Proteas batsman Rassie van der Dussen was forced to leave injured during the Lions' game against the Cobras at Paarl, making him think about strange sports injuries.
strange sports injuries
Considering the sheer number of Bee-related incidents in recent South African cricket history, Van der Dussen's injury does not rank in itself.
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Bees stopped playing for the Wanderers in 2017 and earlier this year Quinton de Kock missed Shaun Marsh's stamping due to a bee sting.
While this list is not definitive (athletes seem to be very adept at hurting themselves in the weirdest ways), it does include some absolute rippers. You can also read about some pretty devastating injuries specific to rugby here. No, I'm not talking about when the Springboks lost to Japan.
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In March 2008, Fletcher was the victim of a loose toilet door after Manchester United defeated Lyon in the Champions League. After completing his evening errands on the field and in the bathroom, Fletcher tried to open a door that came off its hinges; I hit him on the head and he passed out cold.
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Johan Goossen (Rugby)
Fletcher's injury was strange because it was a freak accident, but the injury sustained by Racing Metro's South African flyhalf Johan Goossen was strange because of its sheer banality. Goosen injured his knee after getting off the bus after arriving for the game against Toulouse. He injured his knee going down the steps of a bus and missed three weeks of games.
Blisters are a big part of life for professional athletes, and most elite athletes don't have all of them treated by medical professionals, but Darius Vassell tries to pop blood blisters under his toenails. At that time, I took DIY to the extreme. with an electric drill. In 2002, shockingly, his toe became infected which caused him to miss several games for Aston Villa.
Stupidity causes strange sports injuries
Chris Lewis (cricket)
It was 1994, five years before Baz Luhrmann's blockbuster hit. Anyone can apply sunscreen freely, So Chris Lewis could be forgiven for not applying any protection to his freshly shaved head, or even wearing a hat in the scorching Antigua sun. The English player was nicknamed “the boy who doesn't wear a hat'' after he missed England's next match on the West Indies tour due to sunstroke.
Dustin Penner (ice hockey)
Former LA Kings left wing Dustin Penner had a productive 2012 season. He won his first Stanley Cup championship ring, but suffered an injury during that campaign that forever cemented him in the pantheon of weirdest and hilarious injuries. Penner had to miss the NHL game against the Washington Capitals after his back went into spasm while biting into a stack of pancakes his wife had made for him.
Penner said of the injury at the time: I just bent down to dip into the delicious pancakes his wife had made.That's exactly right [the pain] It wraps around you and squeezes you. …That's why I was disappointed. Hopefully this is an isolated incident and doesn't become chronic. ”
