But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.
ALAN LEWISCoaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
More Alan Lewis Quotes
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I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing.
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You can’t put something out there and assume it’s great.
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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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If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
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They probably know more about me than I know myself!
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You are an international referee for a reason.
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Coaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
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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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My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
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I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to.
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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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If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don’t bother doing the job.
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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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Failure comes when you don’t listen.
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