Exeter 19 Northampton 30: Chiefs scalped as Saints go fourth

Posted on January 6, 2013 by adminsports

Exeter 19 Northampton 30: Chiefs scalped as Saints go fourth in Aviva Premiership

PUBLISHED:

17:58 GMT, 5 January 2013

UPDATED:

17:58 GMT, 5 January 2013

Northampton climbed to fourth place in the Aviva Premiership as they became the first side to beat Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park in the league this season.

Tries from Ken Pisi, Soane Tonga'uiha and Gerrit-Jan van Velze steered the visitors to victory, with Stephen Myler kicking three conversions and three penalties.

Kicking king: Stephen Myler booted three penalties

Exeter, who either side of Christmas narrowly lost at Gloucester and were then denied a home victory over Bath by a late converted penalty try, made just one change among their backs with Ian Whitten starting in the centre in place of Jason Shoemark. In the pack Ben Moon started at loosehead prop with Neil Clark at hooker.

Dean Mumm switched to the second row and was joined by James Hanks while Tom Johnson and Ben White made up the back row with skipper for the day Richard Baxter at number eight.

Breaking through: Saints' Phil Dowson barges past the Chiefs' defence

The Saints, who went into the game one point above Exeter, named an unchanged back division while Tonga'uiha came in at loosehead prop, Paul Doran Jones at tighthead, Mark Sorenson at lock and Calum Clark at blindside flanker.

Going down: Neil Clark of Exeter takes on the Saints' defence

Both sides committed unforced errors in the opening minutes but 10 minutes into the game full-back Luke Arscott found a gap on his 30-metre break and then passed outside to wing Matt Jess who was taken to ground just outside the Saints 22.

Exeter were rewarded for their possession advantage and when flanker Phil Dowson was penalised at the breakdown and fly-half Gareth Steenson drilled the penalty kick through the uprights to put the home side in front.

On the run: Dowson gets tackled by Whitten

But Northampton hit back as Arscott's poor kick from deep was collected by fly-half Myler who put full-back Ben Foden away on the counter-attack and he slipped past his opposite number before offloading to wing Pisi.

The Samoan international jinked to
avoid centre Phil Dollman's try-saving tackle attempt to touch down
behind the posts. Myler added the simple extras and then added a
long-range penalty on the half hour.

The fly-half, who saw his next attempt hit the upright, then added a second penalty from out wide on the left.

Exeter
reduced the arrears as Steenson added a penalty after England hooker
Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin bin as his side led 13-6 at the break.

Exeter
started the second half looking to take advantage of the extra man
against a seven-man scrum which they wheeled, allowing Steenson to
reduce the deficit further with his third penalty.

Myler
cancelled that out with a 38-metre kick before Arscott was stopped
short, but the home side cut the arrears to four points with Steenson's
fourth penalty just before the Saints were restored to full strength
with Hartley back on the field.

Exeter
were then forced to defend their line and when the Saints were awarded a
penalty close to the line they opted to kick to touch.

From the line-out and resultant drive Tonga'uiha got the touchdown and Myler converted. The
Saints line was put under pressure, and with the referee playing
advantage replacement centre Sireli Naqelevuki powered over for a Chiefs
try which replacement fly-half Ignacio Mieres converted.

Under pressure: Exeter's Lee Dickson of kicks for touch as Hoani Tui charges down

Northampton,
from another catch and drive, crossed for their third try after referee
Greg Garner referred the matter to TMO Geoff Warren, with number eight
Van Velze getting the touchdown and Myler adding the touchline
conversion.

Celtic 0 Inverness Caley Thistle 1 match report:

Posted on November 24, 2012 by adminsports

Celtic 0 Inverness CT 1: Lennon stunned by McKay sucker punch

UPDATED:

17:37 GMT, 24 November 2012

Billy McKay's second-half goal gave Inverness a shock win over
lacklustre Celtic in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with
Inverness at Parkhead.

Following their 2-1 Champions League defeat by Benfica in Lisbon in
midweek Hoops boss Neil Lennon had claimed fatigue was impacting on his
squad and it looked that way as they never got going against the neat
and tidy visitors.

