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Bath Rugby
Full nameBath Rugby
UnionSomerset RFU
Founded1865; 159 years ago (1865)
LocationBath, Somerset, England
Ground(s)The Recreation Ground (Capacity: 14,509)
Director of RugbyJohann van Graan
Captain(s)Ben Spencer
Most capsPhil Hall (580)
Top scorerJon Callard (2,087)
Most triesTony Swift (161)
League(s)Premiership Rugby
2022–238th
1st kit
2nd kit
European kit
Largest win
Bath 84–7 Sale
1996–97 National Division One[1]
Largest defeat
Gloucester 64–0 Bath
(Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester)
30 April 2022[1]
Official website
www.bathrugby.com

Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.

Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in the city centre. Bath Rugby is one of the most successful clubs in England having won 18 major trophies. It was particularly successful between 1984 and 1998 when it won 10 Domestic Cups, 6 League titles, and was the first English side to win the European Cup in 1998. In 2008 Bath also won the European Challenge Cup, the continent's second tier of competition. Bath is one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from the top division of English rugby.

For the 2023-24 Premiership Rugby season, Bath will compete in the European Rugby Champions Cup.

The current Head of Rugby is Johann van Graan, who started in July 2022.

History[edit]

Amateur era[edit]

Bath Football Club is one of the oldest clubs in existence, having been founded in 1865 by members of Lansdown Cricket Club in Bath (founded 1825) for 'something to do in the winter'.[2] This is the reason why the club colours of the two clubs are identical. With an original home base at North Parade, Bath then led a nomadic existence during the 1800s playing at Claverton Down, Lambridge Meadows, Taylor's Field and Henrietta Park. They then leased a plot of land at Pulteney Meadow, where today's Rec stands, with most games played against local opposition: Weston-super-Mare, Gloucester, Clifton and the "Arabs" from Bristol. By the 1890s, Welsh clubs were starting to become regular opponents, with Cardiff and Penarth regularly appearing in the fixture list. With a traditionally lightweight pack, they would suffer regular defeats. The club played its first fixture against overseas opposition in 1907, as Racing Club de Bordelais crossed the Channel to play at the Rec. 1954 saw a first overseas tour by Bath, who beat the French teams St Claude (23–3). Givors (9–6) and Tour du Pin (17–0).

The trip was repeated the following year with wins against St Claude (13–8), Dijon (14–0) and Macon (8–3) as captain Peter Sibley was the first to develop the ethos for fast, attacking rugby in the Sixties.

With six-foot four-inch players such as England international back row David Gay, Peter Heindorff, Sibley had players with physique to impose this style of play. With the mercurial John Horton and the incisive Mike Beese, the side continued to develop Bath's reputation in the early Seventies with wins over the top Welsh sides. However, the revolution began with the arrival of coach Jack Rowell in 1978. Rowell transformed the ethos of a club that had traditionally drawn its players from the immediate locality. When formalised competitions started in the 1980s Jack Rowell brought premature professionalism to Bath and began to assemble a side with power and precision. The power, provided by Gareth Chilcott and Roger Spurrell was complemented by the precision of John Horton and winger David Trick.

By 1984, the first of ten knock-out cup successes had been achieved, at the expense of Bristol. Bath dominated the John Player Cup winning it four years on a trot, from 1984 to 1987. The cup sponsor changed to Pilkington, and Bath after a blip in 1988 dominated that cup as well winning it a further six times.

The formal league structure started in 1987 and Bath dominated the early years of the competition winning six times in eight years and doing the "double" four times. Bath were an unstoppable force in 1988–89 and ran away with the league title, winning the first ten of their eleven league matches. Their only defeat was at Leicester in the last game of the season, when Bath, with the title already won, rested several key players. The two sides met again a week later in the Pilkington Cup final at Twickenham which Bath won 10–6 to become the first English club to wrap up the double of winning both League and Cup.

1990 saw the last of six consecutive Twickenham final wins, defeating Gloucester 48–6.

