Wellington Club Weekly / August 2022
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Powerful Prodigy – Peter Lakai
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- Peter Lakai playing for Petone against Norths earlier this season, with Riley Higgins in support. The two teams later met in the Jubilee Cup final. PHOTO: Stewart Baird. By Adam Julian Peter Lakai is eligible to play Colts rugby until 2024 but is already a dominant loose forward in the Wellington Lions. The 19-year old...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 026: Arthur Kelly and the Pro Blacks
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- Arthur Kelly staked his reputation on his fearless tacking ability – which seemingly led to the set of events that saw him join the ‘Pro Blacks’ team on their momentous overseas tour of 1907/08 and subsequently play several seasons for the St Helen’s club in England. Born in Petone on Christmas Eve 1886, Arthur Frederick...
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The Monday Wrap 29 August 2022 (some rugby news and happenings to start the week)
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- There are four school rugby tournaments this week, three in Wellington/Hutt Valley and one in Levin. Invitational U14 tournament, at Wakefield Park. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Featuring: St Pat’s Town, Rongotai, Scots, St Bernard’s, Silverstream, Wellington College, Rosmini (NH), Feilding (MRU), Orewa (NH) and St Thomas’ (Canty). Hurricanes U15 Boys tournament, at St Pat’s Silverstream, Fraser...
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Silverstream through to Hurricanes final, wins for Wellington Centurions, U19s, Samoa, Māori sides
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- Wellington Centurions No. 8 Mika Alaifatu makes a break in today’s match at the Hutt Rec against Taranaki Development. PHOTO: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White and Adam Julian. St Pat’s Silverstream are through to the Hurricanes First XV final, while there were wins today for Wellington representative teams, the Wellington Centurions, Wellington U19s, Wellington Māori...
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Knockout school rugby and key representative matches tomorrow
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- Midday edition: The focus falls on the Hutt Rec and Maidstone Park in matches at home tomorrow involving Wellington representative and school teams tomorrow on a weekend that sees four Wellington teams meet Taranaki opposition. Representative rugby The feature representative fixture at home tomorrow is at the Hutt Rec at 12.30pm between the Wellington Centurions...
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Wellington v Taranaki 1953: the high point of a golden year
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- Above: Athletic Park’s Western Bank filling up fast 10 minutes after gates have opened at noon for a 3.00 pm kick-off between Wellington and Taranaki. Photo: EP 29/8/1953 The following story was previously published on this website in 2014 – so re-posting below for those that may have missed it then, ahead of Sunday’s NPC...
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MANUKURA beat St Mary’s in thrilling Hurricanes decider
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- Fulltime at the Bulls RFC and MANUKURA have held on under their posts to beat St Mary’s College in the 2022 Hurricanes Schoolgirls decider. By Steven White MANUKURA beat St Mary’s College 24-17 in Bulls this afternoon to retain the Rex Kerr Cup and earn the right to represent the Hurricanes region at the National...
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Best online casino games for sport lovers
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- Online casino games and sports are two things most people wouldn’t immediately think of being in the same vein, but they are closer than you might think. The thrill of watching online slot reels or the roulette wheel spin is similar to the excitement of watching high-end sporting fixtures, with online gamblers regularly feeling the...
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Wellington Lions v Northland Stat Attack
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- The Wellington Lions played their third round NPC match this past Saturday against Northland. Some facts and figures from the game by Peter Marriott below. Round 3 v Northland: Lost 6-15 Unusually, both sides failed to score points during the second half of the match. For Wellington it was the second match in succession they...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 025: Vincent Meredith
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- Sir Vincent Robert Sissons Meredith was a leading player for the Wellington Axemen and the Wellington representative side over several years around the turn of the last century. Leaving Wellington, Meredith later had a noted legal career, mostly in Auckland, and spent time as Auckland’s provincial selector, a manager of two All Blacks teams on...