Just William: McKay celebrates scoring the winner

Match facts

Celtic: Forster, Lustig, Ambrose, Mulgrew, Matthews (Brown 69), Commons, Wanyama, Kayal, Samaras, Watt (McCourt 65), Hooper (Nouioui 76). Subs Not Used: Zaluska,Miku, Chalmers, McGeouch.

Booked: Samaras,Kayal.

Inverness CT: Reguero, Raven, Meekings, Warren, Graeme Shinnie, Tudur Jones, Foran, Doran, Andrew Shinnie, Roberts (Pepper 90), McKay (Sutherland 84). Subs Not Used: Mathieson, Oswell, Morrison, Polworth, Cooper. Booked: Roberts, Foran.

Goals: McKay 64.

Ref: Calum Murray (Scotland)

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Kris Commons and Mikael Lustig missed good chances for the home side in an otherwise dull first half but there was no second-half surge from the champions and indeed, after McKay notched in the 65th minute from close range, he later spurned a good chance to double their lead when he hit the bar with only Fraser Forster to beat.

Inverness manager Terry Butcher had challenged his side to maintain their record of having scored in every game this season and he will have no complaints although conversely, Lennon had a shouting match with one Celtic fan behind the dugout before the game had ended.

It was an afternoon of frustration for the former Hoops skipper who made three changes to his starting eleven. Commons, Beram Kayal and Tony Watt were drafted in with Kelvin Wilson (flu), Joe Ledley (groin) and Scott Brown dropping out, the Hoops skipper shrugging off an on-going hip complaint which may require surgery to take his place on the bench.

Butcher made one change to the side which lost 5-1 at home to Motherwell last week, with Philip Roberts in for Gavin Morrison.

The absence of the Green Brigade – the vociferous and occasionally controversial section of the Hoops support who were boycotting the match after claiming they had been subject to “oppressive police tactics” in recent months – deadened the atmosphere further in a half-filled stadium.

In the 12th minute the home fans who did turn up gave a standing ovation, apparently in support of the Green Brigade's actions, but that was mostly all they had to applaud in a lacklustre start to the match.

Caley defender Graeme Shinnie fired a 25-yard free-kick over the bar before Commons had an effort which failed to trouble Caley keeper Antonio Reguero.

Close call: Celtic's Efe Ambrose clears a shot from Inverness Caledonian Thistle's Aaron Doran off the line

The Highlanders' goal almost came under threat in the 17th minute when
Kayal played in Lustig but his attempted cut-back from the byline to
Gary Hooper was thwarted by a fine Josh Meekings tackle.

Almost 10 minutes later Celtic defender Charlie Mulgrew picked out
Hooper with a cross which allowed the striker to set up Kayal at the
edge of he box but the midfielder's shot was blocked by Caley skipper
Richie Foran and the ball spun through to Reguero.

Moments later at the other end, Owain Tudur Jones set up Andrew Shinnie but his 20-yard drive limped wide of the target.

The champions then squandered two good chances to break the deadlock.

In the 39th minute, as the Parkhead side broke swiftly, Hooper sent
Commons through but the Scotland midfielder's angled-shot from 12 yards
was wayward.

Two minutes later Lustig had a similar and possibly better opportunity
when Hooper cleverly allowed a Kayal pass to run through to the
right-back but he hit the side-netting with his unconvincing effort.

Celtic began the second half as they ended the first, on the front foot, but with still several gears to find.
The visitors, resolute in defence, carried more than a hint of danger on the break.

Parkhead defender Efe Ambrose came to Celtic's rescue in the 54th minute
when he cut out a dangerous cross from midfielder Aaron Doran and
although the corner came to nothing it served to accentuate the sense of
frustration inside Celtic Park.

Boys will be Bhoys: Neil Lennon argues with a Celtic fan

Caley's goal was not a surprise and came through another swift counter.

Roberts took a pass from Doran inside the Celtic box, turned inside Adam
Matthews and Mulgrew, and fired the ball across for McKay to guide the
ball past Forster, with the home fans claiming offside.

Paddy McCourt replaced Watt and Brown came on for Matthews but before
the second substitution there was another scare for the Hoops when
Andrew Shinnie played in Tudur Jones but he could not set himself
properly and his effort was easily saved by Forster.

Celtic, urged on by their fans, stepped up the pressure and Gary Warren
hit his own post under pressure before Reguero made a good save from
what looked to be a Samaras header.

