2014–15 Edinburgh Rugby season

Edinburgh 2014 / 2015

Ground(s)	BT Murrayfield, Myerside
CEO	David Davies
Coach(es)	Alan Solomons
Captain(s)	Mike Coman
Most caps	WP Nel (32)
Top scorer	Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (175)
Most tries	Tim Visser (9)
League(s)	Pro 12
1st kit 2nd kit
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Team

Coaches

Alan Solomons will continue as head coach along with Stevie Scott as assistant coach.

Squad

Hookers Neil Cochrane Ross Ford James Hilterbrand Stuart McInally George Turner Props John Andress Simon Berghan Allan Dell Alasdair Dickinson Grant Shiells WP Nel Locks Oliver Atkins Anton Bresler Grant Gilchrist Fraser McKenzie Alex Toolis Ben Toolis

Loose Forwards Hugh Blake ^TC Mike Coman (c) David Denton Cornell du Preez Roddy Grant Tomás Leonardi Jamie Ritchie Hamish Watson Half Backs Nathan Fowles Grayson Hart Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Sean Kennedy Stand offs Carl Bezuidenhout Tom Heathcote Greig Tonks Jade Te Rure ^TC

Centres Ben Atiga Sam Beard Phil Burleigh Chris Dean Joaquín Domínguez Matt Scott Andries Strauss Back Three Tom Brown Jack Cuthbert Jamie Farndale Dougie Fife Damien Hoyland Nick McLennan Tim Visser

(c) Denotes team captain,
Italicised denotes Scottish qualified
^TC denotes players signed on a trial contract.

BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy Stage 3 players

• Chris Auld - Centre
• Magnus Bradbury - Back row
• Hugh Fraser - Scrum half
• Alex Glashan - Scrum half
• Ruaridh Howarth - Full back
• Jake Kerr - Hooker
• Max McFarland - Wing/Full-back
• Ewan McQuillin - Prop
• Ally Miller - Back row
• Ben Robbins - Wing
• Rory Sutherland - Prop
• Callum Sheldon - Prop

Transfers

Personnel In

• Neil Cochrane from Wasps ^[1]
• Damien Hoyland from Melrose RFC ^[2]
• / Allan Dell from Sharks ^[3]
• / Nick McLennan from Hawke’s Bay ^[3]
• Michael Tait from Newcastle Falcons ^[4]
• Chris Dean from Scotland 7s ^[5]
• John Andress from Worcester Warriors ^[6]
• Jamie Ritchie from Howe of Fife RFC^[7]
• Tom Heathcote from Bath^[8]
• Fraser McKenzie from Newcastle Falcons ^[9]
• Phil Burleigh from Highlanders ^[10]
• Anton Bresler from the Sharks ^[11]
• Brett Thompson from USA 7s ^[12]
• Grant Shiells from Bath^[13]
• Hugh Blake from Otago^[14] trial contracts
• Jade Te Rure from Manawatu^[14]trial contracts
• Nathan Fowles from Sale Sharks loan

Personnel Out

• Steven Lawrie retired ^[15]
• Ben Cairns retired ^[15]
• Greig Laidlaw to Gloucester^[16]
• Izak van der Westhuizen to Eastern Province Kings^[17]
• Geoff Cross to London Irish ^[18]
• Sean Cox to London Irish^[19]
• Piers Francis released^[20]
• Gregor Hunter released^[20]
• Harry Leonard to Leeds Carnegie^[20]
• Nick De Luca to Biarritz Olympique ^[21]
• Robin Hislop to Rotherham Titans ^[22]
• Ross Rennie to Bristol Rugby ^[23]
• Dimitri Basilaia ^[24]
• Lee Jones ^[24]
• Perry Parker to Rotherham Titans ^[24]
• Chris Leck ^[24]
• Lewis Niven ^[24] to Edinburgh Accies
• Alex Black ^[24]
• Alun Walker ^[24]
• Robert McAlpine ^[24]
• Aleki Lutui to Gloucester^[25]
• Michael Tait retired
• Omar Mouneimne
• Nikki Walker to Hawick RFC ^[26]
• Wicus Blaauw released
• Brett Thompson released

Sponsorship

• BT Sport
• Mitsubishi Cars

Competitions

Player statistics

During the 2014–15 season, Edinburgh have used forty five different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and points scored by each player.

