European Champions Cup bosses "are weighing up whether to adopt Hawk-Eye after the technology's use at the World Cup," according to the BELFAST TELEGRAPH. Television Match Official referrals "received widespread early criticism at the World Cup, with the first-half of England's opening match against Fiji lasting almost an hour." European Professional Club Rugby is now "in discussions over whether to adopt the Hawk-Eye system." EPCR Head of Match Officials Donal Courtney "praised Hawk-Eye's accuracy, but admitted further discussion is required." Courtney: "It's something we'll look at on whether we can bring it into European Rugby, but we're not using it as things stand. That's something we need to look at, and it is an expensive piece of kit." Courtney defended Hawk-Eye's impact on the World Cup, "despite supporters and television viewers expressing their displeasure at delays in matches." Courtney: "If you look at the World Cup the first couple of matches I think there was a little bit of difficult lining up all the angles. ... But I think it's a very good product and it allows us to get decisions right" (BELFAST TELEGRAPH, 11/4).
