It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.
ALAN LEWISCoaches will do what they can but it doesn’t necessarily bother me.
More Alan Lewis Quotes
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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 do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing.
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I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to.
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You can’t put something out there and assume it’s great.
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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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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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You are an international referee for a reason.
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I have three tools at my disposal – my whistle, my body language and my talk.
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Failure comes when you don’t listen.
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They probably know more about me than I know myself!
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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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The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game.
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If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour.
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If at first you don’t succeed, get a bigger hammer.
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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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