Newcastle Falcons' recruitment team have set their sights on bringing Bristol Bears hooker Harry Thacker to Kingston Park according to the latest reports.
Falcons took the option to cut their costs and made the surprising choice to allow top scorer George McGuigan to join Gallagher Premiership rivals Gloucester Rugby last month having agreed on a new contract with England international hooker Jamie Blamire earlier in December.
Explaining McGuigan’s departure, director of rugby Dave Walder said: “The board are in charge of all recruitment and retention and they felt that was the best decision for the club and it happened very quickly.
