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16th October 2019
01:43pm BST

Rob Herring (with strapping around his head) pictured on Ireland's 2018 tour of Australia. (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Jordi Murphy, Herring's Ulster teammate, was called up a fortnight ago after Jack Conan fractured his foot two days before the pool stage loss to Japan.
Cronin was in line to deputise for starting hooker, and Ireland captain, Rory Best but Munster's Niall Scannell is also in contention. On Thursday, Schmidt will name his match-day squad to play New Zealand in the World Cup quarter finals.
Even if he arrives in Tokyo promptly, it would be a gargantuan ask to pitch Herring straight into action this weekend.
Official conformation from the IRFU on Cronin's fitness may not arrive for several hours as, as of publishing this post, it is nearing 10pm local time.
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