At last the match was warming up and before Hooper was replaced by
Lassad in the 75th minute, Lennon was warned by referee Calum Murray
after his frustrations boiled over.

With nine minutes remaining and the Caley goal under siege, Reguero made
a fine save from Commons powerful drive from 16 yards with the Hoops
midfielder firing the rebound over the bar.

In the 83rd minute Caley should have scored the second when they broke in a two-versus-one situation.

Doran set up McKay who hit the bar with only Forster to beat before the
Caley midfielder's shot from the rebound was cleared off the line by
Ambrose.

The Highlanders were made to defend for the rest of the match but held
on for the win, as Celtic Park echoed to the sound of boos at the final
whistle.

James Haskell misses out on England squad place

Posted on July 6, 2012 by adminsports

Haskell misses out on England squad place with Croft and Wood set to recover from injury

UPDATED:

19:54 GMT, 5 July 2012

James Haskell, who played in England’s last Test against South Africa, has lost out on a senior squad place for next season.

Haskell was called into the tour party because of injuries and was praised by England head coach Stuart Lancaster.

He ended the trip in the team for the
first time since the World Cup campaign, but Lancaster has placed the
flanker in the reserve squad.

Missing out: Haskell

Haskell, who returns to Wasps in
September after playing in Japan and New Zealand, has lost out because first-choice back rowers Tom Wood and Tom Croft are expected to be fit
for the four autumn internationals.

Saracens wing David Strettle,
Northampton prop Paul Doran-Jones and Harlequins wing Ugo Monye are also
left out despite going to South Africa.

Lancaster has named a 32-man party who will train with a Saxons squad at Loughborough University next month.

However, he stressed: ‘There is
always movement which opens the door for players and I am sure next
season will be no different.’

Meanwhile, England World Cup winner Neil Back is to be forwards coach at Edinburgh following his decision to leave Rugby Lions.

Back joined the National League team last season after quitting Leeds when they were relegated from the Aviva Premiership.

Northampton have signed Wasps centre Dominic Waldouck.

South Africa 14 England 14: Lancaster"s young team finish tour on a high

Posted on June 24, 2012 by adminsports

South Africa 14 England 14: Lancaster's young troops finish tour on a high

UPDATED:

20:06 GMT, 23 June 2012

England will see parity with South Africa as just reward after a tour that may lack Test match wins
but not character for a squad still so young and inexperienced.

Owen Farrell’s 72nd-minute penalty means that England avoided a 10th successive defeat by South
Africa, and although a draw ultimately frustrated both teams, Stuart Lancaster’s players return home with evidence of a depth of talent below their first XV.

Danny joy: Care dives over

MATCH FACTS

South Africa: Habana; Steyn, Hougaard (Pienaar 50min); Mtawarira, B du Plessis (A Strauss 62), J du Plessis (Kruger 75), Etzebeth, Kruger, Coetzee, Potgieter, Spies. Substitutes (not used): Van der Merwe, Kankowski, Basson, Jantjies.

England: Goode; Ashton, Joseph (Barritt 65), Tuilagi, Foden; Flood (Farrell 27), Care; Marler, Hartley, Cole, Palmer (Botha 65), Parling, Johnson (Dowson 65), Haskell,
Waldrom.
Substitutes (not used): Mears, Doran Jones, Dickson, Barritt.

Referee: S Walsh (ARU).

They went to Port Elizabeth looking
to avoid a 3-0 series whitewash but the odds were stacked against them
after a string of changes forced by injury or an untimely loss of form.

Most interestingly, Danny Care replaced Ben Youngs after a season that began with injury ruling him
out of the World Cup and then a series of alcohol-related incidents that
saw him thrown out of Lancaster’s Six Nations squad. His form for
Harlequins and in the midweek matches here earned him a further shot at
redemption.

The 25-year-old scrum-half gratefully took his chances, scoring a neat first-half try from a quick
tapped penalty and marshalling his side superbly.

He said: ‘We defended really well and
stopped a couple of near-certain tries. Of course we’d have preferred a
win but, overall, it’s been a fantastic series against an excellent
Springbok side.’

