British & Irish Lions tours reduced to eight matches from 2021

• Unions cut tour length but resist pressure to cut schedule to seven games• Six Nations bonus system among topics to be reviewed at meeting in DublinThe four home unions are set to reduce the length of a Lions tour from 10 to eight matches from 2021 as part of the changes to the global calendar.With summer tours switching from June to July from 2020, there were calls for the Lions to play only seven matches, not least from the Premiership clubs who plan to continue starting their campaigns at the beginning of September even though the club season in Europe will run to the end of June under th…