Alan Lewis Quotes
- If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.
- 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…
- But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.
- My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.
- Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are…
- I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to. It is a question of sometimes choosing what is - in your own…
- I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing. I will know some of the personalities, the players who could be difficult customers…
- I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how I marry them…
- The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is king. If you…
- Failure comes when you don’t listen. You can’t put something out there and assume it’s great. It’s up to us to make sure we’re listening…
- The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will…
- You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to…