Catch up: Juandre Kruger (right) and Gio Aplon attempt to get hold of the loose ball

Foot forward: Francois Hougaard of South Africa kicks the ball upfield

Up in the air: England's James Haskell tries to catch the ball

South Africa had made three changes,
with the impressive Willem Alberts and Pat Lambie injured while Frans
Steyn chose this day to get married. But this was nothing compared with
England, who had lost their effective captain Chris Robshaw, double try
scorer from last week’s defeat in Johannesburg Youngs, and winger David
Strettle to injury, and then dropping No 8 Ben Morgan and lock Mouritz
Botha.

It meant that Alex Goode would make his first start at full-back and Thomas Waldrom his first at No 8,
while James Haskell’s appearance would be his first in England colours
since appearing from the bench during England’s World Cup quarter-final
defeat by France last October.

South Africa v England Third Test ratings

After last week’s shocking start at Ellis Park, where England conceded three tries in the opening 18
minutes, England had to quell early Springbok fire. They did better than
that, winning an impressive first scrum and when Pierre Spies, winning
his 50th cap for South Africa, was penalised, England’s Toby Flood,
another winning his 50th cap, slotted home the second-minute penalty.

He missed a further chance two
minutes later although seemed affected by an injury, and when Steyn
found the target with a seventh-minute penalty after an England offside
it was all square.

Pile up: South Africa's Tendai Mtawarira, center, with teammate Eben Etzebeth, right, tackled by England's James Haskell, left,

On the run: South Africa's captain Jean de Villiers, centre, attacks against England defence

In your face: South Africa's Jacques Potgieter, left, takes on Owen Farrell, right,

Hold on: England's Alex Goode (R) tackles South Africa's Gio Aplon

England roared back after Tom Palmer, in for Botha, palmed down Steyn’s attempted clearance and,
from a penalty, Care took the decision to take a quick tap. He had options outside him but put his
head down and drove through two South African defenders to score. The
12th-minute try was confirmation that his troubles seem to be behind
him.

Flood missed the conversion and
hobbled off to be replaced by Owen Farrell before a Steyn penalty cut
England’s lead to two points.

Farrell had the chance to kick three
points but, in worsening conditions, decided instead to kick for the
corner in a move that came to nothing. A further grub kick and chip also
failed to work as South Africa got more into it in the swirling Eastern
Cape rain, and it was no surprise when a 28th-minute Steyn penalty gave
them the lead.

Farrell’s eventful night continued
when he left the field briefly, pointing angrily at some Boks with the
back of his head covered in blood. It also prompted captain Dylan
Hartley, leading the side in Robshaw’s absence, to complain to referee
Steve Walsh. England were clinging on but managed
to keep the deficit to a single point at the break.

England's Thomas Waldrom

Toby Flood of England limps off the field

Joy and pain: Thomas Waldrom (left) impressed but Toby Flood (right) limped off

Big men: James Haskell of England is tackled by Jean de Villiers

Within five minutes of the restart
England were back in front after Chris Ashton’s huge hit on Gio Aplon
gave Farrell the chance to stroke home the resulting penalty.

Despite England’s lead, the momentum
remained with the Springboks, especially when Hartley was sinbinned for
killing the ball in the 50th minute.

An out-of-sorts Steyn missed the
penalty but England, minus their hooker and captain, turned to prop Joe
Marler to throw in the lineouts until Lee Mears appeared from the bench,
Manu Tuilagi to act as openside with Tom Johnson off and Palmer to lead
his country.

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Incredibly, England survived the
10-minute period with 14 men without conceding, but within moments of
Hartley’s return JP Pietersen touched down in the corner after Johnson’s
gamble to come out of
defence failed. Steyn missed the conversion.

England were not finished, though. With eight minutes remaining a Farrell penalty drew the scores
level and this time they managed to hold on, but not before Steyn’s 75th minute drop-goal attempt drifted wide.

Farrell even had a slim chance of a long-range drop-goal in the dying seconds, too, but he scuffed
it wide.

South v England Third Test ratings

England 57 Barbarians 26: Ashton returns to form with Twickenham treble

Posted on May 27, 2012 by adminsports

England 57 Barbarians 26: Ashton returns to form with Twickenham treble

UPDATED:

15:51 GMT, 27 May 2012

Chris Ashton rediscovered his scoring touch with a Twickenham hat-trick as England warmed up for their tour of South Africa with a comfortable victory over the Barbarians.

