A Welsh international rugby player was forced to sit out a match in South Africa after he was bitten by a lion. Scott Baldwin was in the African nation this weekend because his Swansea-based Pro 14 league club Ospreys were scheduled to play the South African team, the Cheetahs, on Friday. However, a stop at a local wildlife reserve the day before to a damper on his plans. As he strokes the animal on the head as it lays on the ground, it suddenly snapped up and grabbed his hand. Baldwin, who was taken to a local hospital to get stitches, apologized to Ospreys fans for having to miss the match before joking about the incident.

Source: Fox News September 30, 2017 22:07 UTC