2012–13 LV Cup

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2012–13 LV Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date9 November 2012 – 17 March 2013
Tournament statistics
Teams16
Matches played35
Attendance266,587 (7,617 per match)
Tries scored157 (4.49 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ben Botica (Harlequins)
(78 points)[1]
Top try scorer(s)Tonderai Chavhanga (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks)
Andy Fenby (Scarlets)
Ben Morgan (Gloucester)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)
Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath)
Tom Williams (Harlequins)
Marland Yarde (London Irish)
(3 tries)[1]
Final
VenueSixways Stadium, Worcester[2]
Attendance8,100
ChampionsHarlequins (3rd title)
Runners-upSale Sharks
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The 2012–13 LV Cup (styled as the LV= Cup) is the 42nd season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the eighth to follow the Anglo-Welsh format.

The competition consists of the four Welsh Pro12 teams and the 12 English Premiership clubs arranged into pools consisting of three English and one Welsh team. English clubs have been allocated to the pools depending on their finish in the 2011-12 Aviva Premiership. Welsh regions have been allocated to the pools to avoid repeating fixtures from the Heineken and Amlin Challenge cups where possible. Teams are guaranteed two home and two away pool matches, with teams in Pools 1 and 4 playing each other and teams in Pools 2 and 3 playing each other, with the top team from each pool qualifying for the semi-finals.[3] The competition will take place during the Autumn Internationals window and during the Six Nations thus allowing teams to develop their squad players.

Leicester Tigers are defending champions this season after claiming the cup with a 26–14 victory over Northampton Saints in the final at Sixways Stadium in Worcester. It was the seventh victory for Leicester Tigers (a record) in the competition, and the second since the current Anglo-Welsh format was adopted in 2005.

Pool stages

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Points system

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The points scoring system for the pool stages will be as follows:[4]

  • 4 points for a win
  • 2 points for a draw
  • 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match (TB)
  • 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less (LB)

Pool 1 v Pool 4

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Pool 1
Team[3] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Harlequins 4 4 0 0 91 60 +31 7 1 0 17
England Exeter Chiefs 4 3 0 1 99 63 +36 11 1 0 13
Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 4 2 0 2 95 94 +1 8 0 0 8
England Gloucester 4 1 0 3 85 111 −26 11 1 1 6
Pool 4
Team[3] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Bath 4 3 0 1 96 47 49 10 1 0 13
England Northampton Saints 4 2 0 2 105 86 19 9 0 1 9
Wales Ospreys 4 1 0 3 72 84 −12 4 0 2 6
England London Welsh 4 0 0 4 55 153 −98 3 0 0 0

Round 1

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9 November 2012
19:45
Ospreys Wales33–27England Gloucester
Try: Grabham 64' m
Allen 78' c
Con: Davies 79'
Pen: Morgan (4) 10', 34', 40', 56'
Davies 60'
Drop: Morgan (2) 20', 29'		ReportTry: Thomas 26' c
Murphy 71' c
Penalty try 75' c
Con: Burns 27'
Robson (2) 71', 76'
Pen: Burns (2) 8', 16'
Liberty Stadium, Swansea
Attendance: 5,738
Referee: David Rose (England)
10 November 2012
13:00
Northampton Saints England30–31England Harlequins
Try: Burrell 49' m
May 59' c
Con: Lamb 60'
Pen: Lamb (5) 2', 10', 40', 48', 64'
Drop: Lamb 77'		ReportTry: Smith (2) 6' c, 33' c
Sloan 25' c
Botica 80' c
Con: Botica (4) 7', 26', 34', 80'
Pen: Botica 54'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 11,586
Referee: Neil Hennessey (Wales)
10 November 2012
14:15
Bath England36–15Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Rokoduguni (2) 8' c, 74' c
Banahan 42' c
Con: Heathcote (3) 8', 43', 75'
Pen: Heathcote (5) 2', 20', 24', 34', 40'		ReportTry: Wardle 5' c
Evans 80' m
Con: Jones 6'
Pen: Jones 21'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 10,960
Referee: Llyr Ap Geraint-Roberts (England)
11 November 2012
16:00
London Welsh England15–42England Exeter Chiefs
Pen: Ross (5) 6', 25', 38', 56', 58'ReportTry: Carrick-Smith 28' m
Foster 49' c
Nowell (2) 64' m, 77' c
Sestaret (2) 68' c, 72' m
Con: Slade (3) 50', 69', 78'
Pen: Slade (2) 10', 43'
Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)

