Wales centre George North will be fit for the start of the Six Nations after cheekbone operation
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Wales center George North will be fit for the start of the Six Nations after a successful cheekbone operation for a nasty facial injury, in a big boost for boss Warren Gatland.
- Welshman George North underwent successful cheekbone surgery on Wednesday.
- The Ospreys’ center North took a big hit playing against Leicester on Sunday
- The 30-year-old will be fit to start the Six Nations, in a boost for Warren Gatland.
George North underwent cheekbone surgery on Wednesday but will be fit to start the Six Nations in what is a big boost for New Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
Giant center North took a bad hit playing for the Ospreys against Leicester in the Champions League last Sunday and left the field with a bloody face.
He underwent surgery to fix the problem this week, but is only expected to be out for a couple of weeks.
Wales center George North will be ready for the start of the Six Nations after cheekbone surgery
The Ospreys star suffered a nasty blow to the face playing against Leicester in Europe on Sunday.
It means he will be able to feature for Wales when they kick off the 2023 Six Nations against Ireland in Cardiff on February 4.
Gatland, who has returned to his role as Wales boss following the sacking of Wayne Pivac, knows North well and will see him as a central figure in a World Cup year.
“He had surgery and it went very well,” Ospreys head coach Toby Booth said of North.
The news will be a big boost for new Wales head coach Warren Gatland (pictured)
“He’ll be fine within two to three weeks, which is great. I certainly think that in the New Year it will be fine, so it will be good for us.
‘Any injury to the face is always a concern, but he is fine. He has a nice shiny black eye.
“Other than that, he’s pretty upbeat, so it probably says a lot about how he feels.”