Coaches Will Do What They Can But

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 To Ruffle Your Feathers, Don't Bother Doing The Job.

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 And What Isn't, What Might Be A Crucial Potential Penalty And What Might Not Be.

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 Around To My Way Of Thinking.

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 Say Or Do. They Probably Know More About Me Than I Know Myself!

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 Situation, The Ones I Am Going To Have To Really Work Hard On Early In The Game To Get What I Want.