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Video - Scott Baldwin is remarkably magnanimous about the lion who attacked him
By Ian Cameron
Ospreys and Wales hooker Scott Baldwin says getting bitten by a Lions in South Africa was the catalyst to his improved form in recent months.
Baldwin was bitten by a lion while touring South Africa with the Ospreys in September.
The 29-year-old Baldwin met the press at Llandarcy ahead of the Ospreys derby match with Pro14 rivals the Cardiff Blues at the Liberty Stadium this weekend.
Not unlike comic book hero Peter Parker - who was imbued with new powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider - Baldwin credits the lion's intervention in his very own transformative narrative.
Baldwin says he was where he needed to be on a 'personal level' and has now refocused his efforts on getting back into the Wales squad.
What's more, Baldwin says that pitchside banter relating to the incident 'brings a smile to his face'.
Ospreys face Cardiff Blues in Swansea and which will be an intense match-up between two sides with plenty to play for. Despite a slow start to the season, the Ospreys can still potentially make a Champions Cup Play-Off position.
The Blues will be keen to qualify automatically and their current hold on fourth place would be enough to make it into the Champions Cup if the Cheetahs finish above them.
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Yet Ethan Blackadder was one of our best against the World Champion Springbok. When he came back to the Crusaders later in the season , he made a huge difference, ( a long with others like Codie Taylor), we nearly made the Play Off's. Ethan has plenty of rugby left in him. His family , Dad Todd Blackadder must be very [proud of him. Todd Blackadder was a 3 time champion captain of the Crusaders, '98, '99 and 2000.An icon in this area. Also twice captain of Canterbury , '97 and 2001 when we won the NPC and Ranfurly Shield winning captain in 2000.
Go to commentsIt's the same criticism of Dmac and Mo'unga as well. Sadly the way the game has been heading recently it's the only way to break down a defence, and a player of Lawrences nature would have a very limited chance at doing that because he's too one dimensional.
Noah Lolesio is your sort of player and that worked OK, but only because his team is far more creative than Englands for example. The highly organized Irish attack was also another that didn't require much from the 10, but that is now changing with Prendergast who is in that league mold like the most new age 10's.
So it is in fact your two which would require even more change to make the most of than Marcus Smith.
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