Here to entertain: Golden point on agenda for Lions series
The rule tweaks were revealed as RA boss Phil Waugh also backed the concept of a World Club Challenge tournament in 2028, but said Super Rugby participants still had to work out how it could potentially fit into an already crowded calendar.
Waugh returned to Sydney on Monday after a week of meetings in Cardiff with World Rugby members, and also with Lions management, ahead of the fast-approaching tour in June, July and August.
After World Rugby announced it would extend the trial of the 20-minute red card to all elite global competitions after August 1, RA and the Lions struck an agreement to use the same foul play processes in the Lions tour.
Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship have used the 20-minute red card for several years, but the Six Nations only used it for the first time this year.
The 20-minute red card - which allows a sent-off player to be replaced after 20 minutes and returns the game to 15-on-15 - has been strongly supported by southern hemisphere nations, to ensure a game is not ruined by an early red card.
In the second Test of Lions' tour of New Zealand in 2017, Sonny Bill Williams was red-carded in the 25th minute for a shoulder charge. The Lions won 24-21.
'[Wallabies coach] Joe [Schmidt] has been quite overt around the fact that one of the roles of this tour is based around entertainment and fan engagement, and he has been a big advocate for some time around the benefits of the 20-minute red card,' Waugh said.
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