Rugby Union: Saull secures Falcons move

Newcastle Falcons have swooped to sign Saracens flanker Andy Saull on a two-year deal ahead of their expected promotion this season.

The Falcons were relegated from the Aviva Premiership last season but currently lead the Championship by 25 points and are set for an immediate return to the top flight under the guidance of director of rugby Dean Richards. As a result they are already preparing for Premiership rugby at Kingston Park with former Harlequins fly-half Rory Clegg and ex-Leicester prop Kieran Brookes in the bag for next season, while newest recruit Saull will also link up with his former Sarries team-mate Adam Powell. On the future move to Tyneside, 24-year-old England Saxons international Saull, who has made seven Premiership appearances for Saracens this season, said: "I am really looking forward to the challenge of playing for Newcastle Falcons. "I have heard nothing but good things about the place from Adam [Powell] and Noah [Cato]." He added: "They told me how professional the set-up is up there under Dean Richards, and there are certainly big plans in place at the club to go all the way to the top. "There will undoubtedly be competition for a place in the back-row, and I will be putting in the hard work week in and week out in order to establish myself in the starting 15." Richards added: "Andy is a fantastic signing, who has the potential to achieve big things in the game. "He has benefited from an excellent rugby education with Saracens, coming through their academy and going on to play alongside a string of world-class players. "I am thrilled that we have secured Andy's services."

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