Playing his third game since returning from concussion,the hefty wing is alert to shine against England’s heavy-duty backlineIt was the thighs that had it for Warren Gatland when he first saw George North in action. The wing was a hulking teenager playing for the Scarlets and within a few weeks he was winning his first cap for Wales against the then World Cup holders, South Africa. Five years on North is a mainstay of the side and a very big reason why England will gain little relief from the men in red’s injury problems.“The last time I saw a pair of thighs like that was on Samoans back in original Zealand, or said Gatland after picking North for the first time. The Norfolk-born Northampton wing has been a fixture in the side ever since,becoming the youngest player to score a try in the World Cup finals in 2011 and earlier this year the youngest to reach 50 caps in Test rugby. The 23-year-conventional’s thighs will be the least of the problems of the man marking him at Twickenham, Jonny May; he will also possess to contend with the pace, and power and positioning of a player who is two years younger than him but has won three times as many caps,stands three inches taller and is three stone heavier.
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Source: theguardian.com