The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game.
ALAN LEWISThe scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game.
ALAN LEWISIf at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
ALAN LEWISIt is a question of sometimes choosing what is – in your own mind – of material importance and what isn’t, what might be a crucial potential penalty and what might not be.
ALAN LEWISI do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing.
ALAN LEWISYou can’t put something out there and assume it’s great.
ALAN LEWISI have three tools at my disposal – my whistle, my body language and my talk.
ALAN LEWISThe objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king.
ALAN LEWISFailure comes when you don’t listen.
ALAN LEWISCoaches do so much research about a referee because they believe refereeing is such a crucial part of the game that the result may hinge on what we say or do.
ALAN LEWISI will know some of the personalities, the players who could be difficult customers in a scrum situation.
ALAN LEWISI could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to.
ALAN LEWISYou are an international referee for a reason.
ALAN LEWISIf you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
ALAN LEWISThey probably know more about me than I know myself!
ALAN LEWISIt is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.
ALAN LEWISCoaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
ALAN LEWIS