NATHAN Earle is poised to follow teammate Mike Brown out of Harlequins and up to Premiership rivals Newcastle Falcons.
Quins last week announced that Earle would be one of 11 players leaving the club when their contracts end after the Premiership play-offs.
He had been locked in talks with Pro D2 champions Perpignan, who last weekend won promotion to the Top 14, about moving across the Channel if they took their place in the French top flight.
But Earle’s first preference was to remain in the Premiership and he has agreed a two-year deal to join Brown and former Quins boss Dean Richards in...