Munster have confirmed that James Cronin had been hit with a four week ban for an incident in last Staurday’s defeat to Leinster.

Player update | James Cronin receives a 4-week ban following on from Saturday's citing when playing against Leinster.

— Munster Rugby (@Munsterrugby) October 12, 2016

Many felt the prop could be in trouble after his foot made contact with the head of Leinster replacement scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park and on Monday it was confirmed that he had been cited.

Jamison Gibson-Park lucky not to be binned. James Cronin will be lucky to avoid a citing for shoeing in the face. #LEINvMUN pic.twitter.com/PrwrZmtA9W

— (((B.H. Hooker))) (@BHHooker) October 8, 2016

Cronin does have the right to appeal the ban, which as it stands rules him out until November 7.

Munster play Racing 92 in Stade Yves-du-Manoir on Sunday, in their opening Champions Cup game.

If he accepts the ban, the forward will also miss their second game of the campaign against Glasgow Warriors on October 22 and the PRO12 encounter with Ulster at the end of the month.