1993–94 saw a unique "Grand Slam" of titles. In addition to the league (played on a home and away basis for the first time), the team won the Pilkington Cup (beating Leicester, with tries from Tony Swift and a youthful Mike Catt), the Middlesex Sevens (beating Orrell in the Final) and the Worthington Tens. Arguably the most "professional" amateur club side in English history, Bath has struggled to match the achievements of the Eighties and early Nineties.

In May 1996, Bath Rugby and Wigan RLFC made history by playing against each other at both codes. The first match was at Maine Road, Manchester under League rules and saw Bath struggle, eventually losing 82–6. In the return fixture under Union rules at Twickenham, Bath were able to regain a measure of pride by beating Wigan 44–19.

Professional era[edit]

Bath Rugby v Toulouse, Justin Harrison (Heineken Cup)

Jack Rowell's departure (to take control of the England team) in 1995 and rugby union becoming a professional sport in 1996 has seen Bath struggle to find consistency either on or off the field. With regular changes in the coaching staff (including Andy Robinson's appointment as England's head coach) and with a seemingly steady turnaround of players, the formula that led to past successes is still being sought. However, Bath captained by Andy Nicol still managed to be the first British club to lift the Heineken Cup, in the 1997–1998 season. Bath beat French club Brive 19–18 in an exciting final in Bordeaux with Jon Callard scoring all the points for Bath.

Despite European glory, Bath slumped to sixth in the league the next season. In the disastrous league campaign of 2002–03, relegation was avoided by only a single point on the last day.

Having narrowly avoided relegation and merger with bitter rivals Bristol in the 2002–03 season, the club invested heavily in its squad, with no fewer than 15 changes in personnel during the summer of 2003. Jack Rowell and Michael Foley recruited wisely and the appointment of John Connolly as head coach helped gel the players into a formidable unit and the team ended the regular season at the top of the table six points clear of Wasps, but lost in the play-off final match at Twickenham.

Bath finished 4th at the end of the 2004–05 season. The club reached the Powergen Cup final after a dramatic extra-time try by Andy Williams in the semi-final against Gloucester, but lost to Leeds at Twickenham after a poor display. The pack continued to dominate but, with a backline once again decimated by injuries, many bemoaned the 10-man rugby displayed by Bath. Two players, Matt Stevens and Danny Grewcock, were selected for the Lions tour to New Zealand.

By the end of the 2004–05 season, Coach John Connolly had announced his intention to return to his native Australia, having created one of the most dominant packs in club rugby. The appointment of ex-England National Academy Manager Brian Ashton as the new head coach was announced in November 2005, and marked the return of the popular coach, who helped lead Bath to six league titles and six cup titles between 1989 and 1996. In May 2006, rumours of Ashton's return to the England coaching setup were rife. These rumours were confirmed on 25 May 2006, when Bath agreed to release Ashton from his contract for an undisclosed compensatory figure, to return to the RFU fold as attack coach for the England team.

Byron Kelleher and Michael Claassens

Well known Bath players from the recent history of the club include Jeremy Guscott; Dan Lyle, one of the first Americans to play regularly in Britain; England captain Phil de Glanville; and Andy Robinson, an assistant coach of the Rugby World Cup – winning England side, who went on to be the England team's head coach and head coach of Scotland.

Throughout the 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons, Bath Rugby played in the Heineken Cup – a European cup tournament. In 2006 they controversially defeated Leicester Tigers in the quarter finals at a sold out Walkers' Stadium in Leicester, being reduced to 13 men for the last ten minutes of the match for continual infringements at the scrummage. Bath then went on to lose the semi-finals against Biarritz. As they finished 9th in the league that year, Bath were ineligible for the 2006–07 HC competition, instead contesting the European Challenge Cup.

Bath were forced to find a new coaching team in the summer of 2006 after head coach Brian Ashton joined the England national team, forwards coach Michael Foley returned to Australia and skills coach Richard Graham joined Saracens. Backs coach, Steve Meehan, was appointed the new acting head coach.[3] His appointment was later made permanent.

