Scott Baldwin ( born July 12, 1988 in Bridgend ) is a Welsh rugby player, hooker for the Ospreyz club and Wales.
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| general information | ||
| Date of Birth | July 12, 1988 ( 31) | |
| Place of Birth | Bridgend , Wales | |
| Citizenship |  Wales | |
| Height | 191 | |
| The weight | 114 | |
| Position | acting out | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | Ospreyz | |
| Career | ||
| Club career * | ||
| 2007—2011 | Bridgend Ravens | 41 (5) |
| 2009—2011 | Swansea | 43 (30) |
| 2011 - n. at. | Ospreyz | 121 (20) |
| National team** | ||
| 2013—2017 | Wales | 34 (5) |
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
Content
- 1 Player career
- 1.1 Club
- 1.2 In the national team
- 2 Personal life
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Player Career
Club
At the club level, Baldwin played for the Bridgend and Swansea clubs until 2011, since 2011 he has been representing the Ospreyse club in Pro12 .
Team
In May 2013, Scott was first included in the team of Wales (application of 32 people) to participate in a tour of Japan [1] . The first match was held on June 15, 2013 against the Japanese national team (the second test match in the framework of the tour was released in the second half of the meeting). In 2015, he took part in the Cup of Six Nations and entrenched in the basis of the national team as a hooker. Member of the 2015 World Cup in England.
Personal life
In his spare time, Scott works as a lion tamer. On September 30, 2017, Scott, while visiting the Weltewried Game Lodge Zoo near Bloemfontein (South Africa), was bitten by a lion by the hand [2] . Stitches were laid on his arm, and because of an injury, he missed a friendly match with the Central African club Central Chitaz [3] [4] . The head coach of the Wales team said that Scott tried to stroke the lion, which provoked him [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Ryan Jones and James Hook rested by Wales for Japan tour , BBC Sport (May 2, 2013). Date of treatment May 2, 2013.
- ↑ WELLIAN RUGBYSTAN LEO BITS HANDS . Sport Express (September 30, 2017). Date of appeal September 30, 2017.
- ↑ Scott Baldwin apologises for missing match after being bitten by lion , The Guardian (September 30, 2017). Date of appeal September 30, 2017.
- ↑ Scott Baldwin: Lion bites Ospreys' Wales hooker , BBC Sport (September 30, 2017). Date of appeal September 30, 2017.
- ↑ Lucy Clarke-Billings. Horrifying moment lion sinks teeth into 'stupid' rugby ace Scott Baldwin as he 'pets beast like kitten' in South Africa . Mirror (September 30, 2017).