The British & Irish Lions could be set for a warm-up game in Hong Kong ahead of the 2013 tour of Australia © Getty Images

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The Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) has revealed that it has approached the British & Irish Lions about the possibility of staging a game in the region in the run-up the 2013 tour of Australia.

According to a report in the South China Morning Post, the HKRFU has suggested that the tourists prepare for their trip 'Down Under' with a game against a Barbarians XV.

"The HKRFU has had discussions with the British and Irish Lions regarding hosting a match as part of the tour of Australia in 2013," HKRFU chairman Trevor Gregory told the paper. "We understand the Lions are looking at different options but we believe Hong Kong would make a great host for such an historic match.

"The Lions have a unique heritage in international sport and Hong Kong is a proven venue for making rugby history, as was seen in the positive reaction to our hosting the Bledisloe Cup in 2008 and again this year."

The Lions did not play any pre-tour games ahead of last summer's visit to South Africa, but they did take on Argentina at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on the eve of their trip to New Zealand in 2005.