National League 2 South

National League 2 South (known before September 2009 as National Division Three South) is a level four league in the English rugby union system. It is one of two leagues at this level, with its counterpart, National League 2 North, covering the north of England. The format of the league was changed at the beginning of the 2009–10 season following reorganisation by the Rugby Football Union.

National League 2 South

Current season or competition: 2019–20 National League 2 South
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1987
Number of teams	16
Country	England
Holders	Taunton Titans (1st title) (2019-20 promoted to National League 1)
Most titles	Barking Henley Hawks Cambridge (2 titles)
Website	clubs.rfu.com

The champions are promoted to National League 1. The runners-up play in a promotion play-off with the runners-up of National League 2 North; the team with the best record having home advantage. The bottom three teams are relegated, to either South West Premier or London & South East Premier.[1]

Current season

Main article: 2019–20 National League 2 South

Participating teams and locations

Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2018–19 National League 2 South season. The 2018–19 champions Rams and play-off winners Canterbury, who won the promotion play-off against Chester, were promoted into the 2019–20 National League 1, while Esher were relegated into the division from the 2018–19 National League 1.[2][3][4] Sides relegated from the 2018–19 National League 2 South included Birmingham & Solihull (to Midlands Premier), Guernsey (London & South East Premier) and London Irish Wild Geese (South West Premier).[5][6][7]

The promoted teams are Bournemouth who come up as champions of South West Premier while Sutton & Epsom (champions) and Westcliff (play-off) came up from London & South East Premier.[8][9][10] Leicester Lions were level transferred into the division from National League 2 North in order to address an imbalance of teams in National 2, with Rams and Canterbury being promoted and only Esher dropping down from National League 1. Although there were several candidates for the level-transfer in the end Leicester Lions were deemed the most suitable due to being the most southerly club in a central position, making access to both the south-east and south-west more straightforward than alternatives such as Luctonians.

Team Stadium Capacity City/Area Previous season Barnes Barn Elms Barnes, London 11th Bournemouth Chapel Gate 1,500 Bournemouth, Dorset Promoted from South West Premier (champions) Bury St Edmunds The Haberden 3,000 (135 seats) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8th Clifton Station Road 2,500 (400 seats) Cribbs Causeway, Patchway, Bristol 6th Dings Crusaders Shaftsbury Park 2,250 (250 seats) Frenchay, Bristol 13th Esher Molesey Road 3,500 Hersham, Surrey Relegated from National 1 (15th) Henley Hawks Dry Leas 4,000 Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire 4th Leicester Lions Westleigh Park 2,000 Blaby, Leicestershire Level-transfer from National 2 North (12th) Old Albanian Woollam's Playing Fields 1,000 St Albans, Hertfordshire 10th Old Redcliffians Scotland Lane Brislington, Bristol 12th Redruth The Recreation Ground 3,500 (580 seats) Redruth, Cornwall 7th Sutton & Epsom Rugby Lane Cheam, London Promoted from London & South East Premier (champions) Westcliff The Gables 1,000 Eastwood, Essex Promoted from London & South East Premier (play-off) Worthing Raiders Roundstone Lane 1,500 (100 seats) Angmering, West Sussex 9th

Barnes Bournemouth Bury St Edmunds Canterbury Clifton Dings Esher Henley Leicester Lions Old Albanian Old Redcliffians Redruth Sutton & Epsom Westcliff Worthing Locations of the 2019–20 National League 2 South teams

