I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.
Yeah definitely, I have to be brave. There are some bad tackles that we don't like. But it's not my job to look at that, it's the referee's job, he has to see what is going on. All I try to do is keep going.
Most of the time I don't go down when they kick me. I try to stay up, so the referee knows that if I go down it's because they kick me badly.
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 then it has been a pretty good game.
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.
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!
But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.
You can't applaud a referee.
I just love playing snooker. Every single frame is different. Not one referee ever sets the balls up exactly the same.
In England, the referee doesn't blow his whistle.
