Scott Baldwin (rugby player)

Scott Baldwin (born 12 July 1988) is a Welsh international rugby union player. He plays as a hooker for the Ospreys. In May 2013, Baldwin was selected in the Wales national rugby union team 32-man training squad for the summer 2013 tour to Japan. He made his international debut in the 2nd test versus Japan on 15 June 2013, as a second-half replacement. In the 2015 Six Nations Championship, Baldwin cemented his place as Wales's first choice hooker and made many pundits' team of the tournament.

Lion incident
Prior to an Ospreys rugby union match against Cheetahs in September 2017, Baldwin was bitten on the hand by a captive lion at Weltevrede Game Lodge near Bloemfontein, South Africa. Ospreys coach Steve Tandy described Baldwin's conduct as "pretty stupid", and added "I don't know what sort of wildlife show Scott has been watching where you can pat a lion on the head as if it's a kitten." The resulting outcome was that he missed the Pro14 fixture against the Cheetahs.

References

External links

 Ospreys profile
 Wales profile

Category:Welsh rugby union players
Category:Wales international rugby union players
Category:Ospreys (rugby union) players
Category:1988 births
Category:Rugby union players from Bridgend
Category:Living people