IT COMES two weeks later than he wanted but George North is determined to mark his 50th international appearance with another win in Paris.

The 22-year-old wing was ruled out of the victory over Scotland after twice losing consciousness in the Six Nations opener against England, a 21-16 defeat at the Millennium Stadium.

But he will win his 47th cap for Wales at the Stade de France tomorrow night and, having also starred for the British & Irish Lions in three Tests, he is aiming to mark the occasion with a vital victory.

“It is always good to get that nod to play in the Welsh jersey,” said the Northampton Saints star. “That is a highest accolade for a player.

“You just want to play in the jersey as many times as you can and make it own.

“I am obviously super-proud to achieve that and hopefully I can keep me head down and get to my Welsh 50 as well.”

He added: “It has been a few weeks of hard work since the England game, just ticking the boxes and taking my welfare into account and ticking all the protocols, which is what happened from minute one.

“At the end of the day it is rugby, isn’t it? It’s not table tennis or tiddlywinks, it is a contact sport and you are going to get some bangs and unfortunately they were all on my chin.

“I was passing all the tests and I was symptom free from minute one and I was up for selection [against Scotland] so your initial thoughts when not picked are that you are gutted. But in hindsight it was the right decision.

“I’m obviously very grateful to the medical staff and it is nice to be back in the squad and be involved.”

North is hoping to repeat his try from Wales’ 16-6 victory in the French capital two years ago but he doesn’t expect his father to invade the pitch in celebration this time.

“It was a key moment in the game,” he said of his 2013 score. “It was a close game and that kick came through from Bigs [Dan Biggar]. All I remember is hearing Jenks [kicking skills coach Neil Jenkins] in my head saying ‘don’t let the bugger bounce’.

“It bounced a little bit but I managed to get it in the corner and it completely changed the momentum of the game.

“I’ve ordered tickets for my family but my old man is up the top. My mam and my sister are at the front but my dad is in the top right hand corner. If I score and he manages to get down from there, I’ll be impressed.”