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Wellington Māori v Wellington Samoa Match Highlights
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- The Wellington Maori side beat Wellington Samoa 24-22 in their intra-team Wellington representative fixture at the Hutt Rec on 20 August 2022. Scoring highlights of that match below: Match photos: https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2022/2022-Representative-Rugby/20-August-Wellington-Maori-24-v-Wellington-Samoans-22/
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Wellington U15 Division 1 Final: St Pat’s Silverstream (27) v Wellington College (17)
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- St Patricks College Silverstream Rugby beat Wellington College 27-17 in the final of the 2022 U15 Division 1 competition, for the Father Gus Hill Cup. At Maidstone Park on 20 August 2022. 📽Match scoring highlights below, as seen on You Tube. Photo gallery of this final: https://clubrugby.smugmug.com/2022/2022-First-XV-and-School-Rugby/20-August-U15-Div1-Final-Silverstream-27-v-Well-Coll-17
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The Monday Wrap 22 August (some rugby news and happenings to start the week)
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- St Pat’s Silverstream players and supporters celebrate in the darkness and drizzle with a haka after their Premiership win on Saturday against St Pat’s Town. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. As far as multiple rugby matches in the region go, a comparative break in the traffic this coming weekend (the first two weekends of September will be...
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St Pat’s Silverstream, MSP notable finals winners in college and club rugby, Wellington Māori beat Wellington Samoa
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- Above: The St Pat’s First XV with the Premiership title. The school won three rugby finals today. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White and Adam Julian St Pat’s Silverstream teams were celebrating in the rain today, winning the three major Wellington college finals on offer, while Marist St Pat’s claimed the remaining club rugby title...
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College, club finals and Wellington Māori-Samoan teams fixture highlight weekend’s community rugby
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- By Scott MacLean and Steven White Lunchtime edition (to be updated with new information/teams as they come in) Four-and-a-half months after the local season got underway with the opening days of the Premier Men’s and Women’s competitions, it comes to a close tomorrow with the College Finals and the last club decider of the season....
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 2.0 the aftermath
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- By Kevin McCarthy What a fantastic effort by the Crusaders to go to Ellis Park and pull off the wonderful win at the weekend. Someone got the kit order wrong at the laundry, and they had to play in some all-black coloured jerseys, but that still didn’t stop them. That’s how good they are. I...
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Mettrick and St Pat’s Town primed for re-match in Saturday’s First XV Final
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- “I definitely think they will be coming from us after our traditional win over them a few weeks ago, but I have every faith in our team that we can pull through, keep our discipline and repeat that in the final,” St Pat’s Town second five Francis Mettrick told the Huddy Hui on Wednesday night....
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Premiership First XV – recapping the last 10 School Finals
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- St Pat’s Silverstream and St Pat’s Town meet in this Saturday’s 2022 Premiership First XV final at Jerry Collins Stadium. Recapping the last 10 finals, 2012-21, below. 2021: St Pat’s Silverstream (36) and Scots College (36) shared title There was a six-week build-up to the 2021 Premiership final, from the semi-finals to the final at...
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Bruce Kauika-Petersen bringing experience to Northland
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- Bruce Kauika-Petersen playing for Northern United against Marist St Pat’s in last year’s Jubilee Cup semi-final. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. By Steven White Bruce Kauika-Petersen will be a well-known player amongst the visiting Northland Taniwha squad this Saturday afternoon at Jerry Collins Stadium, having played numerous matches at this venue for various representative teams and for...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 024: Hector Thomson and Duncan McGregor
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- Two lightweight speedsters who played on the wing for Wellington and the All Blacks in the early 1900s. Both McGregor and Thomson were members of the 1905-06 Originals squad that toured North America, Britain and France. The two players were born a few months apart in 1881 and both made their way to Wellington from...
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Match Highlights: U85kg Division 1 Final: Johnsonville (37) v Upper Hutt Rams (5)
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- The Johnsonville Terrahawks beat the Upper Hutt Rams 37-5 in the 2022 Paul Potiki Shield U85kg Division 1 final at Fraser Park on Saturday 13 August. Johnsonville were fast out of the gates, scoring three tries and leading 22-5 at halftime. They increased their lead after the break and there was no coming back for...
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The Monday wrap for 15 August (some news and information to start the rugby week)
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- The Stokes Valley U85kg side with the Tony O’Brien Shield, for winning the Division 2 title on Saturday with a 14-9 win over Eastbourne in the final. The rugby rolls on. The last of the club rugby finals in Wellington is this coming Saturday, between the MSP Internationals and the Upper Hutt Rams J8s who...
