Ben Czislowski (born 8 April 1983) is an Australian former professional

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footballer. Czislowski played for the

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and the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by ...

in the

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. His position of choice was at prop-forward.

Early years

Czislowski was born in

Townsville The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...

, Queensland, Australia. While attending

Runcorn State High School Runcorn State High School is a public, co-educational, high school, located in the Brisbane suburb of Runcorn, in Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Department of Education, with an enrolment of 843 students and a teaching staff of ...

, Czislowski played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000. Czislowski played junior footy for

Logan Brothers Logan Brothers was a firm of boat and yacht design and builders. Although their Auckland yard lasted only from 1890 to 1910, it was the most significant yacht- and boat-building business in the Southern Hemisphere during its time, dominating the ...

. 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

Playing career

Czislowski played one game for the

in 2004 and eight games for

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between 2005 and 2006. As 2004 NRL premiers, Canterbury faced

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champions

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in the

2005 World Club Challenge The year 2005 Carnegie World Club Challenge was contested by Super League IX champions Leeds Rhinos and 2004 NRL season premiers, the Bulldogs. The match was played on 4 February at Elland Road, Leeds before 37,208 spectators. Australian Sean Ha ...

. 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 The Wynnum Manly Seagulls are an Australian rugby league football club based at Kougari Oval, in Brisbane's bayside suburb of Manly West, Queensland, Manly West, which neighbours the suburb of Wynnum, Queensland, Wynnum. They competed in the Bri ...

in the

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before retiring at the end of the season.

References

External links

Official Ben Czislowski NRL profile
– ABC Radio {{DEFAULTSORT:Czislowski, Ben 1983 births Living people Australian rugby league players Australian people of Polish descent Brisbane Broncos players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Rugby league props Rugby league players from Townsville Toowoomba Clydesdales players Wynnum Manly Seagulls players 21st-century Australian sportsmen