Current standings

2019–20 National League 2 South Table
		Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points for	Points against	Points diff	Try bonus	Losing bonus	Points
1	Taunton Titans (C)	25	20	0	5	815	521	294	17	4	101
2	Tonbridge Juddians (P)	25	21	0	4	810	366	444	13	1	98
3	Redruth	25	20	1	4	620	375	245	11	3	96
4	Henley Hawks	25	19	1	5	761	424	337	15	2	95
5	Clifton	25	16	0	9	703	552	151	15	4	83
6	Bury St Edmunds	24	15	0	9	660	489	171	12	6	78
7	Leicester Lions	24	16	0	8	520	374	146	7	5	76
8	Esher	24	13	1	10	609	530	79	11	5	70
9	Worthing Raiders	24	11	0	13	582	726	-144	12	4	60
10	Old Albanian	25	9	0	16	585	567	18	11	10	57
11	Dings Crusaders	24	9	0	15	548	647	-99	11	5	52
12	Barnes	25	8	0	17	533	719	-186	9	5	46
13	Westcliff	25	6	1	18	446	735	-289	5	8	39
14	Sutton & Epsom (R)	24	4	1	19	395	831	-436	5	3	26
15	Old Redcliffians (R)	23	3	2	18	329	648	-319	3	4	23
16	Bournemouth (R)	25	2	1	22	441	852	-411	2	6	18
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Number of matches won Difference between points for and against Total number of points for Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 14 March 2020 Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.

Notes

List of champions

Area League South

Area League South honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1987–88	11	10	Askeans	Sidcup	Streatham/Croydon
1988–89	11	10	Lydney	Havant	Sidcup, Stroud, Ealing
1989–90	11	10	Metropolitan Police	Clifton	Salisbury

National 4 South

National 4 South honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1990–91	13	12	Redruth	Basingstoke	Cheltenham, Maidenhead
1991–92	13	12	Havant	Basingstoke	Ealing, Sidcup
1992–93	13	12	Sudbury	London Welsh	Multiple[lower-alpha 1]

National Division 4

National Division 4 honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1993–94	10	18	Clifton	Harrogate	Sheffield (to 5 North) and Sudbury (to 5 South)[lower-alpha 2]
1994–95	10	18	Rotherham[11]	Reading	Askeans (to 5 South) and Broughton Park (to 5 North)
1995–96	10	18	Exeter	London Welsh[lower-alpha 3]	Aspatria (to 4 North) and Plymouth Albion (to 4 South)

Division 4 South

Division 4 South honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1996–97	14	26	Newbury	Henley	Askeans, Charlton Park, High Wycombe, Berry Hill

National 2 South

National 2 South honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
1997–98	14	26	Camberley	Henley	No relegation
1998–99	14	26	Bracknell	Esher	Havant
1999–00	14	26	Esher	Penzance & Newlyn	Metropolitan Police, Norwich, Bridgwater & Albion

National Division 3 South

National Division 3 South honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2000–01	14	26	Plymouth Albion	Launceston	Cheltenham, Basingstoke, Weston-super-Mare, Reading	[12]
2001–02	14	26	Penzance & Newlyn	Launceston	Cinderford, Clifton	[13]
2002–03	14	26	Rosslyn Park	Lydney	Camberley, Havant
2003–04	14	26	Blackheath	Launceston	Old Colfeians, Basingstoke
2004–05	14	26	Barking	Redruth	Haywards Heath, Tabard, Weston-super-Mare	[14]
2005–06	14	26	Cambridge	North Walsham	Bracknell, Reading
2006–07	14	26	Southend	Westcombe Park	Chinnor, Old Patesians, Hertford
2007–08	14	26	Mount's Bay	Cinderford	Luton, North Walsham, Clifton	[15]
2008–09	14	26	London Scottish	Rosslyn Park	Havant, Chinnor

