11. Wayne Shelford
This one might be tough for our male readers. In 1986, New Zealand rugby player Wayne Shelford and his All Blacks faced off against France in the infamously brutal “Battle of Nantes” match. Only 20 minutes in, Shelford found himself in an aggressive ruck where he caught the boot of an opposing player and lost four teeth in the process. Oh yeah, and he also had his scrotum torn wide open, which left one of his testicles hanging freely. No matter to Shelford though, who simply had a team physician pop the jewel back in the bag and sew it up so he could return to the game. He was later knocked out of the match after receiving a concussion, but watched the rest from the stands. To this day, Shelford still has no recollection of the game.
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