As of 06 April 2015 (UTC)

Position	Nation	Name	Pro12			Challenge Cup			Total
			Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Points		Apps (sub)	Total Pts
				Try	Kick		Try	Kick
HK		Ross Ford	13	1	0	7	1	0	20	10
HK		James Hilterbrand	3(5)	0	0	1(2)	0	0	4(9)	0
HK		Neil Cochrane	4(9)	0	0	1(5)	1	0	5(12)	5
HK		Stuart McInally	4(6)	2	0	2(4)	1	0	4(10)	15
HK		George Turner	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR		Simon Berghan	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
PR		Allan Dell	1(2)	0	0	1(1)	0	0	2(3)	0
PR		Alasdair Dickinson	13	0	0	6	0	0	19	0
PR		John Andress	9(10)	0	0	1(7)	0	0	10(17)	0
PR		WP Nel	13(8)	1	0	8(1)	3	0	21(9)	20
PR		Rory Sutherland	8(7)	0	0	2(5)	1	0	10(12)	5
PR		Grant Shiells	(8)	0	0	(1)	0	0	(9)	0
LK		Ollie Atkins	8(6)	0	0	1	0	0	9(6)	0
LK		Anton Bresler	15(2)	0	0	8(1)	0	0	23(3)	0
LK		Grant Gilchrist	2(1)	0	0	2	0	0	4(1)	0
LK		Fraser McKenzie	6(10)	0	0	(6)	1	0	6(16)	5
LK		Ben Toolis	14	0	0	7(1)	1	0	21(1)	5
LK		Jack Turley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
BR		Hugh Blake	1(2)	0	0	0	0	0	1(2)	0
BR		Magnus Bradbury	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
BR		Mike Coman	13(2)	1	0	7	0	0	20(2)	5
BR		David Denton	11	3	0	3(1)	0	0	14(1)	15
BR		Roddy Grant	12(4)	5	0	7(2)	1	0	19(6)	30
BR		Tomás Leonardi	5(5)	1	0	4	0	0	9(5)	5
BR		Jamie Ritchie	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
BR		Hamish Watson	12(1)	3	0	4(2)	0	0	16(3)	15
BR		Cornell du Preez	8(1)	1	0	1(1)	0	0	9(2)	5
SH		Nathan Fowles	1(5)	0	0	(1)	0	0	1(6)	0
SH		Sean Kennedy	5	0	0	(3)	0	0	5(3)	0
SH		Sam Hidalgo-Clyne	13(5)	1	86	8(1)	3	84	21(6)	188
SH		Grayson Hart	3(6)	2	5	1(1)	0	0	4(7)	15
FH		Carl Bezuidenhout	(1)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	0
FH		Tom Heathcote	11(7)	0	109	3(3)	0	33	14(10)	142
FH		Jade Te Rure	2	1	5	(2)	0	0	2(2)	10
FH		Greig Tonks	10(2)	0	0	7(1)	0	2	17(3)	2
CE		Sam Beard	12(3)	0	0	4(3)	0	0	16(6)	0
CE		Phil Burleigh	12(4)	3	0	7	0	0	19(4)	15
CE		Joaquín Domínguez	1(2)	0	0	(1)	0	0	1(3)	0
CE		Matt Scott	6	2	0	4	1	0	10	15
CE		Andries Strauss	17(2)	2	0	6(2)	0	0	23(4)	10
WG		Tom Brown	5(2)	2	0	1(3)	0	0	6(5)	10
WG		Dougie Fife	16	3	0	7	4	0	23	35
WG		Damien Hoyland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
WG		Tim Visser	18	6	0	9	3	0	27	45
FB		Jack Cuthbert	16(1)	1	0	4	1	0	20(1)	10
FB		Nick McLennan	6(2)	0	0	2(2)	0	3	9(4)	3

Pre season

Match 1

23 August 2014 14:00

Edinburgh	10–11	Leicester Tigers
Try: Roddy Grant (m) Pen: Greig Tonks, Tom Heathcote	Report	Try: Logovi'i Mulipola (m) Pen: Freddie Burns, David Mélé

