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Lion does Cheetahs a favour after bite rules out Ospreys' Baldwin
By Tom Webber
Ospreys' Pro14 defeat to Cheetahs on Friday was not a source of pride for Scott Baldwin after a bite from a lion ruled him out of the match.
The Wales international hooker missed the 44-25 defeat in Bloemfontein after sustaining an injury to his hand while trying to stroke the animal on Wednesday.
Head coach Steve Tandy confirmed after the defeat in South Africa that Baldwin was left requiring stitches after his encounter with 'the King of the Jungle' turned sour.
"There was an incident with a lion, but in fairness it was nothing to do with the lion. He did bite Scott but when you put your hand in a fence where there is a lion, then you will get bitten," said Tandy.
"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.
"It's not too serious. He had a couple of stitches and had it cleaned out."
Ospreys released a statement confirming Baldwin will travel home with the rest of the squad as planned.
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"Survive"? "Scare?" A bit dramatic. ABs always going to win, just a matter of by how much.
The Azurri were up for it though. As expected. You can bet they were planning for this specific test for months. Let's not forget they were pipped by ENG, drew with FRA, & beat both SCO & WAL in the Six Nations in Feb/Mar this year.
A mess of a match, good win, considering.
Go to commentsAfter you. And yes, that's exactly what Penney should do. Stat!! Unfortunately he has one year left on his contract.
Penney's Super Rugby win record was a low 23% before we signed him on. At the top was Razor at 84%. And true to form, Penney took us from a 7-peat to not even making the play-offs in ONE season. No excuses. LOSER. Thank God his contract is up next year. And hopefully Rangi might wanna throw his hat in for the job.
In the meantime, hopefully we can crack the top 6 this year in spite of Penney!??!
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