By Martyn Ziegler Technology company Hawkeye is in talks with the International Rugby Board (IRB) about providing a replacement to the controversial television match official (TMO) system ahead of the 2015 World Cup, it can be revealed. Hawkeye, which already operates goal-line systems in football and video technology in Australian rules football, believes it can significantly increase the speed of decision-making. It is also in talks with Premiership Rugby. The discussions come at a key time for the sport after Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths labelled TMO 'a shambles' following the Aviva Premiership final - it took four minutes to award Northampton's winning try and there were also two disallowed tries.
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Hawkeye are in talks with the International Rugby Board about replacing the controversial Television Match Official system
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TMO was criticised for taking four minutes to decide the Aviva Premiership final between Northampton and Saracens
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Hawkeye has been used for football goalline technology, tennis and cricket
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