in british superleague had a tooth embedded in his head in 05 i think.
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/rugbyleague/comment/0,10070,1204897,00.html it speaks of anouther one where it was left in a few weeks in a players arm which got so infected he nearly lost his arm :shock: Here although he didnt play on for weeks not knowing it was there but similar hhaa i love rugby league def my fav field sport. No sport matches its Tention and non stop action. Never get big though as people watch what media tells them to.
Also happened to me once, playing soccer. I jumped up for a header off a corner kick... The guy behind me jumped forward, in to me. Once at the hospital, they gave me a tetanus shot, removed two teeth from the top of my head and gave me 11 stitches... Just one of the reasons I shouldn't be shaving my head...
my very first girlfriend and I were playing lawn darts (Jarts) and she threw one that was a direct hit on the back of my head. No, I didn't have a lawn dart removed from my skull, but I do have the bump and I do shave my head... ahh.. sweet teenage love :lotsoflove:
