Ireland will give Jordi Murphy every chance to shake off the rib injury he suffered in yesterday's win over Russia.
The Ulster back-row was forced off in the first-half and is set to have a scan today to assess the extent of the damage.
Scrum-coach Greg Feek says he's hopeful the issue will settle down and that Murphy will be able to remain with the squad:
"He's going to get scanned today, and give an exact detail on what's happened," Feek said of the 28-year-old at today's press conference.
"We know it's the ribs but that will determine once we get that back what his plan will be. The cartilage normally pops out, sometimes that can pop back in but that can be tender for a while.
"These things can settle down. Sometimes the spot on the body can make it better or worse. I think we'll give him the best chance to get it right. With the weekend off, a decent turnaround to the next game, we'll assess him and go from there."
Captain Rory Best is also hopeful his Ulster teammate will be able to shake off the issue:
"You don't like to see anyone going home, like happened with Jack last week.
"You understand it's part and parcel of rugby, especially at World Cups, because you've only 31 players you can't afford to hang on to somebody and hope they will be alright in a week or two because you don't have the luxury of time.
"So I think from our point of view Jordi's a great guy to have out here, he's very popular among the squad and a fantastic player. So for us we want to keep all our best players out here, and it would be a real shame if something happened.
"But we can only take it as what it is. A rib is something that sometimes looks a lot worse and lot more painful coming off the pitch than it actually is. And hopefully that will settle down pretty quickly."
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