Qatar have held talks about staging a Test match in 2025 as part of a major move into rugby. 
Sportsmail has learned that the Qatar Rugby Federation are eager to capitalise on the World Cup by bringing other major events to the country, with bids for a regular Daftar Slot JP Paus on the World Sevens Series and an attempt to host the Sevens World Cup also on the agenda.
Qatar's bid to host the Lions involves a one-off game in preparation for the 2025 series in Australia.
Qatar is looking to capitalise on hosting the FIFA World Cup by staging more mega-events
The Lions could play a Test match in Qatar ahead of their 2025 series against Australia
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The 2013 Lions played the Barbarians in  en route to Australia, with Qatar pitching for a similar warm-up match in three years' time. 

The Qatar Rugby Federation have also opened talks with the World Cup Supreme Organising Committee about gaining regular access to one of the tournament's eight stadiums. 
'The success of the World Cup has shown that we can stage the biggest international events in this country,' a source involved in the talks told Sportsmail.
A leg of the annual World Rugby Sevens Series is also being targeted by Qatari authorities
'Qatar is already due to stage the 2030 Asian Games and there's talk of an Olympic bid in 2036 so we're focusing on growing the Olympic sports.

Rugby Sevens fits with that model and we have the infrastructure to stage global events.
'A full rugby World Cup would be beyond us, but we could definitely stage a one-off Lions Test and a Sevens tournament. Sevens only needs one stadium and is completed in three days.'
The Sevens World Cup is held every four years, with Fiji winning the men's competition and Australia claiming the women's title in Cape Town earlier this year. The hosts of the 2026 competition have yet to be announced by World Rugby.
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