Head coach Ian Foster says the All Blacks will continue monitoring Will Jordan’s migraines after the winger’s dazzling display against the Springboks on Saturday.

The 25-year-old outside back impressed in the 35-20 win for New Zealand over the world champions, touching down for his 22nd try in as many Tests.

It was Jordan’s first Test since September 2022, when migraines and vertigo symptoms forced him out of the All Blacks’ end-of-year tour.

Following Saturday’s win, Foster said Jordan had “taken steps” to manage the condition, and that team management “will just keep listening to him” in the build-up to the World Cup in September.

Jordan was rested for the All Blacks’ opening Rugby Championship game against Argentina in Mendoza, but was shuffled back into the lineup that played the Boks in Auckland.

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“One of the things we didn’t want to put him through was a lot of extensive overseas travel,” Foster explained.

Foster said sitting him out “was a chance for us to give him a breather and then come back into the Test scene in a simple way”.

Jordan said he did not expect the migraines to derail his World Cup, where New Zealand is drawn in Pool A alongside Italy, Uruguay, Namibia and hosts France.

“It’s not really an issue on the field, it’s about managing things day to day,” he said. “I’m confident of being in the group week in, week out.”

The All Blacks are on course to win this year’s Rugby Championship, which has been reduced to three rounds to give teams enough time to prepare for the World Cup. The Kiwis face a winless Australia in Melbourne on 29 July.

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