2019–20 Ulster Rugby season

Ulster Rugby
	2019–20 season
Head Coach	Dan McFarland
Operations Director	Bryn Cunningham
Captain	Iain Henderson
Pro14	Final
European Rugby Champions Cup	Quarter-final
Top try scorer	All: John Cooney (10)
Top points scorer	All: John Cooney (180)
← 2018–19	2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was Ulster's 26th season since the advent of professionalism in rugby union, and Dan McFarland's second season as head coach. They were losing finalists in the Pro14, and quarter-finalists in the European Rugby Champions Cup.

Ulster hooker and captain Rory Best retired after captaining Ireland in the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Also selected for the Ireland squad were Rob Herring, Iain Henderson, Jordi Murphy and Jacob Stockdale.

Iain Henderson was named the new captain of Ulster.[1]

New arrivals were lock Sam Carter from the Brumbies, props Jack McGrath from Leinster and Gareth Milasinovich from Worcester Warriors, wing Matt Faddes from the Highlanders and out-half Bill Johnston from Munster. Rory Best and centre Darren Cave retired, lock Alex Thompson moved to Jersey Reds, loose forward Caleb Montgomery to Worcester Warriors, wing David Busby to the Seattle Seawolves, and out-half Johnny McPhillips to Leicester Tigers, while utility back Peter Nelson and wing Jack Owens were released.

Scrum coach Aaron Dundon, strength and conditioning coach Kevin Geary and GPS analyst Chris Hagan also left the province's support staff.[2]

Academy players Stewart Moore, Azur Allison and Ethan McIlroy made their senior debuts this season.[3]

Scrum-half Alby Mathewson and out-half Ian Madigan joined in the summer, and were able to play in the end-of-season games delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ulster were docked a point in the Pro14 table as Madigan played two games before he was properly registered with his new club.[4]

Ulster had the highest home attendance in the Pro14, averaging 15,295.[5] They were fourth in the Champions Cup, averaging 17,024.[6]

Staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Operations Director	Bryn Cunningham	Ireland
Head Coach	Dan McFarland	England
Attack Coach	Dwayne Peel	Wales
Defence Coach	Jared Payne	Ireland
Forwards Coach	Roddy Grant	Scotland
Skills Coach	Dan Soper	New Zealand

Squad

Ulster Rugby squad[7]
Props Tom O'Toole (22 apps, 10 starts, 10 pts) Eric O'Sullivan (promoted from academy,[8] 18 apps, 10 starts) Marty Moore (16 apps, 13 starts) Jack McGrath (15 apps, 12 starts) Ross Kane (8 apps) Kyle McCall (8 apps) Andrew Warwick (3 apps, 1 start) Gareth Milasinovich* (no apps) Tommy O'Hagan (no apps) Hookers Rob Herring (18 apps, 18 starts, 25 pts) Adam McBurney (12 appearances, 4 starts, 5 pts) John Andrew (12 apps, 1 start, 5 pts) Zack McCall (promoted from academy,[9] no apps) Locks Alan O'Connor (22 apps, 18 starts, 5 pts) Kieran Treadwell (19 apps, 11 starts) Sam Carter (12 apps, 7 starts, 5 pts) Iain Henderson (c) (9 apps, 9 starts) David O'Connor (7 apps, 1 start)	Back row Sean Reidy (19 apps, 16 starts, 10 pts) Matty Rea (19 apps, 14 starts, 10 pts) Marcell Coetzee (17 apps, 17 starts, 5 pts) Jordi Murphy (15 apps, 13 starts, 5 pts) Nick Timoney (14 apps, 7 starts, 10 pts) Greg Jones (4 apps, 2 starts, 15pts) Clive Ross (2 apps) Marcus Rea (promoted from academy,[9] 1 app) Scrum-halves John Cooney (20 apps, 18 starts, 180 pts) David Shanahan (15 apps, 4 starts, 10 pts) Alby Mathewson (4 apps, 1 start) Johnny Stewart (2 apps, 5 pts) Fly-halves Billy Burns* (16 apps, 16 starts, 22 pts) Bill Johnston (11 apps, 5 starts, 39 pts) Angus Curtis (6 apps, 2 starts) Ian Madigan (4 apps, 1 start, 7 pts)	Centres Stuart McCloskey (17 apps, 17 starts, 15 pts) Luke Marshall (16 apps, 16 starts, 15 pts) James Hume (promoted from academy,[8] 10apps, 9 starts, 10 pts) Will Addison (8 apps, 8 starts, 5 pts) Wings Craig Gilroy (15 apps, 8 starts, 20 pts) Matt Faddes (14 apps, 10 starts, 35 pts) Jacob Stockdale (13 apps, 13 starts, 10 pts) Rob Lyttle (10 apps, 10 starts, 15 pts) Robert Baloucoune (promoted from academy,[9] 8 apps, 7 starts, 25 pts) Angus Kernohan (promoted from academy,[9] 3 apps, 1 start, 5 pts) Fullbacks Louis Ludik* (16 apps, 12 starts) Michael Lowry (promoted from academy,[8] 7 apps, 3 starts)