Ashton, the joint-leading try-scorer at the World Cup, had drawn a blank in each of his last six Test matches but he roamed menacingly and touched down twice before the interval and once after.

Although this was not a capped international, a third hat-trick in England colours was a timely confidence boost for Ashton before next month's three-Test series against the Springboks.

Hat-trick hero: Chris Ashton of England evades Paul Sackey to score a try

MATCH FACTS

England: Tries: Ashton 3, Hartley, Wade, Wigglesworth,
Joseph 2. Cons: Farrell 7. Pens: Farrell.

England: Foden, Ashton, Barritt, Farrell, Wade, Hodgson,
Dickson, Stevens, Hartley, Doran-Jones, Botha, Palmer, Johnson,
Fearns, Dowson.

Replacements: Goode for Foden (50), Joseph for Hodgson (50),
Wigglesworth for Dickson (61), Mullan for Stevens (41),
Launchbury for Botha (56), Gibson for Fearns (56),
Mears for Dowson (60).

Barbarians: Tries: Muliaina 2, Tindall, Taele.

Cons: Donald 2, Contepomi.

Barbarians: Muliaina, Sackey, Laulala, Tindall, Balshaw,
Donald, Lawson, Tialata, Smit, Afoa, Chisholm, A. van Zyl,
Joubert, Qera, Beattie.

Replacements: Tagicakibau for Sackey (44), Contepomi for Tindall (68), Fillol for Lawson (57), Jones for Tialata (60), August for Smit (60), Lakafia for Qera (60), Taele for Beattie (68).

Att: 42,269

Ref: John Lacey (Ireland).

The tries were taken soberly too. There was no sign of the elaborate and controversial 'Ash Splash' dive he pledged to shelve as 'the end of an era'.

England hooker Dylan Hartley accepted his own opportunity to make a fresh start with both hands, scoring a try and organising England's forward effort effectively on his return from an eight-week biting ban.

Christian Wade capped a busy afternoon on his senior debut with a try just before the hour and England's win was rounded off by a try from Richard Wigglesworth and two from Jonathan Joseph.

Of those who caught the eye without making the scoresheet, Mouritz Botha produced a barnstorming second row performance and Tom Johnson delivered a strong display on the blindside flank.

England coach Stuart Lancaster still has issues to resolve before the Test series, not least over who should start at fly-half after a rusty performance from Owen Farrell.

England will also be disappointed to have conceded four tries to the Barbarians, one of which was scored by former red rose centre Mike Tindall.

Mils Muliaina scored the Barbarians' first two tries and Biarritz's Pelu Taele added the other late on.

The England touring squad will be boosted by the 18-strong Harlequins and Leicester contingent, who were unavailable after Saturday's sensational Aviva Premiership final.

Phil Dowson captained England in the absence of Chris Robshaw but there will be question marks over his fitness after he left the game on a stretcher.

Farrell, who started at inside centre before switching to fly-half, kicked England into an early lead before scuffing his next penalty shot.

Muted: Ashton is congratulated by Owen Farrell (left) and Charlie Hodgson

England made a pragmatic start but soon came close to engineering the opening try when Farrell's grubber kick skipped into touch just ahead of Wade.

Lee Dickson then made two sniping runs, perhaps a response to Danny Care's performance on Saturday, before creating the opening try with an inside ball for Ashton to score.

England missed an opportunity when Farrell passed too early to Botha and Brad Barritt then knocked on the offload.

It was a frustrating inaccuracy from England and it cost them as the Barbarians moved up-field and Iain Balshaw's kick fell for Muliaina to touch down.

England responded immediately. Dowson instructed Farrell to kick a penalty for touch so England could exploit their dominant lineout drive, and they executed it to perfection with Hartley touching down.

Familiar face: Mike Tindall (centre) scored a try for the Barbarians

Farrell scuffed another kick but then supplied the pass for Ashton to score a second try, after a break from Hartley, as England took control.

The complexion of the game changed in the six minutes before half-time and England were back in the try-scoring routine after the interval.
Ashton had already made one break, which was halted expertly by Muliaini, when he hacked on a loose ball to complete his hat-trick.

