Wales’ Dan Biggar says he is grateful for the opportunity to learn from his British and Irish Lions fly-half rivals ahead of the New Zealand series.
Ospreys pivot Biggar has been capped 56 times by Wales but is soaking up his first Lions tour.
The 27-year-old along with Ireland’s Jonathan Sexton and Owen Farrell of England are the three number 10s in coach Warren Gatland’s 41-man squad.
While admitting he would love to don the number 10 shirt, he is willing to put rivalry aside for the greater good of the team.
“What I’ve found really interesting with Johnny and Owen is the amount you pick up off them,” Biggar told BBC.
“It’s good to see how clever their brains are and how they understand the game and get a different perspective on 10 play.”
“Obviously we’re all competing for the same position and we all want to be playing in that 10 shirt.
“But the most important thing rather than the battle for places is that we do everything on and off the field and for boys playing in different games.
“We have to back them up as much as possible because the greater gain would be the Lions winning the series in New Zealand, which would be absolutely historical.”
Meanwhile, Biggar is sharing room with Sexton and believes the pair share similar personality traits, most notably their outspoken and vocal nature, characteristics he feels make them good fly-halves.
“You want your 10 to have a bit of authority and bit of confidence to push you round the field a bit, rather than be softly, softly,” Biggar said.
“You have to find out who can take a little bit more of a kick up the backside or some boys may be a bit more softly, softly.
“It’s about driving standards and leading the team around the pitch.
“It’s been the ‘narkiest’ room in the hotel but otherwise it’s been a really good week.
“We’ve always got on well when we’ve played against each other and it’s really good to get to play alongside him and challenge him, as much as he’s probably looking to challenge myself and Owen.”
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