The British and Irish Lions and New Zealand Rugby are exploring staging a match in the United States as part of the 2029 tour, with Las Vegas a possible destination.
It is a long-standing tradition for the famous invitational side, who tour Australia next year, to play matches in a country other than the host nation, but a match in the US would be a historic first for the Lions.
Alongside Las Vegas, famous for its strip and casinos, Chicago and Los Angeles have been touted as possible destinations with the US hosting the World Cup two years later, in 2031.
Next year, before departing for Australia, the Lions will face Argentina in Dublin in a repeat of the match that took place before the ill-fated 2005 tour to New Zealand, although that edition took place in Cardiff.
In 2013, en route to Australia, the Lions faced the Barbarians in Hong Kong and it is understood the purpose of any potential US fixture in 2029 would be similar, breaking up a long journey in a sensible geographic location rather than relocating one of the three tests against the All Blacks.