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Cron said Coxon had been cleared of serious injury.
"Hopefully he comes through and is OK.
Cron is already without injured front-rowers Siosifa Amone, Harry Hoopert, and Angus Wagner.
Marley Pearce is suspended, former All Blacks prop Atu Moli is close to playing while Wallabies prop Tom Robertson is on a sabbatical at Oxford University.
"I messaged Tom Robertson and I said I think it's time to come home son," Cron said. "He said 'I won't be long'."
"We've been looking in Australia for the last four months for extra looseheads.
"We've got two in our academy and one who is with us training but they are not quite up to Super Rugby yet and if I put them out there, I'll hurt them or ruin their career.
"I can't do that. The good thing about Coxon is he came off a Super Rugby pre-season so therefore physically he's in a position where we're not going to hurt him, well hopefully not hurt him.
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