The Objective Of A Referee Is Not

My Job Is To Persuade People To Toe The Line And Play Within The Laws Of The Game.

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 To Improve Our Chances For Success-if Not This Time, Next Time.

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.

But Then Southern Hemisphere Teams Are More Skilful Than Their Northern Hemisphere Counterparts, Which Means Games Can Be Easier To Referee.

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.