Round 2

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16 November 2012
19:45
Harlequins England21–12England Bath
Pen: Botica (5) 1', 4', 14', 18', 31'
Grimoldby (2) 67', 71'		ReportPen: Donald (3) 16', 28', 45'
Heathcote (1) 64'
Twickenham Stoop, London
Attendance: 11,655
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
17 November 2012
16:30
Gloucester England46–20England London Welsh
Try: Monahan 7' c
Morgan (3) 21' c, 36' c, 73' c
Qera 29' c
Britton 64' m
Con: Burns (4) 8', 22', 29', 37'
Cook 74'
Pen: Burns (2) 4', 25'		ReportTry: Scott 59' c
Tideswell 76' c
Con: Ross 59'
Davies 76'
Pen: Ross (2) 10', 19'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 9,936
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
17 November 2012
17:00
Exeter Chiefs England23–13Wales Ospreys
Try: Carrick-Smith 28' c
Dorrian 40' c
Con: Slade (2) 28', 40'
Pen: Slade (3) 2', 55', 66'		ReportTry: Allen 10' c
Con: Davies 10'
Pen: Davies (2) 31', 45'
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 7,829
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
18 November 2012
15:15
Newport Gwent Dragons Wales20–30England Northampton Saints
Try: Chavhanga (3) 34' c, 44' m, 70' m
Con: Prydie 35'
Pen: Prydie 22'		ReportTry: Dowson 49' c
Elliott 62' m
Con: Lamb 50'
Pen: Lamb (5) 13', 25', 43', 56', 59'
Drop: Lamb 74'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 5,312
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

Round 3

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26 January 2013
14:15
Bath England16–6England Exeter Chiefs
Try: Stringer (2) 56' m, 61' m
Pen: Heathcote (2) 4', 31'		ReportPen: Slade (2) 8', 23'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,170
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
26 January 2013
15:00
Harlequins England23–6England London Welsh
Try: Lambert 15' c
Ward 74' c
Con: Botica (2/2)
Pen: Botica (3) 20', 46', 65'		ReportPen: Davies (2) 14', 25'
Twickenham Stoop, London
Attendance: 12,356
Referee: Neil Hennessey (Wales)
26 January 2013
15:00
Northampton Saints England26–7England Gloucester
Try: Burrell 32'
Waller 66'
Con: Lamb (1/1)
Myler (1/1)
Pen: Lamb (2) 9', 22'
Myler (2) 55', 62'		ReportTry: Mills 24' c
Con: Mills
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 12,722
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
26 January 2013
18:30
Dragons Wales18–14Wales Ospreys
Pen: S. Jones (6) 2', 7', 30', 49', 65', 73'ReportTry: Thomas 59' m
Pen: Morgan (3) 24', 34', 38'
Rodney Parade, Newport
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Llyr Ap Geraint-Roberts (England)

Round 4

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2 February 2013
14:00
Gloucester England5–32England Bath
Try: Edmonds 34' mReportTry: Woodburn 11' m
Abendanon 49' m
Gilbert 64' m
Rokoduguni 68' c
Donald 75' c
Con: Vesty (2)
Pen: Vesty 61'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 13,243
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
2 February 2013
18:30
Exeter Chiefs England28–19England Northampton Saints
Try: White 7' c
Nowell 15' m
Votu 26' c
Con: Mieres (2)
Pen: Mieres 31', 63', 68'		ReportTry: Waller 35' m
Dickson 59' c, 76' c
Con: Myler (2)
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 8,181
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
3 February 2013
15:00
London Welsh England14–42Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Williamson 53' m
Pen: Davies (3) 20', 25', 34'		ReportTry: Amos 69' c
I. Jones 73' c
Groves 77' c
Con: S Jones (3)
Pen: S Jones (7) 17', 27', 42', 56', 60', 62', 80'
Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Andrew Small (England)
3 February 2013
17:00
Ospreys Wales12–16England Harlequins
Pen: Morgan (4) 7', 34', 40', 54'ReportTry: Hopper 29' c
Con: Botica (1)
Pen: Botica (3) 12', 16', 80'
Brewery Field, Bridgend
Attendance: 2,849
Referee: Martin Fox (England)

