But if you're playing Earl and Curry you've already got a couple of Duracell bunnies. You want someone who complements them, not more of the same.
That may be Martin or someone else but on Martin he gets around well enough with a high work rate while obviously carrying more bulk than he has. He's like Underhill in that he makes a proper impact in contact. In future that might be from lock, but I really wouldn't discount him from the back row equation.
As for Arundell, I think being in France will be brilliant for him. He's still got a lot of learning to do but if we can get him the ball in a bit of space he'll terrify defences. If we can't invest in a player with his obvious talent - in a position of weakness - then some major questions have to be asked of the leadership group. Although if Farrell doesn't like him now, God knows how he'll react to "Jouer Owen, jouer…..".