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11 quotes by Alan Lewis

Source: CricketArchive, 15 April 2010 David Alan Lewis (born 1 June 1964 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish former cricketer and current Rugby Union referee. His father Ian also played cricket for Ireland. Lewis is also an occasional media commentator on Irish cricket.
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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 work in your... →

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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. If you can achieve that, that... →

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I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players... →

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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 going... →

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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 on what we... →

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If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer.

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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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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. It is a question of sometimes choosing what is - in your own mind - of material importance... →

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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 in a scrum... →

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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 decide whether they are adhering to... →

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