Ireland lead trainer Andy Farrell conceded Cian Healy's leg injury "doesn't look excessively great" following a vehement 32-17 loss by the Maori All Blacks.
Veteran prop Healy, who fell off the seat after a worldwide new kid on the block, Jeremy Loughman, required a head injury evaluation, left the pitch on a clinical truck clumsily curved.
On the off chance that the first column pair are administered out of Saturday's initial Test against New Zealand, Andrew Porter would be Ireland's just accessible loosehead.
Farrell, who handled an exploratory beginning XV in Hamilton, likewise lost focus James Hume to injury, while full-back Jimmy O'Brien supported a thump.
"Cian doesn't look excessively great… he was in a touch of torment falling off the field," said Farrell. "(The injury) has settled down a little, so we should see with him.
"Jeremy passed the autonomous specialist's HIA (head injury appraisal). We brought him off as a safeguard, put Cian on and afterwards that happens to Cian, which isn't good.
"Jimmy fell off with a strain. He's feeling much better in the evolving rooms.
"James Hume has somewhat of a crotch injury that needs evaluation tomorrow."
Farrell will name his group for Thursday's end-of-the-week conflict with the All Blacks.
While Porter has secured himself as the best option in the Irish number one shirt, the expected absence of cover is a worry. Connacht's Finlay Bealham has highlighted at loosehead before in worldwide rugby however is a perceived tighthead.
Ireland experienced a rebuffing start to their visit after a new group highlighting five uncapped players were destroyed in the initial period.
The prevailing Maoris - who started with ten debutants - ran in four attempts to wrap up triumph by the break.
Scores from substitute captain Bundee Aki and the noteworthy Gavin Coombes either side of half-time were sparse reassurance for the Irish, who kept out their rivals in the subsequent period.
Farrell will quickly direct his concentration toward taking on the All Blacks in Auckland, where he will bring back his senior players and expect a far more impressive appearance.
"We're frustrated; the young men are disheartened, clearly," he said.
"They believe they might have positively given a superior record of themselves in the top half. The Maori group 100% deservedly dominated that match.
"In any case, I'm glad for the young men, how they returned. It might have been an avalanche with how the score was at half-time.
"The way that a portion of the people has learned, stood up, done some incredibly great stuff and afterwards some sad things on the rear of that is splendid learnings.
"On the whole, it's a decent day for us concerning chaps learning examples and knowing that assuming we fix a couple of things, particularly discipline-wise, we can give a superior record of ourselves in the following game."
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