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.[10][11]

Academy squad

Ulster Rugby Academy squad[lower-alpha 1]
Props Callum Reid (1) Hookers Tom Stewart (1) Locks Matthew Dalton (3) Jack Regan (3) (1 app)	Back row Matthew Agnew (2) Azur Allison (2) (1 app) Joe Dunleavy (3) Aaron Hall (4) David McCann (2) Scrum-halves Graham Curtis (3) Fly-halves Bruce Houston (2)	Centres Hayden Hyde* (1) Stewart Moore (2) (2 apps) Wings Iwan Hughes (2) Conor Rankin (1) Aaron Sexton (1) Fullbacks Ethan McIlroy (1) (1 app)

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players, number in brackets indicates players stage in the three-year academy cycle. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Ireland on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Ulster Rugby website.[12] Taking into account signings and departures head of 2019–20 season as listed on List of 2019–20 Pro14 transfers.

Player transfers

Players in

Sam Carter from Brumbies[13]
Gareth Milasinovich from Worcester Warriors[14]
Jack McGrath from Leinster[15]
Matt Faddes from Highlanders[16]
Bill Johnston from Munster[17]
David O'Connor from Lansdowne[18]

Players out

Alex Thompson to Jersey Reds[19]
Darren Cave retired[20]
Rory Best retired[21]
Caleb Montgomery to Worcester Warriors[22]
David Busby to Seattle Seawolves[23]
Peter Nelson released[24]
Jack Owens released[24]
Johnny McPhillips to Leicester Tigers[25]

European Rugby Champions Cup

Pool 3

Team	P	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Clermont (4)	6	5	1	207	114	93	24	15	3	1	24
Ulster (6)	6	5	1	129	107	22	16	10	1	0	21
Harlequins	6	2	4	114	166	–52	13	20	0	2	10
Bath	6	0	6	102	165	–63	12	20	1	4	5

[26]

16 November 2019
16:00

(1 BP) Bath	16–17	Ulster
Try: Gabriel Hamer-Webb 60' c Con: Freddie Burns (1/1) 61' Pen: Freddie Burns (2/2) 25', 29' Rhys Priestland (1/2) 66'	Report[27] Highights Full game	Try: John Cooney 13' c Rob Lyttle 57' c Con: John Cooney (2/2) 14', 58' Pen: John Cooney (1/2) 70'

The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,289
Referee: Manuel Bottino (FIR)

22 November 2019
19:45

Ulster	18–13	Clermont (1 BP)
Try: Jordi Murphy 17' c John Cooney 62' m Con: John Cooney (1/2) 18' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 2', 36'	Report[28] Highlights Full game	Try: Penalty try 71' Pen: Greig Laidlaw (2/3) 32', 61'

Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 15,466
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

7 December 2019
15:15

Ulster	25–24	Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: Sean Reidy 31' c Stuart McCloskey 43' m Adam McBurney 66' c Con: John Cooney (2/3) 32', 66' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 7', 78'	Report[29] Highlights Full game	Try: Alex Dombrandt 24' c Elia Elia (2) 56' c, 59' c Con: Marcus Smith (3/3) 25', 58', 60' Pen: Marcus Smith (1/2) 9'

Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 17,923
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)

13 December 2019
19:45

Harlequins	10–34	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Stephan Lewies 61' c Con: James Lang (1/1) 62' Pen: James Lang (1/1) 34'	Report[30] Highlights Full game	Try: John Cooney (2) 38' c, 58' c Marshall 46' c Faddes 75' m O'Toole 78' m Con: John Cooney (3/4) 40', 47', 59' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 6'

Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 13,808
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)

11 January 2020
13:00

Clermont	29–13	Ulster
Try: Alivereti Raka 48' c George Moala 76' c Con: Morgan Parra (1/1) 49' Greig Laidlaw (1/1) 77' Pen: Morgan Parra (3/4) 18', 40'+1, 67' Greig Laidlaw (1/1) 71' Drop: Camille Lopez (1/1) 6'	Report[31] Highlights	Try: John Cooney 7' c Con: John Cooney (1/1) 8' Pen: John Cooney (2/2) 2', 64'

Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Attendance: 19,004
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

18 January 2020
15:15

Ulster	22–15	Bath (1 BP)
Try: Marcell Coetzee 5' c Robert Baloucoune 41' c Will Addison 47' m Con: John Cooney (2/3) 6', 42' Pen: Billy Burns (1/1) 73'	Report[32] Highlights Full game	Try: Ruaridh McConnochie 18' c Ross Batty 65' m Con: Freddie Burns (1/2) 19' Pen: Freddie Burns (1/1) 46'

Ravenhill Stadium
Attendance: 17,682
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)

Quarter-final

20 September 2020
13:30

Toulouse (3)	36–8	(6) Ulster
Try: Cheslin Kolbe (2) 2' m, 39' c Antoine Dupont 50' c Thomas Ramos 66' c Pita Ahki 61' c Con: Thomas Ramos (4/5) 40'+1, 52', 63', 69' Pen: Thomas Ramos (1/2) 14'	Report Highlights Extended highlights	Try: John Cooney 72' m Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 26'

Stade Ernest-Wallon
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Pro14

2019–20 Pro14 Table

Conference A

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

PTS

1

Leinster (CH)

15

0

531

216

+315

74

28

9

0

69

2

Ulster (RU)

15

8

1

6

385

306

+79

50

40

7

3

44[lower-alpha 1]

3

Glasgow Warriors

15

8

0

7

364

329

+35

53

42

5

1

38

4

Cheetahs

13

6

0

7

342

280

+62

48

32

5

2

32

5

Dragons

15

5

1

9

283

415

–132

32

49

1

24

6

Zebre

15

3

1

11

230

399

–169

29

56

4

3

21

7

Ospreys

15

2

11

205

375

–170

21

45

1

4

17

Conference B

Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

TBP

LBP

PTS

1

Edinburgh (SF)

15

11

0

4

391

225

+166

47

27

5

2

51

2

Munster (SF)

15

10

0

5

426

255

+171

53

26

8

3

51

3

Scarlets

15

10

0

5

354

274

+80

46

34

5

2

47

4

Connacht

15

8

0

7

302

360

–58

41

48

7

1

40

5

Benetton

15

6

1

8

309

350

–41

35

42

5

36

6

Cardiff Blues

15

7

0

8

283

327

–44

30

38

3

2

33

7

Southern Kings

13

1

0

12

204

498

–294

23

75

0

3

7

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order -[34]

number of matches won
the difference between points for and points against
the number of tries scored
the most points scored
the difference between tries for and tries against
the fewest red cards received
the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams that compete in the Pro14 play-offs, and also earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup

Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
Red background indicates teams ineligible for European cup tournaments
Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists. (Q) Qualified for Pro14 play-off semi-finals. (e) Cannot reach play-offs.

Ulster deducted 1 point for administration error regarding Ian Madigan. [33]

27 September 2019
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	38–14	Ospreys
Try: Craig Gilroy 13' c, 50' c Greg Jones 30' c Matt Faddes 39' c Penalty Try 71' Con: John Cooney (4/4) 14', 31' 40+1, 51' Pen: John Cooney (1/1) 46'	Report Highlights	Try: Daniel Evans 7' m Pen: Price (3/3) 4', 22', 37'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 12,408
Referee: Marius Mitrea

5 October 2019
17:15

(1 BP) Cheetahs	63–26	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Anthonie Volmink (3) 8' c 21' c 42' c Rhyno Smith (2) 27' c 45' c Joseph Dweba 36' c Louis Fouche 49' c Reinach Venter 68' c Con: Ruan Pienaar (6) 9' 22' 29' 38' 43' 46' Tian Schoeman 50' 69'	Report Highlights	Try: Sam Carter 25' c James Hume 58' c David Shanahan 63' Craig Gilroy 79' c Con: John Cooney 26' Bill Johnston (2) 58' 80'

Free State Stadium
Attendance: 4,582
Referee: Ian Davies

12 October 2019
15:00

Southern Kings	17–42	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Tertius Kruger 37' c Aston Fortuin 68' c Con: Demetri Catrakilis 37' JT Jackson 68' Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7'	Report Highlights	Try: John Cooney (2) 1' c 31' c Luke Marshall 13' c Rob Herring 16' c Matt Faddes 29' c Sean Reidy 58' c Con: John Cooney (6) 2' 14' 17' 30' 32' 59'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Craig Evans

