Wales' George North will be fit for Six Nations after cheekbone op
Wales centre George North will be fit for the start of the Six Nations after successful cheekbone operation on nasty face injury, in a massive boost to returning boss Warren Gatland
- Wales’ George North had a successful cheekbone operation on Wednesday
- Ospreys centre North took a nasty knock 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 a cheekbone operation on Wednesday but will be fit to start the Six Nations in what is a huge boost to new Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
Giant centre North took a nasty knock playing for the Ospreys against Leicester in the Champions Cup last Sunday and left the field with blood streaming from his face.
He went under the knife to fix the problem this week but is only expected to be out for a couple of weeks.
Wales centre George North will be fit for the start of the Six Nations after cheekbone surgery
The Ospreys star suffered a nasty facial knock 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 after the sacking of Wayne Pivac, knows North well and will see him as a central figure in a World Cup year.
‘He had an operation and that went really well,’ Ospreys head coach Toby Booth said of North.
The news will come as a massive boost for new Wales head coach Warren Gatland (pictured)
‘He’ll be good within a two to three-week period, which is great. I certainly think in the New Year he’ll be OK so that’ll be good for us.
‘Any facial injury is always a worry but he’s all good. He’s got a nice shiny black eye.
‘Outside of that he’s quite buoyant so that probably speaks volumes about how he feels.’
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