The Greenyards, Melrose Attendance: n/a Referee: Andrew McMenemy

Match 2

29 August 2014 19:45

Newcastle Falcons	15 - 21	Edinburgh
Try: Mike Blair, Scott Wilson Con: Juan Pablo Socino (1/2) Pen: Juan Pablo Socino	Report	Try: Tim Visser (m), Tim Visser Con: Greig Tonks (1/2) Pen: Greig Tonks (2/3), Tom Heathcote

Mansfield Park, Hawick Attendance: n/a Referee: n/a

Pro12

League Table

Pro12 Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Glasgow Warriors (CH)	22	16	1	5	540	360	+180	63	33	9	0	75
2	Munster (RU)	22	15	2	5	581	367	+214	68	31	8	3	75
3	Ospreys (SF)	22	16	1	5	546	358	+188	53	30	6	2	74
4	Ulster (SF)	22	14	2	6	524	372	+152	59	34	6	3	69
5	Leinster	22	11	3	8	483	375	+108	54	39	8	4	62
6	Scarlets	22	11	3	8	452	388	+64	43	39	4	3	57
7	Connacht	22	10	1	11	447	419	+28	49	48	3	5	50
8	Edinburgh	22	10	1	11	399	419	−20	41	48	3	3	48
9	Newport Gwent Dragons	22	8	0	14	393	484	−91	38	55	4	6	42
10	Cardiff Blues	22	7	1	14	430	545	−115	46	57	3	2	35
11	Benetton Treviso	22	3	1	18	306	641	−335	34	81	2	3	19
12	Zebre	22	3	0	19	266	639	−373	27	80	0	3	15
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[27] 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 number of red cards received; the fewest number of yellow cards received.
Green background (rows 1 to 4) are play-off places, and earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup. Blue background indicates teams outside the play-off places, that earn a place in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The top team from each country will qualify. Yellow background indicates the team that advances to a play-off semi-final against Aviva Premiership side Gloucester, who qualified for the play-off as the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winners.[28] Plain background indicates teams that earn a place in the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Results

Round 1

5 September 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Munster	13–14	Edinburgh
Try: Stander (2) 35' m, 59' m Pen: Keatley (1/2) 69'	Report	Try: Cuthbert 47' m Pen: Heathcote (3/5) 3', 8', 40'

Thomond Park Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 2

12 September 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	13–14	Connacht
Try: du Preez 40' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 3', 9'	Report	Try: Faloon 75' m Pen: Leader (3/5) 23', 37', 55'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 3

21 September 2014 16:00

(1 BP) Ospreys	62–13	Edinburgh
Try: Webb (2) 1' c, 11' c Baker 32' c Biggar 45' c Hassler 49' m Spratt 61' m Dirksen 69' c Grabham 72' c Ardron 76' c Con: Biggar (4/6) Davies (3/3) Pen: Biggar (1/1) 40'	Report	Try: Watson 36' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) Pen: Heathcote (2/2) 8', 43'

Liberty Stadium Attendance: 6,340 Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU)[29]

Round 4

26 September 2014 19:35

Edinburgh	20–20	Scarlets
Try: Visser 35' c Burleigh 72' c Con: Heathcote (2/2) Pen: Heathcote (2/3) 8', 50'	Report	Try: Robinson 1' c Li. Williams 31' c Con: Priestland (2/2) Pen: Priestland (2/3) 11', 44'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 3,328 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 5

3 October 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Ulster	30–0	Edinburgh
Try: Trimble (2) 25' c, 78' m Williams 61' m Best 68' c Con: Jackson (1/1) Olding (1/3) Pen: Jackson (2/3) 13', 39'	Report

Kingspan Stadium Attendance: 15,479 Referee: Claudio Blessano (FIR)

Round 6

11 October 2014 14:40

Edinburgh	24–10	Newport Gwent Dragons
Try: Visser 47' c Fife 55' m Con: Heathcote (1/2) Pen: Heathcote (4/4) 33', 37', 46', 63'	Report	Try: Pewtner 43' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: O'Brien (1/2) 60'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 7

31 October 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Leinster	33–8	Edinburgh
Try: Ryan (2) 3' m, 52' c Conan 12' c Marshall 63' c M. McGrath 79' c Con: Gopperth (4/5)	Report	Try: Leonardi 75' m Pen: Heathcote (1/3) 23'

RDS Arena Attendance: 15,077 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 8