In 2008 Bath won their first silverware in 10 years, beating Worcester to win the European Challenge Cup. After defeat in the 2003 and 2007 finals, it was third time lucky for the English team who ground out an impressive win over Worcester Warriors at Kingsholm. Outgoing skipper Steve Borthwick led by example and was a tower of strength in the lineout on his way to becoming FedEx Man of the match. Borthwick, who went on to join Saracens the following season, was carried aloft by his jubilant teammates after a titanic tussle in appalling conditions. Worcester won the toss and opted to play with the wind at their backs in the first period. It mattered not as Bath dominated possession and territory in the first quarter, and deservedly took the lead on 15 minutes with an Olly Barkley penalty. Barkley went on to score a second penalty a drop goal and a conversion, but it was tries from Jonny Fa'amatuainu and Nick Abendanon that put the game beyond the reach of brave Worcester. Bath won 24–16.

On 14 April 2010, Bath Rugby announced a change of ownership and set out new plans for the future of the club,[4] including a proposal to create a new club headquarters at Farleigh House[5] and a commitment to build a new 20,000–25,000-seat stadium.

In 2011 the new owners brought in Gary Gold as head coach to replace the short-lived Ian McGeechan, who had briefly replaced Meehan. After a poor first season Gold was promoted to a director of rugby while defence coach Mike Ford became head coach. In December 2013 Gold left the club under unclear circumstances.

After a disappointing season seeing Bath finish 9th in the table, Mike Ford left the club at the end of the 2015–2016 season after an in depth review of the club was carried out,[6] Neal Hatley joined Eddie Jones with the England team[7] and Danny Grewcock left as Bath's Academy Director.[8] On the 28 July 2016 Bath announced that Todd Blackadder would be taking over as director of rugby and Tabai Matson as head coach.[9] This would see Blackadder reportedly signing a 3-year deal and Matson a 4-year deal.

On the 15 December 2021, Bath announced the appointment of Johann van Graan as their new Head of Rugby,[10] following a wholesale review and restructuring of the coaching and conditioning teams. Van Graan joined Bath from Irish provincial rugby club Munster on a long-term contract, with the aim of stabilising and rebuilding the club's fortunes following the disappointing 2021–22 season.

Budget[edit]

Year Turnover Profit/(Loss) before tax
2009–10 £8,832k £(1,259)k
2010–11 £9,613k £(1,820)k
2011–12 £10,291k £(2,790)k
2012–13 £10,617k £(3,777)k
2013–14 £11,772k £(2,975)k
2014–15 £14,634k £(1,106)k
2015–16 £16,869k £(1,201)k
2016–17 £18,576k £(2,567)k
2017–18 £19,806k £(3,149)k

Supporters[edit]

Bath Rugby Shop

The official supporters' club of Bath Rugby was formed in January 1997.[11]

Stadium[edit]

The Recreation Ground.

Bath play at the Recreation Ground, also known as "The Rec". The stadium is in the centre of the city, next to the River Avon. For the 2009–10 season the ground capacity was expanded to 11,700, and Bath play all of their home matches there during the club season. During summer, the ground is adjusted to make it capable for holding cricket matches. This cricket field is used for local contests and hosted Somerset County Cricket Club for one match a year until 2011.[12]

Development of the Rec[edit]

In November 2009 the new chief executive, Nick Blofeld, stated the club is now seeking a mostly seated stadium for 20,000 to suit modern professional rugby, with potential for future expansion, containing "restaurants and cafés, hospitality suites, conference facilities and good food and beverage outlets and other potential retail outlets".[13]

The issue of the charitable status of the Rec has prevented progress, but in 2013 the Charity Commission recommended a scheme to allow the club's former training ground at Lambridge to be exchanged for an extended footprint on the Rec free from the charitable rules. While a few appeals remain to be heard, the club is pushing on with designs for an 18,500-seat stadium, and intends to apply for planning permission in 2014.[14]

The First Tier Tribunal decided to limit the land available to the club which has meant that pending leave to appeal the club's development plans have had to be put on ice. As a result, the club has put in a planning application to extend its capacity to 14,000 on a temporary basis for next two seasons to cover their 150th anniversary celebrations in 2015.[15]

After being successful with recent planning applications, the club has been able to increase capacity by 1,000 for the 2016/17 season onwards – taking the capacity to 14,500 spectators for home games. The works took place during the 2016 off-season and saw the West Stand partially demolished and improved facilities provided, including bars, food outlets and toilets. The new consents will last for four years and will enable Bath to focus solely on resolution of a permanent redevelopment solution for the Rec, without on-going debate around temporary stands during this period. Permanent development proposals are intended to be brought forward long before the expiry of the four-year period.[16]

