12:12 am today

Rugby live updates: Waratahs v British & Irish Lions

12:12 am today
British and Irish Lions' Huw Jones dives to score a try during the rugby match between the British & Irish Lions and the NSW Waratahs.

British and Irish Lions' Huw Jones dives to score a try during the rugby match between the British & Irish Lions and the NSW Waratahs. Photo: DAVID GRAY/AFP

British & Irish Lions have stuttered to an unconvincing 21-10 victory over a dogged NSW Waratahs side, taking a step backwards with an error-prone performance on the third leg of their tour of Australia.

Centre Huw Jones crossed twice in the first half and Alex Mitchell added another try early in the second, but the Lions were held scoreless for the final 26 minutes of the match.

Roared on by most a crowd of 40,568, the Waratahs scored tries through Darby Lancaster and Ethan Dobbins, and trailed by only four points early in the second half.

The Super Rugby Pacific side showed the Wallabies the way for the three-test series in late July and August, with an uncompromising physicality all over the park that knocked the Lions off their stride.

See how it all played out below:

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