A second title in three seasons, and a double over champions Bath, was achieved by Northampton Saints despite not spending up to the salary cap.

Like Wasps in the 2000s, they have developed a team spirit that does not have a price.
The Saints continue to being players through their academy and into the England set-up, although as the (non international) players reported for pre-season training, the agent of back rower Henry Pollock reckoned he was due a pay rise of not far short of 600 per cent when his contract ended in the summer.
Northampton would have to make the 21-year old their marqu...