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Eight club and college champions found on dramatic afternoon of rugby
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- The Petone Colts celebrating winning the Division 1 title this afternoon. PHOTO: Mike Lewis Pictures. By Steven White, Adam Julian and Scott MacLean. Half a dozen club rugby champions were found at a sun-drenched Fraser Park this afternoon, while finalists were found in one other club rugby grade and most of the college rugby competitions...
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Colts, U85kgs and Premier 2 Finals Day and college semi-finals tomorrow
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- The Upper Hutt Rams and Johnsonville teams will meet in consecutive weeks when they clash in tomorrow’s Paul Potiki Shield U85kg Division 1 decider, one of six WRFU club finals at Fraser Park. PHOTO: Peter McDonald. The focus this weekend obviously drifts to Lower Hutt’s Fraser Park where the remaining Club titles – bar one...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 2.0
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- Can the All Blacks fly high this Sunday morning when they take on South Africa at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, kick-off 3.05am? PHOTO: Google. By Kevin McCarthy This week, a big section of hillside not far from our house came sliding down. It had always looked a very maturely forested bit of cliff. Fifty years ago...
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Sturdy and Surgical – Bradd Forster on the Tawa Reserves Rampant Run
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- By Adam Julian The Tawa Premier Reserves are unbeaten in their last 33 games. In that period they have outscored opponents 1305 to 497, that’s an average score of 40-15 in each game. Their worst result in the impressive streak was a 22-22 draw against Old Boys University, a result that actually secured the first...
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Solomon a pillar of strength for WC
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- Stanley Solomon and Wellington College kick-off earlier this season. PHOTO: Andy McArthur. This weekend marks the semi-finals of the Wellington First XV competition, following a thrilling weekend of matches this past weekend in which four teams were chasing one remaining spot for a seat at the top four table. Rongotai College grabbed that fourth spot...
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All Blacks v South Africa 1.0 Stat Attack
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- The All Blacks missed out to the Springboks in their fixture last weekend. Some facts and figures from this test below by Peter Marriott. New Zealand v South Africa: Lost 10-26 New Zealand and South Africa first met in a test at Dunedin on 13 August 1921 when New Zealand won 13-5. Since then they...
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Nothing compares to Sinead To’oala-Ryder
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- By Adam Julian Photos by David Brownlie Wellington Pride openside flanker Sinead To’oala-Ryder burst on to the rugby scene in 2017 and has been a regular part of Wellington Pride match-day squads ever since. With a general background in several sports such as volleyball, basketball, touch, flag and hockey, To’oala-Ryder started playing rugby seriously in...
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Petone and HOBM to meet in Colts final on Saturday
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- HOBM first five Kobe Joe-Vulu takes on Petone’s Tom Mannix when these two sides met back in April in pre-season. Both sets of backlines have been firing well all season and their tussle looms as a key area to watch in Saturday’s Division 1 Colts final at Fraser Park at 12.30pm. By Steven White Old...
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Pioneers of rugby in Wellington 023: James Prendeville
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- There were several rugby administrative colossuses in Wellington in the first half of the twentieth century, including James Prendeville profiled below. James ‘Jim’ Prendeville served many years in administration in Wellington Rugby and later New Zealand Rugby and was later a co-founder of the Centurions Rugby Football Club. Prendeville was born in Wellington in 1876...
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Wellington Lions v Bay of Plenty Steamers Stat Attack
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- The Wellington Lions defeated the Bay of Plenty Steamers 37-35 in their opening round National Provincial Championship fixture at Wellington on Sunday 7 August. Some of the facts and figures from the game below by Peter Marriott. Round 1 v Bay of Plenty: Won 37-35 Wellington started the 47th year of National Provincial Championship (NPC)...
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Colts semi-finals scoring highlights
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- The 2022 Colts Division 1 John E Kelly Cup semi-finals were played at the Petone and Hutt Recreation Ground on Saturday 6 August. Petone (1) edged Marist St Pat’s (4) 22-20 in one semi-final and Hutt Old Boys Marist (2) beat Old Boys University (3) 31-5 in the other. Colts Draws & Results at http://www.clubrugby.co.nz/wellington/games-results.php?competition=43&season=19&Submit=Go...
