All Blacks star Beauden Barrett is expected to be fit and available for selection for the second test against South Africa this weekend, after escaping injury from his sickening mid-air collision during the first-test loss.
Barrett was taken out by Kurt Lee-Arendse while contesting a high ball during the 26-10 defeat at Mbombela, tumbling headfirst into the Mbombela Stadium turf in a hearts-in-mouth moment.
The Springboks wing was red-carded by referee Angus Gardner for the incident, as Barrett - after laying prone for a few moments - eventually left the field on his own accord, but was immediately replaced.
Coach Ian Foster said Barrett had undergone scans and was cleared of serious injury, but would be monitored closely throughout the week, before any firm decision was made on his availability.
But Barrett has informed Newshub that - much to his own surprise, given the severity of the fall - he's suffered no lingering pain whatsoever in his neck and is ready to go for Sunday's (NZ time) rematch at Johannesburg.
Barrett's fall has placed the Springboks' aerial approach under the microscope, with Foster questioning the legality of the 'jump ball' tactics, which his side struggled to cope with throughout the one-sided contest at Nelspruit.
"We're going to have a look at them chucking bodies in the air," Foster told Sky Sport. "We were pretty frustrated with that.
"The one in the first half we weren't very happy with and certainly the last one was very dangerous, but that's part of the game we've got to sort out. If they're going to just chuck bodies up and just throw people up in the air, it's a very hard thing to deal with."
The Blues star's availability will come as significant relief to Foster, as they look to avoid the ignominy of a sixth defeat in seven games - a loss that could be the death knell for his future as All Blacks coach.
