Ben Czislowski Explained

Ben Czislowski
Fullname:Ben Czislowski
Birth Date:1983 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height:186 cm
Club1:Brisbane Broncos
Year1start:2004
Appearances1:1
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Year2start:2005
Year2end:06
Appearances2:8
Tries2:0
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:0
Retired:yes
Updated:17 January 2019
Source:[1] [2]

Ben Czislowski (born 8 April 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Czislowski played for the Brisbane Broncos and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League. His position of choice was at prop-forward.

Early years

Czislowski was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

While attending Runcorn State High School, Czislowski played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000.[3] Czislowski played junior footy for Logan Brothers.

Czislowski experienced a collision with an opponent Matt Austin of the Tweed Heads. After complaining of head pains and an infection, his doctor finally found Austin's tooth embedded in his head. The tooth was removed and Czislowski claims to have it on his bedside table. This incident earned mention in 'Ripley's Believe it or Not! Prepare to be Shocked!' book [4]

Playing career

Czislowski played one game for the Brisbane Broncos in 2004 and eight games for Canterbury-Bankstown between 2005 and 2006. As 2004 NRL premiers, Canterbury faced Super League IX champions Leeds in the 2005 World Club Challenge. Czislowski played from the interchange bench in the Bulldogs' 32–39 loss.

Later years

In the 2008 season, Czislowski spent time playing for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls in the Queensland Cup before retiring at the end of the season.

Post playing

Czislowski is now a high school teacher.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ben-czislowski/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120810160046/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Ben-Czislowski_5.aspx Yesterday's Hero
  3. Web site: SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League. 2008-10-10. SportingPulse. 21 August 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080821104534/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. dead.
  4. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/07/17/bc.odd.embeddedtooth.ap/index.html?cnn=yes CNNSI
  5. Web site: Wynnum Manly Seagulls. 11 June 2016.