Andy Farrell insisted The British & Irish Lions will take on board the ‘fantastic learnings’ from their 21-10 victory over New South Wales Waratahs.

Farrell’s side racked up half-century scorelines in their first two matches in Australia but were made to work harder for their points at Sydney Football Stadium, with Huw Jones’ first-half double added to by Alex Mitchell after the break as the Lions made it three wins on the spin.

Several other opportunities were spurned on a greasy surface, with handling errors seeping in, and Farrell felt his side could have been more ruthless.

“We are satisfied with the win, you have to celebrate every win,” he said.

“But with the amount of territory and possession we had, to come away with so much dropped ball, turnovers et cetera, to say we left a few out there is an understatement.

“It’s good learning for us, a different type of game, it was close and we were under pressure.

“We didn’t come out the blocks hard enough, we need to address that, we need to address our exits after scoring tries, we need to be more clinical there.

“It was a different type of game, the ground was wet, but it is good for us.

“They played hard at the breakdown, with big line speed. Sometimes we overplayed, it was better when we played more direct and off nine, so there are good learnings for us.”

The Lions came close to adding to their tally in Sydney, with Josh van der Flier and Ellis Genge both spilling the ball when reaching for the line in contact, while Genge saw a rolling maul effort chalked off due to an earlier infringement at the lineout.

Farrell admitted the tourists could have been more flexible with their style given the conditions but was pleased to come through a tough test against a fired up home side.

“Playing off slow-ish ball, shovelling ball on, trying to find a way when it’s wet, it isn’t the right thing to do, you are going to lose collisions,” the Head Coach added.

“We have to state the obvious that for the Waratahs, they have been waiting for this a long time. We keep bouncing from game to game but these teams have been waiting for this chance and we have to be ready for that.

“It is fantastic learnings for us and we will address those before the Brumbies game.

“They are a great side, as they have showed not just this season but in 2013 as well, we know what we are in for up there.”

Try-scorer Mitchell picked up the Player of the Match award following a busy performance at scrum-half and echoed Farrell’s thoughts on the display as a whole.

“It is awesome to get the win,” he said. “It was a scrappy game, we struggled at the breakdown and in the air but we found a way to get a few points on the board and get the win.

“Fair play to the Tahs, they were quality and made everything a fight. We are not there yet but we are getting there”