Pool 2 v Pool 3

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Pool 2
Team[3] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Sale Sharks 4 3 0 1 122 104 18 15 2 1 15
England Leicester Tigers 4 2 0 2 96 101 −5 12 1 0 9
Wales Cardiff Blues 4 2 0 2 59 64 −5 6 0 1 9
England Worcester Warriors 4 1 0 3 89 114 −25 12 1 0 5
Pool 3
Team[3] P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
England Saracens 4 3 0 1 102 69 33 8 1 1 14
England London Irish 4 2 0 2 101 84 17 12 2 2 12
Wales Scarlets 4 2 0 2 97 105 −8 8 0 0 8
England London Wasps 4 1 0 3 83 108 −25 8 0 2 6

Round 1

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9 November 2012
19:30
Cardiff Blues Wales22–17England London Wasps
Try: Fish 12' c
James 58' m
Sweeney 69' c
Con: Davies 13'
Sweeney 70'
Pen: Davies 44'		ReportTry: Daly 35' m
Pen: Bell (4) 14', 24', 39', 56'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 7,046
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
9 November 2012
19:45
Saracens England38–21England Leicester Tigers
Try: George 20' c
Taylor 35' c
Maddock 40' c
Saull 64' m
Con: Mordt (3) 21', 36', 40'
Pen: Mordt (4) 6', 27', 47', 73'		ReportTry: Cain 52' c
Noone 56' c
Thacker 80' c
Con: Cornwell (3) 53', 57', 80'
Goldington Road, Bedford
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: James Jones (Wales)
10 November 2012
15:00
Worcester Warriors England34–18Wales Scarlets
Try: Howard 54' c
Taulava 68' c
Abbott 73' c
Best 79' c
Con: Carlisle (4) 55', 68', 73', 80'
Pen: Carlisle (2) 3', 13'		ReportTry: Fenby 16' c
Phillips 76' m
Con: O. Williams 17'
Pen: O. Williams (2) 6', 11'
Sixways, Worcester
Attendance: 7,489
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
11 November 2012
15:00
London Irish England34–28England Sale Sharks
Try: Garvey (2) 22' c, 63' c
Skivington 50' c
Geraghty 76' m
Con: Humphreys (4) 23', 51', 64', 77'
Pen: Humphreys (2) 31', 75'		ReportTry: Peel 2' m
Cipriani 38' c
Amesbury 80' c
Con: Cipriani 39'
Miller 80'
Pen: Cipriani (3) 17', 37', 43'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 8,654
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)

Round 2

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16 November 2012
20:00
Sale Sharks England25–23England Saracens
Try: Cueto 2' m
Penalty try 19' c
McKenzie 50' c
Con: Davies (2) 20', 52'
Pen: Cipriani 56'
Miller 72'		ReportTry: Ratuvou 7' c
Tomkins 40' c
Con: Mordt (2) 8', 40'
Pen: Mordt (2) 6', 36'
Spencer 58'
Salford City Stadium, Salford
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Llyr Ap Geraint-Roberts (England)
17 November 2012
18:30
Scarlets Wales22–16Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Penalty try 35' c
Con: Owen 35'
Pen: Owen 6'
Williams 40'
Thomas (3) 64', 68', 71'		ReportTry: Hamilton 15' c
Con: Davies 16'
Pen: Davies (3) 26', 31', 43'
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Attendance: 6,469
Referee: JP Doyle (England)
18 November 2012
15:00
Leicester Tigers England22–15England London Irish
Try: Andrew 19' c
Con: Ford 20'
Pen: Ford (5) 23', 39', 47', 57', 79'		ReportTry: Watson 8' m
Homer 69' c
Con: Humphreys 70'
Pen: Humphreys 3'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 17,569
Referee: Ian Davies (Wales)
18 November 2012
15:00
London Wasps England28–19England Worcester Warriors
Try: McIntyre 6' c
Wallace 61' c
Davies 71' m
Con: Bell (2) 7', 62'
Pen: Bell (3) 31', 38', 46'		ReportTry: Grove 26' m
Short 29' c
Howard 69' c
Con: Carlisle (2) 30', 70'
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Rhys Thomas (Wales)

