The ones I am going to have to really work hard on early in the game to get what I want.
ALAN LEWISThe ones I am going to have to really work hard on early in the game to get what I want.
ALAN LEWISIf you can achieve that, that then it has been a pretty good game.
ALAN LEWISIt is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.
ALAN LEWISI will know some of the personalities, the players who could be difficult customers in a scrum situation.
ALAN LEWISThey probably know more about me than I know myself!
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 LEWISMy job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
ALAN LEWISIf things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don’t bother doing the job.
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 LEWISI do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing.
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 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 LEWISI have three tools at my disposal – my whistle, my body language and my talk.
ALAN LEWIS