WATCH: Welsh rugby player ‘stupidly’ pets Lion, gets bitten

Earlier this week, Welsh side Ospreys announced their hooker Scott Baldwin would miss their Pro14 meeting with the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein with a hand injury.

What people didn’t know was how he sustained it.

Baldwin and his teammates had visited a Lion sanctuary, where he tried to pet one.

Rather predictably, the Lion bit his hand…

Stroke the Lion it’ll be fine they said! Here’s @scottbaldwin2 petting a lion like it’s a pet cat! pic.twitter.com/Y95FObGeJ5

— Andy Goode (@AndyGoode10) September 29, 2017

Ospreys coach Steve Tandy confirmed the bizarre (and utterly preventable) incident after his side’s 44-25 loss to the Cheetahs on Friday evening.

“It was pretty stupid on Scott’s behalf,” he said candidly.

The medical staff said in a statement: “Ospreys Rugby can confirm that Scott Baldwin sustained a hand injury on Wednesday. The team doctor treated a laceration, and subsequently he was admitted to a local hospital in Bloemfontein on Thursday evening for further treatment to prevent infection.”