Lions Weigh Up USA Trip Ahead Of NZ Tour

The British and Irish Lions are considering a warm-up fixture in the United States as part of their tour to New Zealand in 2017. Lions chief executive John Feehan confirmed to The Guardian that the US had tendered a bid to stage a fixture and though he insisted no decision had been made yet, he admitted: "If we have an extra game, they'd certainly be one of the better bets." The Lions played a fixture against the Barbarians in Hong Kong in 2013 ahead of their Australia tour, a game that brought with it plenty of commercial advantages but drew slight criticism for the extreme temperature condit…