George North has surgery on cheekbone injury but will be fit for Six Nations
Wales star was hurt during Champions Cup game against Leicester

Wales centre George North has undergone surgery after suffering a cheekbone injury.
North was hurt during Ospreysā Heineken Champions Cup defeat against Leicester last weekend, going off at half-time.
But Ospreys boss Toby Booth has delivered an encouraging fitness bulletin, claiming that North āwill be good within a two to three-week periodā.
And that will also encourage Warren Gatland, whose opening game of his second stint as Wales head coach is a Six Nations clash against Ireland on February 4.
North, who has won 109 caps and started all four of Walesā Autumn Nations Series Tests last month, is set to be an integral part of Gatlandās plans.
Booth said that North had an operation on Wednesday, adding: āIt a cheekbone and heās okay. All has gone well.
āHe will be good within a two to three-week period. Any facial injury is always a worry, but he is all good.
āI have seen him this week and he has got a nice shiny black eye.
āOutside of that, heās quite buoyant, so that probably speaks volumes about how he feels.ā
North will miss Ospreysā Champions Cup appointment with Montpellier on Saturday, and also looks set to sit out United Rugby Championship festive derbies against the Scarlets and Cardiff.
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