National League 2 South

National League 2 South honours
Season	No of teams	No of matches	Champions	Runner-up	Relegated team(s)	Ref
2009–10	15	28	Barking	Rosslyn Park	Bridgwater & Albion, Barnes	[lower-alpha 4]
2010–11	16	30	Ealing Trailfinders	Jersey	Newbury, Hinckley, Canterbury
2011–12	16	30	Old Albanian	Richmond	Barnes, Hertford, Westcombe Park	[17]
2012–13	15	28	Henley Hawks	Worthing Raiders	Barking, Lydney	[lower-alpha 5] [19]
2013–14	16	30	Hartpury College	Ampthill & District	Exmouth, Bournemouth, London Irish Wild Geese
2014–15	16	30	Henley Hawks	Bishop's Stortford	Dings Crusaders, Shelford, Lydney
2015–16	16	30	Cambridge	Old Albanian	Launceston, Southend Saxons, Dorking
2016–17	16	30	Bishop's Stortford	Old Elthamians	Exmouth, Barnes[lower-alpha 6]
2017–18	16	30	Cinderford	Chinnor	Broadstreet, Wimbledon, Barnstaple
2018–19	16	30	Rams	Canterbury	London Irish Wild Geese, Guernsey, Birmingham & Solihull
2019–20	16	25[lower-alpha 7]	Taunton Titans	Tonbridge Juddians	Bournemouth, Old Redcliffians, Sutton & Epsom
2020–21	16	30
Green background are promotion places.

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National Two promotion play-offs

Since the 2000–01 season there has been a promotion play-off between the league runners-up of National League 2 North and National League 2 South for the third and final promotion place to National League 1. The team with the superior league record has home advantage. As of the end of the 2019–20 season the southern teams have been more successful with fourteen wins to the northern teams four, while the home side has won thirteen teams to the away sides five.

National Two promotion play-off results
Season	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance
2000–01[32]	Sedgley Park (N)	40–23	Launceston (S)	Park Lane, Whitefield, Greater Manchester	1,500
2001–02[33]	Launceston (S)	26–0	Dudley Kingswinford (N)	Polson Bridge, Launceston, Cornwall	2,500
2002–03[34]	Lydney (S)	21–7	New Brighton (N)	Regentsholme, Lydney, Gloucestershire
2003–04[35][36]	Halifax (N)	16–18	Launceston (S)	Ovenden Park, Halifax, West Yorkshire
2004–05[37]	Redruth (S)	33–14	Macclesfield (N)	The Recreation Ground, Redruth, Cornwall	4,000
2005–06[38][39]	North Walsham (S)	5–15	Nuneaton (N)	Norwich Road, Scottow, Norfolk	1,302
2006–07[40][41]	Westcombe Park (S)	36–20	Tynedale (N)	Goddington Dene, Orpington, Greater London	1,700[42]
2007–08[43][44]	Cinderford (S)	15–14	Darlington Mowden Park (N)	Dockham Road, Cinderford, Gloucestershire	2,800
2008–09	No promotion play-off this season due to widespread restructuring to the English rugby union league system, which meant that only the champions of the two divisions would go up.[45]
2009–10[46][47]	Loughborough Students (N)	21–43	Rosslyn Park (S)	Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough, Leicestershire	1,000
2010–11[48][49]	Jersey (S)	30–5	Loughborough Students (N)	St. Peter, Saint Peter, Jersey	3,100
2011–12[50][51]	Richmond (S)	20–13 (aet)	Caldy (N)	Athletic Ground, Richmond, Greater London	1,600
2012–13[52]	Stourbridge (N)	26–28	Worthing Raiders (S)	Stourton Park, Stourbridge, West Midlands	925
2013–14[53]	Darlington Mowden Park (N)	30–28 (aet)	Ampthill (S)	The Northern Echo Arena, Darlington, County Durham	975
2014–15[54][55]	Ampthill (N)	19–10	Bishop's Stortford (S)	Dillingham Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire	1,253
2015–16[56][57]	Old Albanian (S)	24–0	Sedgley Park (N)	Woollam Playing Fields, St Albans, Hertfordshire	473
2016–17	Sale FC (N)	14–19	Old Elthamians (S)	Heywood Road, Sale, Greater Manchester	1,297
2017-18	Chinnor (S)	40–31	Sedgley Park (N)	Kingsey Road, Thame, Oxfordshire	1,378
2018-19	Canterbury (S)	19–10	Chester (N)	The Marine Travel Ground, Canterbury, Kent	1,114
2019-20	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Best ranked runner up - Tonbridge Juddians (S) - promoted instead.
2020-21
Green backgrounds represent promoted teams. N stands for National League 2 North while S stands for National 2 South.

