Hayman considering early return home

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Hayman, widely regarded as the world's best tighthead, is said to be unsettled at the Falcons and is considering signing terms with Taranaki and the New Zealand Rugby Union.

"He is a world-class player, so we are definitely interested in him if he is keen on coming back to New Zealand," Peters told the New Zealand Herald.

"We have had very initial talks with his agent and we understand from other sources that he is keen to come back.

"Obviously he has strong links with Taranaki and from the Hurricanes' perspective we'd be quite happy to facilitate that if that's how it works out.

"It would obviously require a New Zealand Rugby Union contract to make the whole thing work.

"But we imagine the NZRU would be fairly interested in attracting a player of his calibre back to New Zealand."

The 29-year-old, who won 46 caps before agreeing a lucrative contract with Newcastle thought to be worth £330,000 a season, could be playing in next year's national championship.

He would then represent the Hurricanes in the 2010 Super 14 and could figure in an All Blacks tour as early as next autumn.

Newcastle are perched second from bottom in the Guinness Premiership with Hayman missing the past five matches because of a knee injury.