Lions consider Australia offer to host series

moment and I believe the more international rugby that gets played here, the better. We’re here to help.” The other options are continuing with the tour to South Africa without fans, postponement, or switching matches to the UK and Ireland. Organisers are believed to have sounded out major stadiums in the UK and Ireland about availability. Any conversation about playing in Australia would need to involve the national government in Canberra. The prospect of authorities allowing fans to travel from the home nations appear remote after Perth, in Western Australia, was put into a five-day lockdown yesterday following its first locally acquired case in 10 months. But McLennan said: “I’m sure we would get a fantastic turnout.”