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Rugby player has tooth embedded in head for months

Posted on Jul 17th 2007 7:20PM by Bethany Sanders

Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness

I knew those rugby players were tough, but this story is still pretty surprising! A Brisbane, Australia rugby player got stitched up after a collision with an opponent. But for three months after, he suffered infections, headaches, and fatigue. Finally, doctors found the source -- a tooth embedded in his head. They removed it and told the athlete he was very lucky that the situation didn't become more serious.

My question is...didn't the guy who lost the tooth wonder where it went? Or do they just not care about that sort of thing in rugby?

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Tags: Australia, Brisbane, rugby, sports injuries, SportsInjuries, teeth

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Diane Rixon 7-17-2007 @ 9:55PM

I'm from New Zealand, where rugby is as popular as it is in Australia. This game is as violent as US football but without all the padding and helmets. I just want to say that this story is all too believable. No, they don't care about stuff like that! And if you expressed concern for either player they'd probably exclaim "Whadarya?!" ("what are you?"), meaning: "what kind of sissy loser are you to care about stuff like pain or teeth. Teeth, what teeth?!" FYI: Men who play a lot of rugby end up with a distinctly Neanderthalish visage due, no doubt, to the constant thumpings they endure on the field. Repeated concussions don't make for good brain function either, or so I hear. All-in-all NOT pretty!