George North is set to put 12 months of injury misery behind him by featuring for the Ospreys against the Scarlets in Saturday’s United Rugby Championship derby in Swansea.
The 102-cap Wales international hasn’t been seen on a rugby pitch since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for the south-west Wales region against Cardiff on April 24 last year. The injury cost him a place on the Lions tour of South Africa, and North has missed two Wales campaigns as well as almost a full season with the Ospreys.
But now he’s ready to start back, with Ospreys head coach Toby Booth confirming as much during the region’s press call ahead of the date with the Scarlets at the Liberty Stadium.
