British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has suggested the New South Wales Waratahs may have deliberately over-watered the pitch at Allianz Stadium ahead of the match in which the tourists struggled to a 21-10 win.

The British & Irish Lions have questioned whether the Waratahs deliberately watered the field in Sydney, after they escaped with an 11-point win.

The British and Irish Lions defeated the New South Wales Waratahs 21-10 to maintain a 100 per cent record on their summer tour of Australia. However, Andy Farrell’s side were made to work very hard indeed for victory after an error-strewn and scrappy display at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium that saw the newly-arrived Owen Farrell watch on and Henry Pollock withdrawn ahead of kick-off with a calf issue.