Warrington’s Paul Wood

You just can’t ignore a headline such as “Wood loses testicle in Grand Final.” We know rugby isn’t a game for sissies, but this brings a whole new meaning to pain. You can wince a little bit gents, it’s OK. I did.

English Rugby League club Warrington played against Leeds in the Grand Final of the Rugby League Championship at Leeds Old Trafford over the weekend. Taking a knee to the crotch early into the second half, Warrington prop Paul Wood continued playing until the end of the game. He even gave post-match media interviews before heading to the hospital.

Once there, I can only assume that he declined anesthesia, and proceeded to hack out the ruptured testicle himself. Seriously, is this the toughest man alive? I can’t see this happening in a football game.

Tweeting one of his fellow players late on Saturday night:

Ruptured my right testicle mate, got a knee 1 minute into the second half, had to have it removed tonight.

He left the hospital on Sunday, still tweeting in good spirits:

Just coming out the hospital to go home… Seriously feel like I’ve left something???

To make things worse, his team lost the match against Leeds 18-26. I wonder which event stung more, seeing as this man clearly doesn’t feel any pain.

[Source: Yahoo!]