World Cup use of Hawk-Eye confirmed

The games begin with England v Fiji on Friday, September 18, and continue until Sunday, October 11, when the various winners and runners-up so far then start battling each other as we move towards the October 31 cup final.

Gosper has admitted that the sport’s governing body are unlikely to ban teams completely should they fail to follow protocols but reminded teams that they will impose sanctions on anyone found to not be complying.

Jonathan Joseph believes the two teams who qualify from England’s Rugby World Cup pool can make it all the way to the Twickenham final.

“We know how tough it’s going to be, but we think we’re in a good place”, Ritchie said.

World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper says the organisation is focussed on ensuring players are offered the best care and are fully protected from the dangers of not treating head injuries in the correct way following a series of high profile incidents in recent months.

It has been trialled in some European games this season and featured in England’s win over France at Twickenham at the weekend.

“These games are massive because it is a great stepping stone to building momentum into that first World Cup match”, said Joseph, a Samsung brand ambassador.

Due to the commercial success of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, coupled with the previous edition in New Zealand in 2011, World Rugby are able to invest more than £340 million ($534 million/€483 million) in developing rugby from grassroots level across 120 nations in all continents.

The video footage from the Hawk-Eye cameras will be shown uncensored on the big screens at match venues.

Viewers watching on television can therefore sometimes gain a quicker understanding of technical calls from the officials than those in the stands who do not purchase Reflink equipment.

James Hook, a peripheral member of the squad since the last World Cup, Mike Phillips and Richard Hibbard were all released last week, three Lions with 210 Wales caps between them.

“In the early stages it did take longer than we would like, and the crowd had to get used to it. But with the combination of getting the process right and the crowd buying into the process, it’s not an issue anymore”.