23 November 2014 16:00

Edinburgh	28–13	Cardiff Blues
Try: Strauss 7' c Fife 46' c Brown 57' m Con: Heathcote (2/3) Pen: Heathcote (3/4) 15', 24', 36'	Report	Try: A. Thomas 73' c Con: G. Davies (1/1) Pen: G. Davies (2/3) 12', 38'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 3,803 Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU)

Round 9

29 November 2014 16:00

Zebre	18–10	Edinburgh
Try: Bisegni 62' c Visentin 70' m Con: Haimona (1/2) Pen: Haimona (2/4) 10', 53'	Report	Try: Grant 38' c Con: Heathcote (1/1) Pen: Heathcote (1/2) 44'

Stadio XXV Aprile Attendance: 2,583 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 10

19 December 2014 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	48–0	Benetton Treviso
Try: Hidalgo-Clyne 1' c Coman 24' c Nel 59' c Hart 62' c Grant 70' c Denton 80' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) Heathcote (3/3) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/3) 16', 50'	Report

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 2,768 Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU)

Round 11 (1872 Cup - 16-6 agg.)

27 December 2014 14:40

Glasgow Warriors	16–6	Edinburgh
Try: Strauss 36' c Con: Weir (1/1) Pen: Weir (3/4) 15', 34', 69'	Report	Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 5' Heathcote (1/1) 52'

Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,945 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)

Round 12 (1872 Cup - 26-24 agg.)

2 January 2015 19:35

Edinburgh (1872 winner)	20–8	Glasgow Warriors
Try: Visser (2) 28' c, 32' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/4) 17', 25'	Report	Try: Matawalu 41' m Pen: Russell (1/1) 10'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 15,810 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 13

9 January 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Connacht	13–16	Edinburgh
Try: penalty try 37' c Con: Nikora (1/1) Pen: Nikora (2/3) 23', 40'	Report	Try: Denton 16' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 44', 49', 70'

Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 14

13 February 2015 20:05

Edinburgh	24–16	Ospreys
Try: Te Rure 18' c Brown 62' c Hart 77' c Con: Te Rure (1/1) Heathcote (2/2) Pen: Te Rure (1/3) 40'	Report	Try: D. Evans 80' c Con: Davies (1/1) Pen: Davies (3/4) 15', 26', 35'

Myreside[30] Attendance: 2,891 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 15

20 February 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	17–20	Ulster
Try: Burleigh 8' m Pen: Heathcote (4/9) 18', 29', 36', 64'	Report	Try: Pienaar 13' c Cave 51' c Con: Pienaar (2/2) Pen: Pienaar (2/2) 34', 48'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 4,797 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 16

1 March 2015 12:45

Cardiff Blues	21–15	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: L. Williams 17' c E. Jenkins 39' c Patchell 63' c Con: Patchell (3/3)	Report	Try: Visser 54' c Grant 69' m Con: Heathcote (1/1) Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 44'

BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 5,740 Referee: Dudley Phillips (IRFU)

Round 17

7 March 2015 19:00

Benetton Treviso	8–29	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Ragusi 69' m Pen: Hayward (1/2) 33'	Report	Try: Watson 17' c Scott (2) 19' c, 73' c Strauss 59' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (1/1) 35'

Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,018 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Round 18

28 March 2015 14:40

Scarlets	15–26	Edinburgh
Pen: S. Shingler (5/5) 1', 11', 18', 22', 25'	Report	Try: Burleigh 8' c Denton 38' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/4) 33', 60', 73', 78'

Parc y Scarlets Attendance: 7,310 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)

Round 19

11 April 2015 19:30

Edinburgh	3–34	Munster (1 BP)
Pen: Heathcote (1/1) 3'	Report	Try: Casey 32' c Stander 52' m Murray 56' c Zebo 62' m Earls 64' c Con: Keatley (3/5) Pen: Keatley (1/1) 19'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,818 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Round 20

24 April 2015 19:35

(1 BP) Edinburgh	37–0	Zebre
Try: Grant (2) 7' c, 54' c Fife 25' c Ford 50' m McInally 79' m Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 19', 31'	Report

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 3,490 Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU)

Round 21

8 May 2015 19:30

Newport Gwent Dragons	19–5	Edinburgh
Try: Gustafson 49' c Con: Tovey (1/1) Pen: Tovey (3/4) 4', 37', 78' Prydie (1/1) 40'	Report	Try: McInally 76' m

