England's Mark Cueto had this try attempt in the 2007 World Cup final ruled out despite grounding the ball before his legs went across the touchline.

The Rugby World Cup will use Hawk-Eye technology in a bid to improve contentious refereeing decisions during this year's tournament.

The system has proven successful for line calls in tennis and football and for helping with review decisions in cricket.

Rugby has trialled the system during European club matches last season as well as the women's and under-20 men's World Cups.

But an advanced system will be tested at Twickenham this weekend when England play France and will be introduced at the World Cup in England in September and October.

Officials believe it will significantly improve tight calls involving touchlines and try-lines as well as ball placement in scoring situations. It can also help with off the ball foul play and with injury incidents, especially helping determine head knocks.

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The Telegraph newspaper in Britain reported that footage the TMO has access to will be enhanced, with simultaneous multiple-angle replays in real time and slow motion delivered by Hawk-Eye's Smart Replay technology, which assists with the speed and accuracy of decision-making.

The new technology takes the footage from the existing broadcast cameras but the TMO will now sit in a separate Hawk-Eye truck. The TMO will also have communication with the television match director to review any footage or angles.

Officials believe the technology can help prevent a repeat of the controversial disallowed try by England wing Mark Cueto in the 2007 World Cup final against South Africa.

"The key thing is that it can offer zoom-in angles or split-screen angles," Julian Maddock, rugby union producer at Sky Sports, told The Telegraph.

"For instance, the Mark Cueto 'try or no try' decision at the 2007 World Cup final, the TMO, the viewers at home and the spectators on the big screen at the ground would be able see simultaneously on the split screen when the ball touches down in relation to the foot in touch.

"There is also a zoom facility so if a ball is trapped at the bottom of the ruck going for a try, there will be the ability to zoom in and see if the ball has been grounded.

"For those really fine-margin decisions, the zoom provides a real enhancement on what we had before and the ability to do it almost instantly as part of the replay p­process is great for players, viewers and fans.

"While the game is going on, the TMO will now also have the ability to review a suspected incident of off-the-ball foul play separately from the television broadcast. So there should be more accuracy and less time rewinding back and forwards for off-the-ball incidents."

Maddock said a number of feeds would also go from the Hawke-Eye truck to team medical rooms, helping staff assess whether they should remove a player from the field following a head knock.

"With player welfare a priority for World Rugby and clear and consistent match-official performance also important, we are collaborating with host broadcaster ITV and Hawk-Eye to enhance accuracy and speed," Alan Gilpin, the Rugby World Cup tournament director, said.

"Extensive trials have been undertaken over the last 12 months and while we continue to test, we are pleased with the performance of the system, which delivers clear benefits for the match-official team, the medical team and for fans."