Ireland captain Johnny Sexton is available to play in Saturday's second test against New Zealand in Dunedin.
The out half, who went off injured in the first half in Auckland - has passed a head injury assessment - and trained today.
The Ireland captain was forced off with a head injury after 31 mins of last weekend's 42-19 first Test defeat, but he has since come through the HIA (head injury protocols) without any issues https://t.co/A9EVBWDC6Q
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Speaking this morning, Ireland assistant coach Mike Catt confirmed the 36-year-old's availability.
"Johnny is fine," Catt said.
"Johnny is fit, Johnny has passed every test that he needs to pass.
"From our view point, he's good to go."
📽️ 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
"The theme for this week has been how accurate we need to be to take our chances."
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Sexton turns 37 next week and is still key to the side.
He was not allowed to return to the Eden Park pitch on Saturday after slipping and colliding with New Zealand captain Sam Cane.
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said after that game that his skipper had passed a second head injury assessment and refused to rule him out of the remainder of the tour.
