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Prem review: Phil Dowson’s found a winning formula at Northampton Saints that money can’t buy

Paul Rees finishes his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Northampton Saints.
Northampton Saints celebrate with the Prem trophy at Twickenham

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...

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