The three UK stadiums set to host the Lions vs South Africa tests

The Daily Mail claim the Lions board met last Thursday before making overtures to the Government over financial guarantees to secure a Lions series which could be played out in the UK.

It is thought the tour to South Africa is now a non-starter owing to a lack of vaccine programme with the Mail saying the RFU, WRU, IRFU and SRU are hugely in favour of hosting the tour on home soil.

Here is where the three tests are set to be played.

*NOTE: The 'home tour' could be expanded to four Tests, according to The Guardian

Capacity: 82,000

 Initially built to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup, it has gone on to host many other large-scale events, such as the Tsunami Relief Cardiff concert, the Super Special Stage of Wales Rally Great Britain, the Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain and various concerts.

Capacity: 90,000

It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium hosts major football matches including home matches of the England national football team, and the FA Cup Final.

Capacity: 82,000

It is the world‘s largest rugby union-specific stadium, the second largest in the United Kingdom behind Wembley Stadium, and the fourth largest in Europe.

Capacity: 51,700

It is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road Stadium, which was demolished in 2007, and replacing it as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the Republic of Ireland football team.