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Joanna Guelas and Darren Walton

'Utter rubbish': Lions slam lightning delay criticism

British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell has slammed any suggestions of player complacency as "completely, utter rubbish" in the aftermath of a "bittersweet" third-Test loss to the Wallabies.

While Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt had been alert to the possibility of a lightning break and said they had a "plan", television broadcast showed Lions players on their phones in the change rooms during a 38-minute delay of the eventual 22-12 defeat in Sydney.

Players had been ordered off the field due to lightning striking near Accor Stadium early in the second half, when the Lions were trailing 8-0.

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