Au updated decision in December 2016 from the Charity First-Tier Tribunal relating to a revised Scheme for the governance of the Bath Recreation Ground, including the use of the Recreation Ground site, was said by the club to "re-open the door to redevelopment at the Rec".[17]

Twickenham Stadium[edit]

Between the 2016–17 and 2018–19 seasons, Bath Rugby played an annual home fixture at Twickenham Stadium. The fixture; dubbed The Clash was normally played around Easter and formed part of a five-year deal to host games at Twickenham.[18] The 2017 match had an attendance of 61,868, and the 2018 match had 60,880 spectators.

Current kit[edit]

Between 2020 and 2023, the kit was supplied by Macron. On the front of the shirt, Dyson is at the centre. Compeed appears on the left sleeve. On the back of the shirt, Thatchers is at the top with Avon Protection on top of the squad number and Grant UK at the bottom. On the back of the shorts, Dyson (who is also at the centre on the front of the shirt) is on the top while on the bottom, the Bendac Group is on the left and Your Red Car is on the right.

Castore are the kit supplier from the 2023–24 season.

Season summaries[edit]

Premiership Domestic Cup European Cup
Season Competition Final Position Points Play-Offs Competition Performance Competition Performance
1987–88 Courage League Division 1 4th 30 N/A John Player Cup Quarter-final No competition N/A
1988–89 Courage League Division 1 1st 20 Pilkington Cup Champions
1989–90 Courage League Division 1 3rd 16 Pilkington Cup Champions
1990–91 Courage League Division 1 1st 22 Pilkington Cup 3rd round
1991–92 Courage League Division 1 1st 21 Pilkington Cup Champions
1992–93 Courage League Division 1 1st 22 Pilkington Cup 3rd round
1993–94 Courage League Division 1 1st 31 Pilkington Cup Champions
1994–95 Courage League Division 1 2nd 27 Pilkington Cup Champions
1995–96 Courage League Division 1 1st 31 Pilkington Cup Champions No English teams N/A
1996–97 Courage League Division 1 2nd 31 Pilkington Cup 5th round Heineken Cup Quarter-final
1997–98 Allied Dunbar Premiership 3rd 26 Tetley's Bitter Cup 5th round Heineken Cup Champions
C&G Cup Pool Stage
1998–99 Allied Dunbar Premiership 6th 30 Tetley's Bitter Cup 4th round No English teams N/A
C&G Cup Quarter-final
1999–00 Allied Dunbar Premiership 2nd 43 Tetley's Bitter Cup 4th round Heineken Cup 2nd in pool
2000–01 Zurich Premiership 3rd 70 Finalist* Tetley's Bitter Cup 4th round Heineken Cup 2nd in pool
2001–02 Zurich Premiership 11th 33 –* Powergen Cup 6th round Heineken Cup Quarter-final
2002–03 Zurich Premiership 11th 36 Powergen Cup Quarter-final Challenge Cup Runners–up
2003–04 Zurich Premiership 1st 79 Runners-up Powergen Cup Quarter-final Challenge Cup Semi-final
2004–05 Zurich Premiership 4th 58 Powergen Cup Runners-up Heineken Cup 2nd in pool
2005–06 Guinness Premiership 9th 46 Powergen Cup Semi-final Heineken Cup Semi-final
2006–07 Guinness Premiership 8th 45 EDF Energy Cup 4th in pool Challenge Cup Runners-up
2007–08 Guinness Premiership 3rd 69 Semi-final EDF Energy Cup 4th in pool Challenge Cup Champions
2008–09 Guinness Premiership 4th 65 Semi-final EDF Energy Cup 3rd in pool Heineken Cup Quarter-final
2009–10 Guinness Premiership 4th 61 Semi-final LV= Cup 3rd in pool Heineken Cup 4th in pool
2010–11 Aviva Premiership 5th 62 LV= Cup 3rd in pool Heineken Cup 3rd in pool
2011–12 Aviva Premiership 8th 44 LV= Cup Semi-final Heineken Cup 3rd in pool
2012–13 Aviva Premiership 7th 53 LV= Cup Semi-final Challenge Cup Quarter-final
2013–14 Aviva Premiership 5th 67 LV= Cup Semi-final Challenge Cup Runners-up
2014–15 Aviva Premiership 2nd 75 Runners-up LV= Cup 4th in pool Champions Cup Quarter-final
2015–16 Aviva Premiership 9th 48 No competition N/A Champions Cup 3rd in pool
2016–17 Aviva Premiership 5th 59 Anglo-Welsh Cup 4th in pool Challenge Cup Semi-final
2017–18 Aviva Premiership 6th 56 Anglo-Welsh Cup Runners-up Champions Cup 3rd in pool
2018–19 Gallagher Premiership 6th 56 Premiership Cup 3rd in pool Champions Cup 3rd in pool
2019-20 Gallagher Premiership 4th 67 Semi-final Premiership Cup 3rd in pool Champions Cup 4th in pool
2020-21 Gallagher Premiership 7th 52 No competition N/A Champions Cup Pool stage
Challenge Cup Semi-final
2021-22 Gallagher Premiership 13th 34 Premiership Cup 5th in pool Champions Cup 11th in pool
Challenge Cup Round of 16
2022–23 Gallagher Premiership 8th 47 Premiership Cup 4th in pool Challenge Cup Pool stage
2023–24 Gallagher Premiership - - Premiership Cup - Champions Cup -

