I would start the season with:
Kearney
Kear
Henry
Blythe
Foster
Gaskell
Gale
Scruton
Diskin
Carvell
Ferguson
Donaldson
Addy
Sammut
Winter stein
Sidlow
Manukafoa
Sammut or Addy could move into dummy half or half back roles.Winterstein covers back row or centre.The 2 props on the bench are both impact players.
This pack looks solid defensively .The props and Ferguson should make good metres,standing toe to toe with most opposition .
My main concern is the half back pairing .Gale needs to fulfil his potential--I've seen enough in his play to believe he can be a controlling figure but he's been inconsistent
I'm sure we will see a lot of rotation next year-- for example I'd expect O 'Brien to be picked in at least half the matches .
IF we are going to invest the money saved by recent departures, my order of priority for additions would be :
A young prop -
there's been a few who have caught the eye in the World Cup
A centre -
Australia,NZ and Polynesia seem to produce far more than GB so we could possibly use a quota spot
A young three quarter
That would give us a squad of 29/30
I think we have good cover at hooker and back row and although I've stated my concern re half back I believe it would be potentially unsettling to recruit there. Also I've heard good reports of the young scrum half we're developing
