NEWCASTLE FALCONS have made an enquiry about Worcester Warriors' England centre Ollie Lawrence.
Lawrence, 21, who made the breakthrough into Eddie Jones' squad for the trip to Italy in October, has now been named in the Six Nations squad.
Birmingham-born Lawrence, who made his try-scoring Warriors debut against Sale Sharks in 2017, is under contract at Sixways only until the end of next season.
The Falcons asked about him after hearing the former Aston Villa academy youngster's parents were moving further north.
They are likely to be the first Premiership club to have noticed that Lawrence, one of England's brightest young prospects, has his contract running down.
But they will have to wait for another year before they can open talks with him if the Warriors don't move in and attempt to tie him down to a new deal.
Lawrence signed an extended deal last summer but has been urged to consider moving on from Sixways by former England international Stuart Barnes.
The Rugby Paper understands that Lawrence, who also played cricket for Warwickshire, is keeping his options open about his future career plans.
NEIL FISSLER