Number of league titles

• Barking (2)
• Cambridge (2)
• Henley Hawks (2)
• Askeans (1)
• Bishop's Stortford (1)
• Blackheath (1)
• Bracknell (1)
• Camberley (1)
• Cinderford (1)
• Clifton (1)[lower-alpha 8]
• Ealing Trailfinders (1)
• Esher (1)
• Exeter (1)[lower-alpha 9]
• Hartpury College (1)
• Havant (1)
• London Scottish (1)
• Lydney (1)
• Metropolitan Police (1)
• Mount's Bay (1)
• Newbury (1)
• Old Albanian (1)
• Penzance & Newlyn (1)[lower-alpha 10]
• Plymouth Albion (1)
• Rams (1)
• Redruth (1)
• Rosslyn Park (1)
• Southend (1)
• Sudbury (1)
• Taunton Titans (1)

League format since 1987

Format of fourth tier rugby union leagues in England
Year	Name	No of teams	No of matches
1987–93	Courage National Division Four North and Courage National Division Four South	11	10
1993–96	Courage National Division Four	10	18
1996–97	National Four North and National Four South	14	26
1997–00	Jewson National Division 2 North and Jewson National Division 2 South	14	26
2000–09	National Division Three North and National Division Three South	14	26
2009–	National League 2 North and National League 2 South	16	30

[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [58][59] [60] [61] [31] [62] [63] [64]

Records

Note that all records are from 1996-97 season onwards as this is widely held as the dawn of professionalism across the English club game. It also offers a better comparison between seasons as the division team numbers are roughly equal (for example when league rugby union first started in 1987-88 the southern league had only 11 teams playing 10 games each, compared to 14 teams in 1996-97 playing 26 games (home & away), going up to 16 teams in 2009-10 playing 30 games each). Attendance records are from 2000 onwards unless otherwise specified. All records are up to date up till the end of the 2018-19 season.

League records

• Most titles: 2

Barking (2004-05, 2009-10)

Henley Hawks (2012-13, 2014-15)

Cambridge (2005-06, 2015-16)

• Most times promoted from division: 3

Henley Hawks (1997–98, 2012-13, 2014-15)

• Most times relegated from division: 3

Havant (1998–99, 2002-03, 2008-09)

Barnes (2009-10, 2011-12, 2016-17)

• Most league points in a season: 143

Cinderford (2017-18)

• Fewest league points in a season: 0

Metropolitan Police (1999-00)[65]

Camberley (2002-03)

• Most points scored in a season: 1,490

Ealing Trailfinders (2010-11)

• Fewest points scored in a season: 270

Camberley (2002-03)

• Most points conceded in a season: 2,055

Newbury Blues (2010-11)

• Fewest points conceded in a season: 240

Plymouth Albion (2000-01)

• Best points difference (For/Against): 1,066

Ealing Trailfinders (2010-11)

• Worst points difference (For/Against):-1,676

Newbury Blues (2010-11)

• Most games won in a season: 29

Cinderford (2017-18)

• Most games lost in a season: 29

Newbury Blues (2010-11)

Launceston (2015-16)

• Most games drawn in a season: 4

Rugby Lions (2008-09)

Barnes (2015-16)

• Most bonus points in a season: 30

Bishop's Stortford (2014-15)

Match records

• Largest home win: 132 - 0

Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)

• Largest away win: 85 - 3

Henley Hawks away to Barking on 27 October 2012 (2012-13)

• Most points scored in a match: 132

Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)

• Most tries scored in a match: 20

Jersey at home to Newbury Blues on 6 November 2011 (2010-11)

Ealing Trailfinders at home to Hinckley on 12 March 2011 (2010-11)

Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)

• Most conversions scored in a match: 16

Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)

Ealing Trailfinders at home to Lydney on 30 April 2011 (2010-11)