Rodney Parade Attendance: 5,608 Referee: Gary Conway (IRFU)

Round 22

16 May 2015 15:00

Edinburgh	23–36	Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Watson 27' c Visser 55' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/4) 7', 44', 65'	Report	Try: Reid 17' c Conan 31' c Kirchner 51' m Murphy 71' c L. McGrath 77' c Con: Madigan (4/5) Drop: Madigan (1/1) 15'

Murrayfield Stadium Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)

Europe

Table

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Edinburgh (5)	6	5	0	1	146	90	+56	14	8	1	1	22
Lyon	6	4	0	2	149	139	+10	17	15	2	0	18
Bordeaux Bègles	6	3	0	3	176	142	+34	22	14	3	1	16
London Welsh	6	0	0	6	72	172	−100	7	23	0	1	1

Results

Round 1

17 October 2014 19:35

Bordeaux-Begles	13–15	Edinburgh
Try: Serin 49' c Con: Beauxis 50' Pen: Beauxis 32', 58'	Report	Try: Fife 45' m, Penalty try 72' c Con: Heathcote 73' Pen: McLennan 70'

Stade Andre Moga Attendance: 6,658 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

Round 2

24 October 2014 19:45

Edinburgh	25-17	Lyon
Try: Cuthbert c Con: Heathcote Pen: Heathcote x 6	Report	Try: Matadigo, Tison Con: Porical, Loree Pen: Porical

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 4,651 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)

Round 3

7 December 2014 14:00

Edinburgh	25-13	London Welsh
Try: Nel, Cochrane 67' c, Sutherland 71' c Con: Heathcote 67', Hidalgo-Clyne 71' Pen: Heathcote (2', 22')	Report	Try: Elder 16' c Con: Ross (16') Pen: Ross (10', 29')

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 3,213 Referee: Cedric Marchat (FFR)

Round 4

14 December 2014 14:30

London Welsh	6-24	Edinburgh
Pen: Elder x2	Report	Try: Fife, Grant Con: Tonks Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne x 4

Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Alex Ruiz (FFR)

Round 5

17 January 2015 20:45

Lyon	21 - 19	Edinburgh (1 BP)
Try: Loursac 37' c, Fitzpatrick 51 Con: Munro 39' Pen: Munro 18', Porical 66' Drop: Estebanez 75'	Report	Try: Visser 7', Fife 25' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne 4', 50', 69'

Matmut Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Neil Hennessy (WRU)

Round 6

23 January 2015 19:45

Edinburgh (1 BP)	38 - 20	Bordeaux Begles
Try: Hidalgo-Clyne 37' c, Scott 50' c, Nel 56' c, Hidalgo-Clyne 65' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne 51', 57', 66' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne 6', 31', 36', 42'	Report	Try: Serin 54' c, Bernard 75' c Con: Bernard 54', 75' Pen: Beauxis 23', 33'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 4,817 Referee: Ian Davies (WRU)

Knock-out stage

Quarter finals

5 April 2015 17:45

London Irish	18–23	Edinburgh
Try: Gilsenan 40' c Steele 52' m Con: Geraghty (1/2) 40' Pen: Geraghty (2/4) 32', 45'	Report	Try: Nel 10' c McKenzie 59' c Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (2/2) 11', 61' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne (3/3) 1', 18', 20'

Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,728 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)

Semi finals

18 April 2015 19.45

Edinburgh	45–16	Dragons
Try: McInally 14', Visser 22', Toolis 54', Hidalgo-Clyne 60', Fife 67' Con: Hidalgo-Clyne (4/5) 16', 56', 61', 69' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne 10', 33', 40', 58'	Report	Try: Harris 43' Con: Jones 44' Pen: Jones 3', 18', 30'

BT Murrayfield Attendance: 8,231 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

Finals

1 May 2015 19.45

Edinburgh	13-19	Gloucester
Try: Ford 65' Con: Hidalgo-Clyne 65' Pen: Hidalgo-Clyne 2', 35'	report	Try: Twelvetrees 10' Con: Laidlaw 11' Pen: Laidlaw 8', 36', 49', 53'

Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 14,316 Referee: Jerome Garces (FFR)

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