Rugby league player gains a tooth

Ananova ^ | 04/28/04

[presidio9]

A rugby league player had an opponent's tooth embedded in his head - and didn't even notice until after the match.

Widnes Viking Shane Millard was being treated for a head wound after a match with Castleford Tigers when the tooth was found, reports The Guardian.

The tough Australian hooker had sustained a head gash when he collided with the Tigers' Dean Ripley but was patched up at half-time and sent back into the fray with a headguard.

It was only when he was being stitched after the game that the Castleford physiotherapist alerted Widnes to the possibility that Ripley could have left part of a tooth in Millard's head.

"Ripley apparently had half of a tooth missing, so the club doctor, who said human bites carry more germs than a cat's or a dog's, was sufficiently concerned for me to have a hospital check-up after the game," said Millard.

"I went to the hospital nearest the club at Whiston, where they took x-rays of the wound and said there was definitely something lodged in there.

"They told me to come back the following morning when they would have a clearer picture.

"Sure enough it was part of a tooth. I was given a local anaesthetic and then they blasted a tooth out with three packs of saline solution. The tooth came out just as the anaesthetic was wearing off.

"I've had a few injuries in my time but this is certainly the strangest. But I'd rather have a gash on my head than lose a part of a tooth. At least I keep my good looks."

[cavtrooper21]

Why do rugby teams always have a big BBQ after a match??



...they've got to do SOMETHING with all the dead bodies!!

[reed_inthe_wind]

Hookers are not really human anyway - so I wouldn't worry about the infection.

[mlbford2]

~~The tough Australian hooker~~

You want to see a tough hooker, go to 5th Ward in Houston and you'll see some tough hookers.

[expatpat]

At least I keep my good looks

He also kept his sense of humor. There aren't any good-looking hookers (no, not that kind) in professional Rugby.

[Blood of Tyrants]

We make them even tougher here in the US.

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[Blood of Tyrants]

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[mlbford2]

A wise man once said, "If your going to be stupid and careless you need to be tough".

[presidio9]

ping

[cyborg]

gross!

[cyborg]

I thought the Springboks were only capable of such carnage.

[AnAmericanMother]

If I were the marrying kind,
Which thank the Lord I'm not sir,
The only man that I would wed
Would be a rugby hooker.
And he'd hook balls and I'd hook balls
And we'd hook balls together,
And there we'd be in the middle of the night
Hooking balls together.

I am not responsible for that song. My father used to sing it. :-D

[.cnI redruM]

Cool! A rugby article.

Q: How do you get a rugby player out of tree?

A: Give him two beers, one for each hand.

[Docbarleypop]

the springboks have become pansies!

[cyborg]

Lost their touch yes although I hear Krige got sidelined for a little headbutting. I don't know what they feed those guys on the Stormers BUT THEY ARE HUGE. Looks like I'll have to start staying up late and watching FSW again.

[Docbarleypop]

I got to punch a french guy this weekend that kept late tackling me. i didnt know he was french until after the match so it was an double bonus! i shattered my orbit, dislocated my sternum, collarbone and broke a rib in the last 2 years. thats what being a hooker is all about!

[cyborg]

LOL... wow hehehehe and here I thought only the Boks and even the All Blacks had such talent. Dang you are a real true member!

[cyborg]

The words 'viking barbarian' came to mind seeing this man for the first time. One of my favorites but to my ex-boyfriend he's GOD. Sad that he and Quinton Davis got kicked out last time, but that hasn't stopped either of them.

[browsin]

This is Rugby League as opposed to the similar game Rugby Union(which the Springboks,All Blacks et al play).Union is the more popular of the two codes worldwide except for in Australia where League dominates by far.League accumulates alot more injuries than Union.

Australia's League team,the Kangaroos,draw from a much wider player-pool than its Union team,the Wallabies.All other rugby playing nations have it the other way around.

[cyborg]

You're right. Most of the games I've seen (bothered to stay up late for really) were all Springbok games with some blood drawn every game. Hard to keep up when FSW shows them at one and four in the morning.

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