* In 2000–01 and 2001–02 the play offs were a separate competition with the champion still determined by the league table.
Gold background denotes champions
Silver background denotes runners-up
Pink background denotes relegated

Last Season attendances[edit]

2022-23
Round Team Attendance Stadium
Round 2 Sale Sharks 11,704 Recreation Ground
Round 5 Gloucester 13,162 Recreation Ground
Round 7 Northampton Saints 13,412 Recreation Ground
Round 10 Leicester Tigers 13,058 Recreation Ground
Round 12 Harlequins 14,509 Recreation Ground
Round 14 Newcastle Falcons 14,000 Recreation Ground
Round 17 London Irish 14,509 Recreation Ground
Round 18 Bristol Bears 14,509 Recreation Ground
Round 21 Exeter Chiefs 13,543 Recreation Ground
Round 24 Saracens 14,509 Recreation Ground

Club honours[edit]

Bath Rugby[edit]

Bath United[edit]

Friendly[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The Bath Rugby squad for the 2023–24 season is:[19][20][a]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Niall Annett Hooker Ireland Ireland
Tom Dunn Hooker England England
Hame Faiva Hooker Italy Italy
John Stewart Hooker England England
Arthur Cordwell Prop England England
Thomas du Toit Prop South Africa South Africa
Archie Griffin Prop Wales Wales
Johannes Jonker Prop South Africa South Africa
Beno Obano Prop England England
Juan Schoeman Prop South Africa South Africa
Will Stuart Prop England England
Kieran Verden Prop England England
Jacques du Plessis Lock South Africa South Africa
Charlie Ewels Lock England England
Josh McNally Lock England England
Ewan Richards Lock England England
Quinn Roux Lock Ireland Ireland
Alfie Barbeary Back row England England
Josh Bayliss Back row Scotland Scotland
Chris Cloete Back row South Africa South Africa
Jaco Coetzee Back row South Africa South Africa
Ted Hill Back row England England
Fergus Lee-Warner Back row Australia Australia
Nahum Merigan Back row England England
Miles Reid Back row England England
JJ Tonks Back row England England
Sam Underhill Back row England England
GJ van Velze Back row South Africa South Africa
Player Position Union
Tom Carr-Smith Scrum-half England England
Neil le Roux Scrum-half South Africa South Africa
Louis Schreuder Scrum-half South Africa South Africa
Ben Spencer Scrum-half England England
Orlando Bailey Fly-half England England
Finn Russell Fly-half Scotland Scotland
George Worboys Fly-half England England
Will Butt Centre England England
Ollie Lawrence Centre England England
Max Ojomoh Centre England England
Cameron Redpath Centre Scotland Scotland
Louie Hennessey Centre Wales Wales
Max Wright Wing England England
Joe Cokanasiga Wing England England
Gabe Goss Wing England England
Regan Grace Wing Wales Wales
Will Muir Wing England England
Tom de Glanville Fullback England England
Matt Gallagher Fullback England England
Ruaridh McConnochie Fullback England England
Brendan Owen [a] Fullback South Africa South Africa
Sam Harris Fullback England England

