Graham set to swap Falcons for France

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NEWCASTLE flanker Gary Graham will join French ProD2 club Carcassonne on a two-year deal at the end of the season. Graham, 30, arrived at the Falcons from Jersey in 2017 and has scored 17 tries in 95 appearances.

Newcastle boss Dave Walder has bolstered his squad for the season run-in by wigning former Wasps youngster Corbin Thunder. Hooker Thunder, 19, is South African-born but also England qualified.