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• 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…
• 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…
• I could give 48 penalties in every match if I wanted to. It is a question of sometimes choosing what is -…
• I do my own analysis on the teams I am refereeing. I will know some of the personalities, the players who could…
• I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how…
• The objective of a referee is not to get mentioned. I tell a lot of young referees that not being mentioned is…
• 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…
• The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most…
• You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up…

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