• Most penalties scored in a match: 7

Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002 (2002-03)

Hertford at home to Rosslyn Park on 30 September 2006 (2006-07)

Clifton at home to Lydney on 21 October 2006 (2006-07)

Dings Crusaders at home to Southend on 6 November 2011 (2010-11)

Launceston at home to Hartpury College on 28 September 2013 (2013-14)

Launceston away to Dings Crusaders on 27 September 2014 (2014-15)

• Most drop kicks scored in a match: 3

Westcombe Park at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 5 December 2009 (2009-10)

Player records

• Most times top points scorer: 3

Matthew McLean for Worthing Raiders (2011-12, 2017-18, 2018-19)

Gary Kingdom for Taunton Titans (2014-15, 2015-16, 2019-20)

• Most times top try scorer: 2

Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders (2009-10, 2010-11)

Ian Clark for Hartpury College (2011-12, 2012-13)

• Most points in a season: 374

Nat Saumi for Penzance & Newlyn (2000-01)

• Most tries in a season: 70

Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders (2010-11))

• Most points in a match: 45

Adam Westall for Lydney away to Haywards Heath on 12 March 2005 (2004-05)

• Most tries in a match: 7

James O'Brien for Old Patesians at home to Old Colfeians on 27 March 2004 (2003-04)

Phil Chesters for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Newbury Blues on 2 October 2010 and at home to Lydney on 30 April 2011 (2010-11)

• Most conversions in a match: 16

Richard Gregg for Old Albanian at home to Newbury Blues on 26 March 2011 (2010-11)

• Most penalties in a match: 7

Jonathan Griffin for Blackheath at home to Redruth on 14 December 2002 (2002-03)

Kieron Davies for Hertford at home to Rosslyn Park on 30 September 2006 (2006-07)

John Barnes for Clifton at home to Lydney on 21 October 2006 (2006-07)

Mitch Burton for Dings Crusaders at home to Southend on 6 November 2011 (2010-11)

Luke Cozens for Hartpury College away to Dings Crusaders on 17 November 2012 (2012-13)

Danial Trigg for Dings Crusaders away to Lydney on 1 December 2012 (2012-13)

Kieron Lewitt for Launceston away to Dings Crusaders on 27 September 2014 (2014-15)

• Most drop kicks in a match: 3

Lee Audis for Westcombe Park at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 5 December 2009 (2009-10)

Attendance records

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• Highest attendance (league game): 3,270

Henley Hawks at home to Worthing Raiders on 4 May 2013 (2012-13)

• Lowest attendance (league game): 0

Tonbridge Juddians at home to Sutton & Epsom on 21 December 2019 (2019-20)

• Highest attendance (promotion playoff): 4,000

Redruth at home to Macclesfield on 1 May 2005 (2004-05)

• Lowest attendance (promotion playoff): 473

Old Albanian at home to Sedgley Park on 14 May 2016 (2015–16)

• Highest average attendance (club): 1,281

Plymouth Albion (2000-01)

• Lowest average attendance (club): 96

Old Patesians (2006-07)

• Highest average attendance (season): 573 (2000-01)
• Lowest average attendance (season): 292 (2009-10)

National League 2 South top 10 point scorers, all time

As of the end of the games of 27 April 2019. Stats taken from 1998-99 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 2 South (no promotion playoff games). Points scored includes tries, drop kicks, penalties and conversions.[66]

Rank	Nat	Name	Years	Club(s)	Points	Apps	Ratio
1		Matthew McLean	2008-13, 2014-	Worthing Raiders	2,314	237	9.8
2		Gary Kingdom	2010-	Taunton Titans	1,979	245	8.1
3		Adam Westall	2002-03, 2004-08 2008-10	Lydney Dings Crusaders	1,368	130	11
4		Andy Frost	2005-07, 2009-13 2014-15	Southend Saxons Dorking	1,302	117	11
5		Derek Coates	2000-03 2003-04	Westcombe Park Blackheath	1,183	99	12
6		Kieron Lewitt	2007-09 2011-15	Canterbury Launceston	1,134	131	9
7		James Comben	2009-13, 2014-15	Henley Hawks	924	103	9
8		Tom Best	2009-11 2012-	Canterbury	858	202	4.2
9		Bradley Barnes	2012-14, 2015- 2014-15	Clifton Lydney	830	168	4.9
10		Tom White	2014-17	Old Elthamians	778	85	9.2

