Ben Czislowski

Ben Czislowski
Personal information
Born (1983-04-08) 8 April 1983
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004 Brisbane Broncos 1 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Bulldogs 8 0 0 0 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

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

Early years

While attending Runcorn State High School, Czislowski played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000.[3] He 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 the Bulldogs between 2005 and 2006. As 2004 NRL premiers, the Bulldogs faced Super League IX champions, the Leeds Rhinos 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.[5]

Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary

GamesTriesGoalsF/GPoints
9---0

Matches played

TeamMatchesYears
Brisbane Broncos12004
Canterbury Bulldogs82005–2006

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ Yesterday's Hero
  3. ↑ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  4. ↑ CNNSI
  5. ↑ http://www.wynnumseagulls.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=748&Itemid=81
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