Scotland back-rower Gary Graham, scrum-half Micky Young, lock Greg Peterson and prop Logovi'i Mulipola are among 15 players to leave 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.United States international Peterson, 32, featured 75 times, while Samoa's Mulipola, 36, played 79…

Alun Wyn Jones will captain the Barbarians against the World XV at Twickenham after announcing his international retirement.Israel Folau starts on the wing for the World XV, who are skippered by Italy's Michele Lamaro.Steve Hansen is coaching the World XV while ex-England coach Eddie Jones takes charge of the Barbarians.It will be the first time Jones has returned to Twickenham…

The United Rugby Championship is exploring a form of draft system to improve competitiveness across the league. Italian side Zebre lost all 18 games this season as they finished bottom of the table in consecutive seasons.Leinster topped the table after the regular season and only lost twice - including the semi-final to Munster. Chief executive Martin Anayi says the URC…

South Africa scrum-half Ivan van Zyl has signed a new two-year contract with Premiership club Saracens.The 27-year-old joined from Super Rugby side Bulls ahead of the 2021-22 campaign and has helped Sarries to back-to-back Premiership finals.He has scored four tries in 39 league outings for the north London outfit."He has become an integral part of our squad and is highly…