**George North remains on course to play this season despite suffering “a couple of setbacks” in his recovery from a serious knee injury.** The Ospreys and Wales star has been sidelined for 11 months and has not travelled with his region's squad to South Africa, where they have appointments with the Emirates Lions and DHL Stormers during the next 10 days. The issue ruled North out of British and Irish Lions contention to tour South Africa last summer, plus the Autumn Nations Series and Guinness Six Nations. However, Welsh derby fixtures against Cardiff and the Scarlets next month are a realistic target for the 29-year-old wing and centre, who has won 102 Wales caps. Ospreys head coach Toby Booth said: “He’s not fully training yet.
