It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.
ALAN LEWISMy job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
More Alan Lewis Quotes
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Coaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
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It 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.
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My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
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Coaches 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.
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If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don’t bother doing the job.
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If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
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You are an international referee for a reason.
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But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.
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I will know some of the personalities, the players who could be difficult customers in a scrum situation.
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I have three tools at my disposal – my whistle, my body language and my talk.
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You can’t put something out there and assume it’s great.
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Failure comes when you don’t listen.
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The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game.
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I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing.
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If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
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