Clearly, we in the United States have a way to before
acquiring the kind of passion for the game exhibited by the Welsh. - Wes
Rugby fan cut off his own
testicles
(8
February 2005 - thisislondon.com)
A Welsh rugby fan cut off his own testicles
after his team beat England, police confirmed today.
The man was rushed to hospital
after the incident at Leigh Social Club in Caerphilly, South Wales.
A Gwent Police spokeswoman
said: "We received a call from the ambulance service at approximately 9pm
on the 5th to inform us of a situation at the Leigh Social Club in which a man
had indeed severed his own testicles."
She said the man was taken to Heath Hospital
but could not confirm his condition.
It was reported that the man
told his friends: "If Wales win I'll cut my own balls off."
After the 11-9 victory in the
Six Nations clash, the man is reported to have gone outside and severed his
testicles before bringing them back into the club to show fellow drinkers.
A local was reported as saying that the man was on medication and
should not have been drinking.
Why I cut my tackle: rugby
fan
(November 15, 2005 - The
Australian)
A RUGBY fan who cut
out his testicles with wire cutters to mark a Wales victory is at a loss to
explain why he did it. Geoffrey Huish, 31, performed the impromptu self-surgery
in February when his beloved Wales beat world champion England.
After performing the deed, Mr
Huish put his severed anatomy in a bag and took them to his local social club
to show fellow fans.
He collapsed with blood loss
and was rushed to hospital but surgeons could not reattach his missing parts.
He was put in a psychiatric
ward but has no history of mental illness and was at a loss to explain why he
did it.
"It wasn't a bet but I
said I'd cut my balls off if we won.
"I listened to the game
on the radio at home by myself.
"After the match I got up
for a pee and saw the cutters in the bathroom.
"Gethin had left them
after repairing the chain on my toilet.
"I remembered what I'd
said and thought he had left them for me.
"I thought 'Oh no, I
haven't got to do anything like that have I' and then I thought 'You can do
it'.
"So I started hacking
away at my tackle.
"It took about 10 minutes
and there was quite a bit of pain but I just kept going.
"The cutters were blunt
so I had to keep snipping."
After picking his testicles
from the toilet bowl, he went to the social club.
"I went in and shouted
out 'I've done it!'," Mr Huish said.
"I took my balls out and
passed them in the bag to a friend.
"Some people then laid me
on the floor."
Mr Huish continues to see a
psychiatrist.
"I think about what
happened every day and still haven't come up with a good reason why," he
said.
"I'd had a lot going on
and felt a bit down.
"I can't have kids now but still want a family - maybe I'll
adopt."