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

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.

Andy Farrell hinted that the Allianz Stadium pitch may have been deliberately watered to give the New South Wales Waratahs an advantage, as his British and Irish Lions laboured to a scrappy 21-10 win.