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Rugby World Cup | Group Stage
Sep 19, 2015 at 12pm UK
 
Tonga
10-17
Georgia
Vainikolo (72')
FT
Gorgodze (28'), Tkhilaishvili (57')

Georgia head coach Milton Haig: 'TMO is necessary evil'

Georgia head coach Milton Haig believes that the TMO is a "necessary evil" after the video referee was once again brought into the spotlight at the Rugby World Cup.

Georgia head coach Milton Haig has described referrals to the television match official as a "necessary evil".

The TMO has been a major talking point at the Rugby World Cup so far, with the opening match between England and Fiji at Twickenham setting the tone on Friday night.

Another controversial incident arose during Georgia's match with Tonga at Kingsholm this afternoon, with referee Nigel Owens ruling out a try for the Pacific Islanders due to a forward pass, despite not checking with the TMO.

Haig acknowledged concerns that regular checks with the video referee could create a stop-start nature to the sport, but suggested that it was worth it to get the correct decision.

"I think you're going to find that it's going to impact on people viewing the game, because we don't want to turn into American Gridiron that's for sure. But I suppose that it's a necessary evil," he told reporters.

"I understand where World Rugby are coming from, trying to make sure that they make the right decision, and to be honest if I was on the other side where say a try was scored against us and they didn't go to TMO and it turned out it wasn't, I probably would have been pretty upset.

"You've got to take the good with the bad and I suppose it's just a matter of balance really."

Georgia went on to win the match 17-10, a result captain Mamuka Gorgodze described as the greatest victory in the country's history.

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Tonga's Mamuka Gorgodze celebrates his try with teammate Sione Kalamafoni during the Rugby World Cup game with Georgia on September 19, 2015
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