You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up… — Alan Lewis Adhere Copy Share Image
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… — Alan Lewis Assuming Copy Share Image
My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game. — Alan Lewis Games Copy Share Image
The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most… — Alan Lewis Areas Copy Share Image
The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is… — Alan Lewis Achieve Copy Share Image
I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how… — Alan Lewis Body Copy Share Image
Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things… — Alan Lewis Bother Copy Share Image
Coaches do so much research about a referee because they believe refereeing is such a crucial part of the game that the… — Alan Lewis Believe Copy Share Image
But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee. — Alan Lewis Counterparts Copy Share Image
I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to. It is a question of sometimes choosing what is -… — Alan Lewis Crucial Copy Share Image
I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing. I will know some of the personalities, the players who could… — Alan Lewis Analysis Copy Share Image
