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Murrayfield has never hosted a British and Lions match before

Scottish Rugby has made a bid for Murrayfield to host a British and Irish Lions match before the tour of South Africa in 2021.

It would be the first time a Lions team has ever played on Scottish soil.

The Welsh and Irish unions have also bid to host the match against an as yet unnamed opponent, which would be a warm-up before the squad flies out.

Twickenham is set to be unavailable with the Premiership final set to take place there on Saturday, 26 June.

The SRU wants to make the event a weekend festival of rugby at the end of June 2021.