By JON NEWCOMBE

Taking charge: Phil Dowson , who becomes Saints DoR next season, coaching the squad.
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ANYONE who went to their joint-40th birthday party will agree that Phil Dowson and Sam Vesty should make a perfect double act, on and off the pitch.
The former England pair are currently assistants to Chris Boyd at Northampton, but Dowson will replace the homeward bound Kiwi as DoR next season while Vesty has been promoted from attack coach to head coach.
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