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07/17/2007: "And You Think You're Tough?"
Those who play other forms of "football" around the world, whether English or Australian style, chuckle when they hear American footballers described as "tough". After all, our guys wear helmets and pads and flak jackets, while the others pretty much just wear shorts. But if there's anyone out there that can trump those serious footballers, its a rugby player. Just in case you needed to be reminded, let us speak of Ben Czislowski.
Ben plays for Wynnum out of Brisbane, Australia. During a match against Tweed Heads (BTW - gotta love the names!), Czislowski butted heads with forward Matt Austin, resulting in the need for stitches in Czislowski's forehead. That would be the end of an otherwise typical rugby tough guy story, were it not for the aftermath.
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."
Makes some wide receiver and his pulled groin look pretty silly, doesn't it. Come to think of it, a pulled groin was already silly ... 