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The rugby wrap 8 August (some rugby happenings to start the week in rugby)
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- Two tries for Riley Higgins in his Wellington NPC debut. Who was the last player to bag a brace on debut for the Lions? Dane Coles versus Otago in 2007? Monday morning edition: Rugby galore this coming Saturday: Wellington club rugby Premier 2 Division 1, Colts Division 1 and 2, U85kg Divisions 1-3 Finals Day,...
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Close results as club rugby finalists and college top four found and rep season underway
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- The HOBM Eagles Colts will meet Petone in next week’s Division 1 final, after their win over OBU Green today. PHOTO: Caroline Lewis. By Steven White, Scott MacLean and Adam Julian A day of close results and much passion and drama as next week’s Colts Division 1 and 2, U85kg Divisions 1-3 and Premier 2...
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Colts, Premier 2 semi-finals, last round in college competitions and rep rugby underway
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- The silverware for other club rugby grades gets a bit closer this weekend as they hit the last week before the deciders next Saturday, while the representative season gets into full swing with the Men’s sides joining the Women. It’s also the last round of college rugby before the semi-finals next weekend. A preview follows...
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Aisle be Back: All Blacks v South Africa 1.0
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- By Kevin McCarthy You may have heard there’s a rugby match or two at altitude in the next two weekends. You remember rugby – as opposed to enjoying talking about rugby administration. Just where do you sit on the spectrum about the Great Trek then? At one end, you will be wishing the All Blacks...
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Manukura, Naenae and Upper Hutt Colleges win midweek schools rugby
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- By Adam Julian Three school matches at Porirua Park on Wednesday, with St Mary’s College playing MANUKURA, followed by the Wellington Girls Division 2 final between Naenae College and Bishop Viard College and the Wellington Boys Co-Ed Cup final between Upper Hutt College and and Bishop Viard. Accounts of these games are below. MANUKURA take...
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5 of the most inspirational Australian athletes
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- Australia is known for producing some of the best athletes in the world. This is due to multiple factors, including a strong sports culture, biodiversity which allows for both winter and summer sports, and economic wealth to build sporting infrastructure. Many people travel to Australia to watch rugby or surf the coast, and those who...
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Aidan Morgan and Wellington Lions starting 2022 season this Sunday
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- Aidan Morgan making a break for Wellington in their first-class friendly at Porirua Park last year. By Steven White Last year the Wellington Lions lost five matches in the National Provincial Championship by scores inside a converted try. High on the heartbreak scale amongst those defeats was their second round 37-43 loss to Waikato, after...
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Pioneers of Rugby in Wellington 022: Ernie Dodd and Eric Watkins
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- Fraser and Wilson, Jarden and Clark, Ellison and Gage – examples of memorable partnerships in Wellington Rugby. Watkins and Dodd are also on that list, great friends and front row partners for club, province and briefly the All Blacks in the early years of the previous century. Ernest Henry Dodd and Eric Leslie Watkins played...
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Former Petone midfielder Nick Grigg relishing Hawke’s Bay opportunity
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- A younger Nick Grigg diving over to score for Petone against Paremata-Plimmerton in 2015. Since then he has gone on to play several seasons in Scotland and made nine international appearances for that country. By Steven White Nick Grigg played 85 Premier matches for Petone between 2011-15, during which time he was one of the...
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The Monday Wrap 1 August (some rugby news and information to start the week)
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- Monday midday edition: Two weekends to play in Wellington club rugby competitions three in college rugby and representative rugby just getting underway. The three are set to intersect this coming weekend, with feature club semi-finals, the final round of what is now a highly compelling First XV competition and some representative games, home and away....
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Lachlan Lam set to sign deal with Leigh Centurions
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- The rugby world has been intrigued this season as Lachlan Lam caught the attention of professional rugby league club Leigh Centurions. The world-renowned club is set to sign the 24-year-old Roosters junior player. Lachlan Lam has been a player for the Sydney Roosters – an Australian professional rugby league football team – since he was...
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