Round 3

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26 January 2013
15:00
Leicester Tigers England34–8England London Wasps
Try: Mulipola 17' c
Noone 37' m
Tait 61' m
Goneva (2) 67' c, 77' c
Con: Bowden (1)
Cornwell (2)
Pen: Bowden (1) 29'		ReportTry: Southwell 74' m
Pen: T. Bell (1) 46'
Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 19,757
Referee: David Rose (England)
26 January 2013
15:00
Sale Sharks England36–17Wales Scarlets
Try: Vernon 31' m
Amesbury 40' c
Cipriani 64' c
Ingall 75' m
Con: Cipriani (40, 64)
Pen: Cipriani (4) 13', 24', 28', 56'		ReportTry: Fenby 4' c
G. Davies 20' c
Con: O. Williams (2/2)
Pen: O. Williams (1) 49'
Salford City Stadium, Salford
Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
27 January 2013
15:00
London Irish England46–24England Worcester Warriors
Try: Aulika (2) 14' c, 29' c
Yarde (3) 40' m, 65' c, 78' c
A. Gray 55' c
Con: Homer (5/6)
Pen: Homer (2) 9', 42'		ReportTry: D. Gray 52' c
Lemi 64' c
Percival 73' c
Con: D. Gray (1/1)
Goode (2/2)
Pen: D. Gray (1) 2'
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
27 January 2013
15:00
Saracens England19–11Wales Cardiff Blues
Try: Short 78' c
Con: Mordt (1/1)
Pen: Mordt (4) 3', 27', 49', 62'		ReportTry: Copeland 35' m
Pen: Sweeney (1) 5'
Davies (1) 72'
Allianz Park, London
Attendance: 3,726
Referee: Rhys Thomas (Wales)

Round 4

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1 February 2013
19:30
Cardiff Blues Wales10–6England London Irish
Try: Evans 33' c
Con: Patchell (1)
Pen: Patchell (1) 69'		ReportPen: Homer (2) 20', 55'
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 5,938
Referee: Ian Tempest (England)
2 February 2013
14:00
London Wasps England30–33England Sale Sharks
Try: Hayter 4' c
Davies 69' c
Sam Jones 80' c
Con: Stephen Jones (1)
T. Bell (2)
Pen: Stephen Jones (2) 12', 24'
T. Bell (1) 35'		ReportTry: Penalty try 17' c
Myall 21' c
Tuitupou 42' c
Taylor 45' m
Cipriani 48' m
Con: Cipriani (4)
Adams Park, High Wycombe
Attendance: 5,430
Referee: David Rose (England)
2 February 2013
15:00
Worcester England12–22England Saracens
Try: Cowan 15' c
Drauniniu 55' m
Con: Goode (1)		ReportTry: Joubert 2' c
Con: Spencer (1)
Pen: Spencer (5) 9', 40', 57', 73', 78'
Sixways, Worcester
Attendance: 6,552
Referee: Tim Wigglesworth (England)
3 February 2013
13:00
Scarlets Wales40–19England Leicester Tigers
Try: Fenby 69' c
Owen 76' m
Reynolds 78' c
Con: A. Thomas (2)
Pen: O. Williams (7) 6', 14', 18', 21', 34', 44', 59'		ReportTry: Waldrom 10' m
Penalty try 30' c
Forsyth 40' c
Con: Cornwell (2)
Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Attendance: 6,496
Referee: Greg Garner (England)

Knock–out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 9 March – Twickenham Stoop
 
 
 England Harlequins 31
 
 17 March – Sixways
 
 England Bath 23
 
 England Harlequins 32
 
 10 March – Salford City Stadium
 
 England Sale Sharks 14
 
 England Sale Sharks 21
 
 
 England Saracens 15
 

Qualification criteria

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The top teams from each pool qualify for the knockout stages. The pool winners will be decided by the following criteria:[4]

1. The pool winner will be the club with the highest number of match points in each pool. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4 by reference to the number of match points earned in the pools.
2. If two or more clubs in the same pool end the pool stage equal on match points, then the order in which they have finished will be determined by:
i. the greater number of matches won by the club and
ii. if the number of matches won is equal, the club with the greater total number of tries scored and
iii. if the total number of tries scored is equal, the club with the greater points difference (points scored for, less points scored against) and
iv. if the points difference is equal, the club with the fewer number of red cards and
v. if the number of red cards is the same, by the toss a coin.