25 October 2019
19:35

Ulster	23–14	Cardiff Blues
Try: Luke Marshall 2' c Billy Burns 19'c Con: John Cooney (2) 3' 20' Pen: John Cooney (3) 8' 45' 62'	Report Highlights	Try: Aled Summerhill 42' c Will Boyde 56' c Con: Jarrod Evans (2) 43' 57'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 12,250
Referee: Mike Adamson

1 November 2019
19:35

Ulster	22–7	Zebre
Try: David Shanahan 20' c Penalty try 51' Rob Lyttle 70' Con: Bill Johnston 21' Pen: Bill Johnston 32'	Report Highlights	Try: Mattia Bellini 1' c Con: Carlo Canna 2'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 10,975
Referee: Sam Grove-White

9 November 2019
17:15

Munster	22–16	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: CJ Stander 14' c Rory Scannell 35' Andrew Conway 64' c Con: JJ Hanrahan 14' Tyler Bleyendaal 66' Pen: JJ Hanrahan 25'	Report Highlights	Try: Rob Herring 49' c Con: John Cooney 51' Pen: John Cooney (3) 3' 19' 57'

Thomond Park
Attendance: 14,436
Referee: Frank Murphy

29 November 2019
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	29–5	Scarlets
Try: Matt Faddes (2) 4' 78' John Cooney 8' c Matty Rea 16' c Robert Baloucoune 27' Con: John Cooney (2) 8' 17'	Report Highlights	Try: Jac Morgan 74'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 12,319
Referee: Sam Grove-White

20 December 2019
19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	54–42	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Max Deegan (2) 2' c 62' c Scott Penny (2) 15' c 22' c Robbie Henshaw 27' c Fergus McFadden 39' Rob Kearney 44' c Ronan Kelleher 48' c Con: Harry Byrne (7) 3' 16' 23' 28' 45' 49' 62'	Report Highlights	Try: Angus Kernohan 8' c Matt Faddes 35' c Craig Gilroy 57' c Greg Jones (2) 64' v 72' c Johnny Stewart 80+2' Con: Bill Johnston (6) 10' 37' 58' 65' 73' 80+2'

RDS Arena
Attendance: 16,375
Referee: George Clancy

27 December 2019
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	35–3	Connacht
Try: Alan O'Connor 17' c Billy Burns 22' c Robert Baloucoune 43' c Rob Herring 49' c Nick Timoney 76' c Con: John Cooney (4) 18' 23' 44' 50' Bill Johnston 77'	Report Highlights	Pen: Conor Fitzgerald

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 17,483
Referee: Sean Gallagher

3 January 2020
19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	38–17	Munster
Try: John Cooney 17. c Robert Baloucoune 34' c Matty Rea 42' c Stuart McCloskey 57' c Jacob Stockdale 61' c Con: John Cooney (5) 18' 35' 43' 58' 62' Pen: John Cooney 14'	Report Highlights	Try: Shane Daly 9' c Niall Scannell 65' c Con: Joey Carbery (2) 10' 65' Pen: Joey Carbery 39'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 17,461
Referee: Daniel Jones

15 February 2020
17:15

Ospreys	26–24	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: Owen Watkin 15' c Scott Otten (2) 24' 47' Con: Luke Price 16' Pen: Luke Price (3) 4' 28' 75'	Report Highlights	Try: Robert Baloucoune 9' c Matt Faddes 59' c Stuart McCloskey 67' c Con: Billy Burns 10' Bill Johnston (2) 60' 69' Pen: Billy Burns 35'

Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 5,868
Referee: Marius Mitrea

22 February 2020
19:35

Ulster	20–10	Cheetahs
Try: Tom O'Toole 7' c Robert Baloucoune 45' c Con: Bill Johnston (2) 8' 47' Pen: Bill Johnston (2) 35' 59'	Report Highlights Full game	Try: Clayton Blommetjies 65' c Con: Ruan Pienaar 67' Pen: Ruan Pienaar 38'

Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 13,829
Referee: Mike Adamson

29 February 2020
15:00

Benetton	0-0 Postponed due to coronavirus fears. Awarded as a 0–0 draw.	Ulster

Stadio Comunale di Monigo

23 August 2020
16:30

(1 BP) Connacht	26–20	Ulster (1 BP)
Try: John Porch 11' c Kieran Marmion 22' c Bundee Aki 54' c Jack Aungier 78' Con: Jack Carty (3) 11' 23' 55'	Report Highlights	Try: Jacob Stockdale 48' c Nick Timoney 61' c Con: Billy Burns 49' Ian Madigan 62' Pen: John Cooney (2) 5' 20'