(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 2 South)

National League 2 South top 10 try scorers, all time

As of the end of the games of 27 April 2019. Stats taken from 1998-99 season onwards and include regular league games only in National League 2 South (no promotion playoff games).[67]

Rank	Nat	Name	Years	Club(s)	Tries	Apps	Ratio
1		Phil Chesters	2009-11 2017 2017-	Ealing Trailfinders Old Elthamians Chinnor	117	75	1.6
2		Matthew McLean	2008-13, 2014-	Worthing Raiders	115	237	0.5
3		Andy Thorpe	2001–08	North Walsham	114	143	0.8
4		Michael Melford	2006-11, 2012-13	Canterbury	92	148	0.6
5		Mark Billings	2005-07, 2009-16	Southend	89	213	0.4
6		Alexander Nielsen	2008-13, 2014-17	Worthing Raiders	83	139	0.6
7		Owen Bruynseels	2007-11	Ealing Trailfinders	81	95	0.9
8		Nick Hankin	2013-17	Bishop's Stortford	80	119	0.7
		Gert De Kock	2003-05 2006-11	Westcombe Park Canterbury	80	166	0.5
		William Pomphrey	2009-	Clifton	80	175	0.5

(Bold denotes players still playing in National League 2 South)

Notes

1. This year there was a league restructure with a new league (Courage National League 4) becoming the new tier 4. Courage National 4 would contain the previous season's top teams from National 4 North and National 4 South with the remaining teams joining lower tier teams as part of Courage League Division 5 (which retained the North/South divisions). This structure would continue for several years before being abolished at the end of 1996 where the league would revert to the old system.
2. This year there was a league restructure with a new league (Courage National League 4) becoming the new tier 4. Courage National 4 would contain the previous season's top teams from National 4 North and National 4 South with the remaining teams joining lower tier teams as part of Courage League Division 5 (which retained the North/South divisions). This structure would continue for several years before being abolished at the end of 1996 where the league would revert to the old system.
3. The top eight teams were all promoted to the re-organised, sixteen team, Courage League Division 3 for season 1996–97
4. Mounts Bay were originally scheduled to participate in the 2009–10 season after being demoted at the end of the previous season but folded in July 2009. As they were unable to participate, the division went ahead with fifteen teams instead of the expected sixteen.[16]
5. Rugby Lions were on the original 2012–13 fixture list after winning promotion from National League 3 Midlands but during July 2012 they went into liquidation and were unable to participate in the division, leaving fifteen teams instead of the usual sixteen.[18]
6. Due to London Welsh being expelled from the RFU Championship in January 2017 only 5 teams would be relegated from National League 2 North and National League South instead of the usual 6 - meaning that the 14th placed side in one of the leagues would be safe. In the end 14th placed Barnstaple (National League 2 South) gained more points (51) than 14th placed Harrogate (47) (National League 2 North) condemning them to the drop instead.[20]
7. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom the RFU cancelled all rugby below the Premiership with most clubs in National League 2 South having played 25 games, and a best playing record formula was used to decide the final table.[21][22]
8. Clifton's league title was won during the period when tier 4 was a single national league (1993-96).
9. Exeter's league title was won during the period when tier 4 was a single national league (1993-96).
10. Penzance & Newlyn are now known as the Cornish Pirates.
11. Note that due to poor attendance keeping by press and online sources means that the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons are excluded from these statistics due to lack of information.

See also

• English rugby union system
• History of the English rugby union system
• National League 2 North

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