Australia head coach Joe Schmidt has revealed that his side had planned for the possibility of a weather delay after the Wallabies got the better of the British and Irish Lions in a chaotic third Test.

According to the Sunday Telegraph in Australia, Wallabies lock Will Skelton "was a titan among mere mortals" and in a half-time interview said: "We're not gonna take any itshay".

Mario Itoje lifted the trophy amid a blizzard of silver foil to celebrate a British and Irish Lions 2-1 series triumph over Australia. But defeat in horrendous Sydney weather denied the men in red

The third Test between the British and Irish Lions and Australia has been halted due to lightning in the vicinity of Accor Stadium in Sydney. The game was paused with the Wallabies leading 8-0 in the 43rd minute.

In what was a mad game with a lightning stoppage and biblical rain in Sydney, the Wallabies won 22-12 to make sure the series didn’t end in a whitewash for the British and Irish Lions. The Wallabies were up for it from the start and the heavy rain suited them perfectly,