"We look forward to welcoming Scott and his young family to the club and I am sure that not only will he add significant value to the team but he will also provide us with a useful translator for ‘Bomb’ (Jones)!”Meanwhile, Wales international winger Luke Morgan has signed a new two-year contract to stay with the Ospreys.The 26-year-old former Wales Sevens star, who made his 15-a-side international debut against Scotland last November, is the Ospreys leading try-scorer this season with nine from 17 appearances. "The next day it started tracking up my arm.
Ospreys and Wales hooker Scott Baldwin says he could have lost his left hand after he was Baldwin suffered a serious infection after being bitten while stroking the lion at the Weltevrede Game Lodge, but is now nearing a return to playing. It is what it is, we just need to move on now." “Ospreys Rugby can confirm that Scott Baldwin sustained a hand injury on Wednesday,” the club said in a statement. Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy has revealed that hooker Scott Baldwin missed the Pro14 defeat to Cheetahs after being bitten on the hand by a lion. he said: "The bite went straight through the other side of the hand, but I was really lucky it didn't hit any tendons or ligaments. "I turned away to give one of the boys my phone to take a picture, and the lion thought, 'he's not looking now, I'll have a bite'. Scott Baldwin is joining English side Harlequins but fellow Wales cap Luke Morgan has agreed to stay with the Ospreys The injury occurred Wednesday when the team visited a wildlife park in Bloemfontein. "The infection was the major issue," the 28-year-old told the BBC. A lion bit Wales international hooker Scott Baldwin during a trip to South Africa "But the following day we went to the hospital after it had become infected. Scott Baldwin shows off gruesome hand injury as Ospreys hooker continues his recovery from lion bite. "I was transferred to Morrison hospital in Swansea to see a plastic surgeon, and he cleaned it out once more. "Baldwin said the squad had spent the morning before he was bitten with the lion cubs.He said: "First of all we were told to stand a metre and a half away, and then within 20 seconds they were asking if we wanted to go in the enclosure with them. The club issued a formal statement which read: "Ospreys Rugby can confirm that Scott Baldwin sustained a hand injury on Wednesday. "He is a big man, who excels in the set-piece and is abrasive both sides of the ball around the field. "The team doctor treated a … The Ospreys have confirmed that Wales international Scott Baldwin missed the 44-25 Guinness Pro14 defeat to the Cheetahs after being bitten by a lion in Bloemfontein. "Because they had packed it with all stuff to stop the infection, my skin was so loose he didn't have to take a skin graft, so I was really fortunate there. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.How to get into rugby union - get into the social team game that brings people togetherUgo Monye and Chris Jones, plus special guests, dissect the biggest national and international rugby union stories of the week. "Ospreys Rugby can confirm that Scott Baldwin sustained a hand injury on Wednesday," the club said in a statement. "The first day our doctor cleaned it out and stitched it up," he said.

"I've had the stitches out, and hopefully will be back in training sometime in the coming week," he said.

The Wales hooker missed the Ospreys’ 44-25 loss to the Cheetahs Friday in a PRO14 match at Toyota Stadium due of the injury. "This is excellent news for the Ospreys," said head coach Allen Clarke. Wales hooker Scott Baldwin says he almost quit rugby while struggling to recover from a serious foot injury.

"I had my first operation on the Thursday, second operation on the Friday, and then I was allowed to fly home Saturday on the understanding I had an IV drip and went straight to hospital when I got back. He is regarded as the most promising young hooker in Wales at the moment, he has been annoyed at his lack of first team rugby earlier in the season when Bennett was at the World Cup, with Hibbard injured, and the Ospreys decided to give 39 year old coach and former Welsh international Mefin Davies a run in the team "I'm hoping to be available for this week, if all things go well. Here's the best of our coverage.On moving to London, Baldwin, who was part of the last Ospreys’ Celtic League winning side in 2012, said: "There is something special going on at Harlequins and I am looking forward to starting my Gallagher Premiership career there next season.