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  1. ^ a b Brendan Owen is on a short-term deal from November 2023.[21]

Academy squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Scott Kirk Hooker England England
Max Pearce Hooker England England
Jasper Spandler Hooker England England
Ioan Emanuel Prop Wales Wales
Billy Sela Prop England England
Archie Stanley Prop England England
Mikey Summerfield Prop England England
Jack Bennett Lock England England
Rory Cameron Lock England England
Harvey Cuckson Lock England England
Josh Dingley Lock England England
Eddie Erkine Lock England England
Will Jeanes Lock England England
Daniel Marais Lock South Africa South Africa
Abdul-Khalik Akenzua Al-Kareem Back row England England
Thompson Cowan Back row Wales Wales
Ciaran Donoghue Back row England England
Mackenzie Graham Back row England England
Arthur Green Back row England England
Ethan Staddon Back row England England
George Timmins Back row England England
Player Position Union
Ieuan Davies Scrum-half Wales Wales
Murdoch Lock Scrum-half England England
Raff Weston Fly-half England England
Louie Hennessey Centre Wales Wales
Rory Crum Centre England England
Will Parry Centre England England
James Short Centre England England
Byron Lloyd-Gilmour Wing England England
Luke Graham Fullback England England
Sam Harris Fullback England England

Club staff[edit]

Role[22] Name
Head of Rugby South Africa Johann van Graan
Defence Coach South Africa JP Ferreira
Assistant coach England Lee Blackett
Assistant coach England Richard Blaze
Scrum Coach Scotland Stevie Scott
Skills Coach England Ryan Davis
Academy manager England Craig Lilley

Notable former players[edit]

Lions Tourists[edit]

The following Bath players have been selected for the Lions tours while at the club:

Rugby World Cup[edit]

The following are players which have represented their countries at the Rugby World Cup, whilst playing for Bath, players in bold won the tournament:

Tournament Players selected England players Other national team players
1987 6 Gareth Chilcott, Graham Dawe, David Egerton, Jon Hall, Nigel Redman, Richard Hill
1991 4 Nigel Redman, Richard Hill, Jeremy Guscott, Jonathan Webb
1995 12 Ben Clarke, Graham Dawe, Jeremy Guscott, John Mallett, Jonathan Callard, Phil de Glanville, Mike Catt, Steve Ojomoh, Victor Ubogu Simon Geoghegan Ireland, Dave Hilton, Eric Peters Scotland
1999 7 Victor Ubogu, Phil de Glanville, Jeremy Guscott, Mike Catt, Matt Perry Kevin Maggs Ireland, Dan Lyle United States
2003 6 Iain Balshaw, Mike Tindall, Mike Catt, Danny Grewcock Kevin Maggs Ireland, Simon Danielli Scotland
2007 6 Lee Mears, Matt Stevens, Steve Borthwick, Olly Barkley, Nick Abendanon Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu Samoa
2011 7 David Wilson, Lee Mears, Lewis Moody, Matt Banahan Chris Biller United States, Anthony Perenise Samoa, Francois Louw South Africa
2015 12 Rob Webber, David Wilson, George Ford, Sam Burgess, Jonathan Joseph, Anthony Watson Nikola Matawalu Fiji, Dominic Day, Rhys Priestland Wales, Alafoti Faosiliva Samoa, Francois Louw South Africa, Horacio Agulla Argentina
2019 6 Sam Underhill, Jonathan Joseph, Joe Cokanasiga, Ruaridh McConnochie, Anthony Watson Francois Louw South Africa
2023 5 Ollie Lawrence, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill Cameron Redpath, Finn Russell Scotland

Past club captains[edit]

Only includes players appointed club captain for the season. Individual game captains are not included.

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