Each of the four qualifying clubs shall be ranked as above and shall play each other as follows:

Semi-final 1 – 1st ranked club v 4th ranked club
Semi-final 2 – 2nd ranked club v 3rd ranked club

The first club listed in each of the semi-final matches shall be the home club.

Qualifiers
Rank Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TB LB Pts
1 England Harlequins 4 4 0 0 91 60 31 7 1 0 17
2 England Sale Sharks 4 3 0 1 122 104 18 15 2 1 15
3 England Saracens 4 3 0 1 102 69 33 8 1 1 14
4 England Bath 4 3 0 1 96 47 49 10 1 0 13

Semi-finals

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9 March 2013
12:15
Harlequins England31–23England Bath
Try: Guest 8' c
Williams 20' c, 52'c
Dickson 36' c
Con: Botica (4/4)
Pen: Botica (1) 67'		ReportTry: Louw 26' c
Abendanon 58' c
Con: Heathcote (2/2)
Pen: Heathcote (3) 39', 42', 63'
Twickenham Stoop, London
Attendance: 6,523
Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales)
10 March 2013
13:00
Sale Sharks England21–15England Saracens
Try: Holmes 37' m
Fowles 67' c
Con: Cipriani (1/2)
Pen: Cipriani (3) 4', 17', 78'		ReportPen: Spencer (5) 5', 8', 14', 24', 63'
Salford City Stadium, Salford
Attendance: 3,129
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

Final

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17 March 2013
15:00
Harlequins England32–14England Sale Sharks
Try: Williams 9' m
Guest 26' c
Casson 44' c
Wallace 53' c
Con: Botica (3/4)
Pen: Botica (2) 4', 33'		ReportTry: Leota 56' m
Pen: Cipriani (3) 15', 30', 42'
Sixways, Worcester[2]
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Greg Garner (England)
15 England Ross Chisholm
14 England Tom Williams
13 England George Lowe
12 England Tom Casson
11 England Sam Smith
10 New Zealand Ben Botica
9 England Karl Dickson
8 England Tom Guest
7 England Luke Wallace (c)
6 Samoa Maurie Fa'asavalu
5 England Charlie Matthews
4 England Sam Twomey
3 England Will Collier
2 England Rob Buchanan
1 England Mark Lambert
Replacements:
16 England Dave Ward
17 England Darryl Marfo
18 Samoa James Johnston
19 Ireland Peter Browne
20 England Joe Trayfoot
21 England Jordan Burns
22 England Rory Clegg
23 England Charlie Walker
Coach:
England John Kingston
15 Wales Nick Macleod
14 England Tom Brady
13 Samoa Johnny Leota
12 New Zealand Sam Tuitupou
11 England Charlie Ingall
10 England Danny Cipriani
9 England Nathan Fowles
8 Wales Andy Powell
7 England David Seymour (c)
6 England James Gaskell
5 England Tom Holmes
4 Scotland Fraser McKenzie
3 Ireland Tony Buckley
2 England Tommy Taylor
1 Scotland Alasdair Dickinson
Replacements:
16 England Aston Croall
17 England Ross Harrison
18 England Henry Thomas
19 Russia Andrei Ostrikov
20 New Zealand Daniel Braid
21 Wales Dwayne Peel
22 England Charlie Amesbury
23 England Mark Cueto
Coach:
England Steve Diamond

Top scorers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Anglo-Welsh Cup : Stat 2012/2013". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Worcester's Sixways chosen to stage third LV= Cup final". BBC. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2012-13 LV= Cup fixtures unveiled". Premiership Rugby. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "About the LV= Cup". LV=. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
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