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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.

Alan Lewis

If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
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Aspect Favour Get Match Mist Rugby Work
If you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
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Achieve Been Game Good Pretty
The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king.
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King Lot Mention Object Referee Young
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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Coach Crucial Game Hinge Referee Research
I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to.
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Could Every Match Give Penalty Want
It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.
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Around Marry Player Question Think Way
I will know some of the personalities, the players who could be difficult customers in a scrum situation.
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Difficult Personality Player Scrum Situation Some
I have three tools at my disposal – my whistle, my body language and my talk.
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Body Disposal Language Talk Three Tool Whistle
If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don’t bother doing the job.
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Bother Feather Go Job Ruffle Thing
My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
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Game Job Law People Persuade Play Toe
I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing.
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Analysis My Own Referee Team
They probably know more about me than I know myself!
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Know More Me Probably
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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Asier Counterpart Game Hemisphere More Northern Referee Skilful
Coaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
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Bother Coach Necessarily
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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Choose Importance Material Mind Penalty Potential Question Something
It’s up to us to make sure we’re listening to improve our chances for success-if not this time, next time.
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Chance Improve Listen Make Succes Sure Time

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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