Scott Baldwin (rugby union)

Scott Baldwin

Baldwin on 8 December 2012
Birth name	Scott Baldwin
Date of birth	(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988
Place of birth	Bridgend, Wales
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Bridgend Athletic RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2011 2009–2011 2019- Bridgend Swansea Harlequins 41 43 11 (5) (30) 5 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2019 Ospreys 162 (45) Correct as of 2 April 2019 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013– Wales 34 (5) Correct as of 23 June 2017

Scott Baldwin (born 12 July 1988) is a Welsh international rugby union player. He played as a hooker for the Ospreys and joined Harlequins prior to the 2019/2020 season. 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.

External links

• Ospreys profile
• Wales profile