The Barbarians responded with Muliaina's second try after a moment of attacking quality from Casey Laulala, who drew two defenders and supplied the one-handed scoring pass.

Tom Palmer knocked on with a try at his mercy after good approach play from Botha but England kept the pressure on and worked an overlap for Wade to score.

Plucked: Barbarians' full back MilsMuliaina jumps for the ball at Twickenham

Plucked: Barbarians' full back Mils Muliaina jumps for the ball at Twickenham

England began to ring the changes and worked a delightful try for new scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth, who finished off an Ashton break after a delightful pass from Tom Johnston.

Tindall marked his Twickenham return with a try for the Barbarians after taking a quick tap penalty and England will have been disappointed to concede again, to Pelu Taele.

But Jonathan Joseph came off the bench to wrap up the victory with two tries of his own.

SIX NATIONS 2012: Toby Flood dropped by England as Charlie Hodgson returns

Posted on March 6, 2012 by adminsports

Charlie's my boy! Flood dropped by Lancaster as Hodgson returns to England setup

Toby Flood has been dropped for England's Six Nations clash with France on Sunday following the return to fitness of Charlie Hodgson.

Flood, who came off the bench against Wales two weekends ago, has been released from the England squad to play for Leicester in Saturday's LV= Cup semi-final against Bath.

Dropped: Flood will make way for Hodgson who is returning from injury

Owen Farrell is expected to be retained at fly-half for England's trip to Paris following his impressive performance against Wales, with Hodgson set to return from a finger injury on the bench.

The Saracens fly-half had started England's opening victories over Scotland and Italy before suffering the training-ground injury, which prompted Farrell's successful switch from inside centre.

England coach Stuart Lancaster will be
forced to make one further change to his 22-man match-day squad after
lock Courtney Lawes was ruled out of the championship with a shin
problem.

Staying put: Farrell is expected to be retained

Tom Palmer would be the likely choice for a place on the bench after being dropped for the Wales game as England looked to tighten up their lineout. Lancaster names his squad on Friday.

Leicester No 8 Thomas Waldrom, Bath hooker Lee Mears and Northampton pair Paul Doran-Jones and Calum Clark have also been released for the LV= Cup duty this weekend. Northampton play the Scarlets on Sunday.

A further tranche of players will be released tomorrow as Lancaster whittles his squad down to the 24 players who will travel to Paris.

Stuart Lancaster needed an England clear-out: Ben Kay

Posted on January 12, 2012 by adminsports

Easter unlucky to not to make the squad but Lancaster needed clear-out

Stuart Lancaster needed a clear-out following the disastrous World Cup and he has to be applauded for making those decisions.

Nick Easter will feel aggrieved to miss out because he has hit form in Harlequins’ successful start to the season. But he was a member of the senior playing group in New Zealand and Lancaster had to act.

Delon Armitage is another casualty. Though he is back for London Irish after suspension, he is playing too loosely and there was no way England could ignore Mike Brown’s form at full-back for Harlequins.

Tough call: Stuart Lancaster made some big decisions in naming his first England squad

Brown may not start against Scotland because Lancaster appears to favour a back three of Ben Foden, Chris Ashton and Charlie Sharples, but he deserves a chance at some stage in the tournament.

England look light in some areas, especially at hooker, where Steve Thompson’s retirement leaves them relying on Lee Mears and Rob Webber to back up Dylan Hartley.

Missing out: Nick Easter

Missing out: Delon Armitage

Missing out: Nick Easter and Delon Armitage were not included in the squad

Lancaster has also been very pragmatic. Would Charlie Hodgson have been picked had Toby Flood not suffered a knee injury last week

Still, it makes sense to give the experienced Hodgson his chance again alongside a likely midfield partnership featuring two other Saracens — Brad Barritt and Owen Farrell.

Knows what it takes: Ben Kay won the World Cup with England in 2003

Up front, Northampton’s Paul Doran-Jones is unlucky to miss out but Lancaster has opted for the all-round skills of Matt Stevens, who I would like to see as an ‘impact’ substitute.

Former England lock Ben Kay is rugby analyst for ESPN’s Aviva Premiership coverage. ESPN is delivering multi-platform coverage of the RBS Six Nations, with ESPNscrum.com.

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