NEWS EXTRA
SCOTLAND back row Gary Graham, scrum-half Micky Young, lock Greg Peterson and prop Logovi'i Mulipola are among 15 players that are leaving Newcastle Falcons.
Young, 34, racked up 200 appearances for the Falcons, and will now retire.
Graham, 30, played 95 games and attracted England attention before switching allegiance to Scotland.
USA international Peterson, 32, featured 75 times, while Samoa's Mulipola, 36, played 79 in his five seasons at Kingston Park.
Homegrown lock Sean Robinson, after 135 games for the club, will also be leaving, as will former Sale back rower Carl Fearns after two years at Falcons.
Newcastle have signed London Irish scrum-half Hugh O'Sullivan on a two-year deal. The 25-year-old Irishman becomes the Falcons' 10th signing for next season.
