If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
ALAN LEWISIf at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
ALAN LEWISThey probably know more about me than I know myself!
ALAN LEWISI have three tools at my disposal – my whistle, my body language and my talk.
ALAN LEWISIf things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don’t bother doing the job.
ALAN LEWISIf you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
ALAN LEWISIf you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
ALAN LEWISThe scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game.
ALAN LEWISCoaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
ALAN LEWISI could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to.
ALAN LEWISYou are an international referee for a reason.
ALAN LEWISIt’s up to us to make sure we’re listening to improve our chances for success-if not this time, next time.
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 LEWISBut then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.
ALAN LEWISYou can’t put something out there and assume it’s great.
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 LEWIS