Ospreys' Baldwin bitten by a lion

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  ESPN staff

Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin missed his side's PRO14 defeat to the Cheetahs on Friday after he was bitten by lion.

Baldwin needed stitches at a local hospital following the incident which left him with a laceration to his hand, the region confirmed after their 44-25 defeat in Bloemfontein.

"There was an incident with a lion, but in fairness it was nothing to do with the lion," head coach Steve Tandy said.

"He did bite Scott but when you put your hand in a fence where there is a lion, then you will get bitten."

Tandy added: "It was pretty stupid on Scott's behalf and he is pretty lucky. It had nothing to do with where we were. It was a good environment and we were told how far back to stand.

"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. It's probably one of the silliest things I've even been involved in, but thankfully he is okay and hopefully he will be back up and running in the next couple of weeks."

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Ospreys' Baldwin bitten by a lion