Aviva Stadium
Referee: Frank Murphy

29 August 2020
19:35

Ulster	10–28	Leinster
Try: Rob Herring 53' c Con: John Cooney 54' Pen: John Cooney 67'	Report Highlights	Try: Ed Byrne 2' c Scott Penny 72' Harry Byrne 77' Con: Ross Byrne 4' Harry Byrne 79' Pen: Ross Byrne (3) 14' 20' 44'

Aviva Stadium
Referee: George Clancy

Semi-final

5 September 2020
19:35

Edinburgh	19–22	Ulster
Try: Stuart McInally 14' Darcy Graham 46' Chris Dean 57' Con: Jaco van der Walt (2/3) 47', 59'	Report Highlights Extended highlights	Try: Rob Lyttle 54' Rob Herring 62' John Andrew 75' Con: Billy Burns (1/2) 55' Ian Madigan (1/1) 76' Pen: Ian Madigan (1/1) 80'

Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

Final

12 September 2020
19:35

Leinster	27–5	Ulster
Try: James Lowe 12' c Robbie Henshaw 45' c Caelan Doris 71' c Con: Ross Byrne (2/2) 14', 47' Jonathan Sexton (1/1) 72' Pen: Ross Byrne (2/2) 26', 44'	Report Highlights Extended highlights	Try: James Hume 3' m

Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

End of season awards

Inside centre Stuart McCloskey and scrum-half John Cooney were named on the Pro14 Dream Team.[35]

Ulster A

Celtic Cup

	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Leinster A (CH)	7	7	0	0	351	140	211	55	22	7	0	35
2	Ulster A (RU)	7	5	0	2	198	170	28	28	23	5	0	25
3	Connacht Eagles	7	5	0	2	191	169	22	24	24	3	0	23
4	Scarlets A	7	4	0	3	217	194	23	29	28	4	2	22
5	Dragons A	7	2	0	5	205	236	-31	30	34	5	2	15
6	Munster A	7	2	1	4	165	206	-41	22	31	3	0	13
7	Ospreys Development	7	1	1	5	133	229	-96	19	32	2	0	8
8	Cardiff Blues A	7	1	0	6	109	225	-116	17	30	2	1	7
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order - number of matches won the difference between points for and points against the number of tries scored the most points scored the difference between tries for and tries against the fewest red cards received the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams that advance to the final (Q) Qualified for the final (CH) Champions (RU) Runners-up Updated: 5 October 2019 Source: Munster Rugby

24 August 2019
14:30

(2 BP) Scarlets A	32–35	Ulster A (1 BP)
Try: E. Jones (3) R. Jones Con: Hughes (2) Pen: Hughes Wilson	Report 1 Report 2	Try: Allison Reid David McCann Cooper Con: Houston (3) Pen: Houston (3)

Church Bank Playing Fields

31 August 2019
19:30

(1 BP) Ulster A	32–5	Cardiff A
	Report

Gibson Park

6 September 2019
16:00

(1 BP) Ulster A	33–13	Connacht Eagles
	Report

Eaton Park
Referee: Stuart Gaffikin (IRFU)

14 September 2019
15:00

(1 BP) Leinster A	55–24	Ulster A (1 BP)
	Report

Energia Park
Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (IRFU)

21 September 2019
15:00

(1 BP) Dragons A	31–43	Ulster A (1 BP)
	Report

CCB Centre

27 September 2019
17:00

Ulster A	19–3	Ospreys Development
	Report

Gibson Park

4 October 2019
17:00

Ulster A	12–31	Munster A (1 BP)
	Report

Shaw's Bridge
Referee: Peter Martin (IRFU)

Final

13 October 2019
15:00

Leinster A	31–10	Ulster A
	Report

Energia Park
Referee: Robert O'Sullivan (IRFU)

Ulster Rugby Awards

The Ulster Rugby Awards ceremony was held on 29 September 2020. Winners were:[36]

Academy Player of the Year: David McCann
Ulster A Player of the Year: Ethan McIlroy
Supporters' Club Player of the Season: Marcell Coetzee
Rugby Writers' Player of the Year: Marcell Coetzee
Young Player of the Year: Tom O'Toole
Player of the Year: John Cooney
Personality of the Year: Marcell Coetzee

Season reviews

Ulster Rugby: Who Did What 2019-20, The Front Row Union, 1 October 2020
"The Ulster depth chart: Madigan and Mathewson add experience", The42, 29 July 2020

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[12] Taking into account signings and departures head of 2019–20 season as listed on List of 2019–20 Pro14 transfers.

[35] Ulster deducted 1 point for administration error regarding Ian Madigan. [33]

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