Wallabies keen to host Lions in 2017

Australia are keen to play a one-off game against the British & Irish Lions before the tourists journey to New Zealand in 2017.



Prior to their Australia tour in 2013, the Lions stopped off in Hong Kong for a match against the Barbarians.

With the schedule for the 2017 tour still being drawn up, Australia are keen to host a similar match against the team they lost 2-1 to last year.



"That's one of the conversations we've been having with them [Lions officials]," Australia Rugby Union CEO Bill Pulver said.

"If they want preliminary games outside New Zealand then we would be a wonderf…