{"id":1869,"date":"2014-02-18T16:16:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-18T16:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=1869"},"modified":"2014-02-18T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-18T16:16:16","slug":"north-may-start-in-the-centre-against-france-as-welsh-injuries-rack-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2014\/02\/18\/north-may-start-in-the-centre-against-france-as-welsh-injuries-rack-up\/","title":{"rendered":"North could start in centre against France as injuries mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>George North is expected to move to the Centre position ahead of the crunch game against France following a growing Welsh injury crisis.<br \/>\nThe reshuffle comes after Centre Scott Williams suffered a shoulder injury during the 26-3 loss to Ireland in the second championship game, which has ruled him out of Friday\u2019s crunch clash.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1873\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/north.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1873 \" alt=\"North in action for club side Northampton Saints\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/north-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1873 \" alt=\"North in action for club side Northampton Saints\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/north-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> North in action for club side Northampton Saints<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJonathan Davies adds to Warren Gatland\u2019s nightmare after failing to recover from a pectoral injury sustained earlier in the campaign.<br \/>\nAnother Centre, Ashley Beck, has also been ruled out with a shoulder problem.<br \/>\nThis leaves Gatland having to improvise in midfield with the possibility of pairing George North with Jamie Roberts in what could be a formidable anchor in the centre of the field.<br \/>\nWith the official team news to be announced tomorrow at 11am (Wednesday) North is widely expected to take the Centre position although the return of James Hook is not a remote possibility.<br \/>\nSome good news for Gatland comes from the influential Perpignan lock Luke Charteris\u2019 return to fitness following a spell on the sidelines.<br \/>\nReports in France have also suggested that key French centre Mathieu Bastareaud could be out injured after injuring his shoulder in the Toulon win over Castres at the weekend.<br \/>\nWales are under pressure to win at the Millennium Stadium knowing that a loss will effectively end their hopes of an unprecedented third successive championship win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George North is expected to move to the Centre position ahead of the crunch game against France following a growing Welsh injury crisis. 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