2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships

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The 2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships was the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2022–23 season was the first of its new format and structure.

Date1 October 2022 – 27 May 2023

Countries31

ChampionsChampionship

Georgia (15)
Trophy

Switzerland (1)
Conference 1

Czech Republic (3)

Israel (1)
Conference 2

Finland (1)

Serbia (1)
Development

Austria (1)

Antim Cup

Georgia (16th title)

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2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships

Date

1 October 2022 – 27 May 2023

Countries

Tournament statistics

Champions

Championship

Georgia (15)
Trophy

Switzerland (1)
Conference 1

Czech Republic (3)

Israel (1)
Conference 2

Finland (1)

Serbia (1)
Development

Austria (1)

Antim Cup

Georgia (16th title)

Matches played

Attendance

81,889 (1,437 per match)

Tries scored

408 (7.16 per match)

← 2021–22 (Previous)

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On February 28, 2022, Russia and Belarus were suspended from all international rugby and cross-border club rugby activities until further notice.^[1]

Countries

Pre-tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses.

Championship
Pool A

Georgia * (13)
Germany ↑ (30)
Netherlands (28)
Spain (15)

Trophy

Croatia ↑ (39)
Lithuania (48)
Switzerland (34)
Sweden ↑ (37)
Ukraine (35)

Pool B

Belgium ↑ (26)
Poland ↑ (29)
Portugal (20)
Romania (17)

Conference 1
North

Czech Republic (36)
Hungary (64)
Latvia (63)
Luxembourg (61)
Moldova ↑ (56)

Conference 2
North

Andorra (86)
Denmark (71)
Finland (83)
Norway (100)

Development

Austria ↓ (87)
Kosovo (NR)

South

Bulgaria ↑ (66)
Cyprus (NR)
Israel (59)
Malta (41)
Slovenia (76)

South

Bosnia and Herzegovina (89)
Montenegro ↑ (NR)
Serbia (79)
Turkey (NR)

Legend:
* Champion of 2021–22 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2021–22 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2021–22 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2021–22; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2021–22 season

2023 Rugby Europe Championship

Pool A

Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals

More information Pos., Team ...

Pos.	Team	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	Table points
Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Georgia	3	3	0	0	156	23	+133	24	3	+21	3	0	15
2	Spain	3	2	0	1	63	75	-12	8	10	-2	1	0	9
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	61	97	-36	6	12	-6	0	0	4
4	Germany	3	0	0	3	55	140	-85	6	19	-13	0	1	1
Source - ^[2] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point

Pool B

Advances to the Grand Finals Semi-Finals
Advances to the Ranking Finals Semi-Finals

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Pos.	Team	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	Table points
Pos.	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	157	40	+117	24	4	+20	3	0	15
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	143	70	+73	21	9	+12	2	0	10
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	51	147	-96	5	24	-19	0	0	4
4	Belgium	3	0	0	3	37	131	-94	5	18	-13	0	1	1
Source - ^[2] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point

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Matches

Group Stage

4 February 2023
14:00 EET (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Romania	67–27	Poland
	Report

Arcul de Triumf Stadium, Bucharest
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)

4 February 2023
19:00 WET (UTC+0)

(1 TBP) Portugal	54–17	Belgium
	Report

Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
Attendance: 3,723
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

5 February 2023
13:00 GET (UTC+4)

(1 TBP) Georgia	75–12	Germany
	Report

Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Cristian Şerban (Romania)

5 February 2023
12:45 CET (UTC+1)

Spain	28–20	Netherlands
	Report

Estadio Nacional Complutense, Madrid
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Paulo Duarte (Portugal)

11 February 2023
11:35 CET (UTC+1)

Poland	3–65	Portugal (1 TBP)
	Report

Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Andrew Cole (Ireland)

11 February 2023
13:15 CET (UTC+1)

Netherlands	8–40	Georgia (1 TBP)
	Report

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

11 February 2023
18:30 CET (UTC+1)

Belgium	5–56	Romania (1 TBP)
	Report

Sportscentrum Nelson Mandela, Brussels
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Mike English (Wales)

12 February 2023
14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Germany	14–32	Spain (1 TBP)
	Report

Fritz Grunebaum Sportpark, Heidelberg
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)

18 February 2023
13:15 CET (UTC+1)

(1 LBP) Germany	29–33	Netherlands
	Report

Stadion Pichterich, Neckarsulm
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Alexandru Ionescu (Romania)

18 February 2023
19:00 CET (UTC+1)

Spain	3–41	Georgia (1 TBP)
	Report

Campos del Malecón, Torrelavega
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)

18 February 2023
21:15 CET (UTC+1)

Poland	21–15	Belgium (1 LBP)
	Report

Narodowy Stadion Rugby, Gdynia
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Inigo Atorrasagasti (Spain)

19 February 2023
15:00 WET (UTC+0)

(1 TBP) Portugal	38–20	Romania
	Report

Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia)

Ranking Finals

Semi-Finals

4 March 2023
12:15 CET (UTC+1)

Netherlands	31–19	Belgium
	Report

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Michael Todd (Scotland)

5 March 2023
20:00 CET (UTC+1)

Poland	18–23	Germany
	Report

Narodowy Stadion, Gdynia
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)

Seventh Place Final

19 March 2023
12:30 CET (UTC+1)

Belgium	18–17	Poland
	Report

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cristian Şerban (Romania)

Fifth Place Final

19 March 2023
15:00 CET (UTC+1)

Netherlands	50–28	Germany
	Report

NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)

Grand Finals

Semi-Finals

4 March 2023
17:00 WET (UTC+0)

Portugal	27–10	Spain
	Report

Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Thomas Charabas (France)

5 March 2023
16:00 GET (UTC+4)

Georgia	31–7	Romania
	Report

Achvala Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)

Bronze Final

19 March 2023
17:15 CET (UTC+1)

Romania	31–25	Spain
	Report

Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)

Cup Final

19 March 2023
20:00 CET (UTC+1)

Georgia	38–11	Portugal
	Report

Estadio Nuevo Vivero, Badajoz
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy

Champions

More information Place, Nation ...

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Tries			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	205	72	+133	29	8	+21	3	0	19
2	Ukraine	4	2	0	2	117	135	-18	15	20	-5	1	0	9
3	Sweden	4	2	0	2	82	139	-57	11	19	-8	1	0	9
4	Lithuania	4	1	0	3	97	122	-25	13	15	-2	1	2	7
5	Croatia	4	1	0	3	100	133	-33	12	18	-4	0	1	5
Source - ^[3] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[4]

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Matches

22 October 2022
14:15 CEST (UTC +2)

(1 LBP) Croatia	22–27	Ukraine
	Report

Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb
Attendance: 650
Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (Portugal)

29 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC +2)

(1TBP) Sweden	37–17	Croatia
	Report

Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)

5 November 2022
14:00 EET (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Lithuania	39–20	Ukraine
	Report

Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 700
Referee: Sulkhan Chikladze (Georgia)

5 November 2022
14:00 CET (UTC +1)

Sweden	12–69	Switzerland (1 TBP)
	Report

Malmö Stadion, Malmö
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain)

12 November 2022
15:00 CET (UTC +1)

(1 TBP) Switzerland	45–6	Lithuania
	Report

Stade Juan Antonio Samaranch, Lausanne
Attendance: 650
Referee: John Catteau (Belgium)

11 March 2023
14:00 CET (UTC +1)

Ukraine	32–59	Switzerland (1 TBP)
	Report

Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb
Attendance: 150
Referee: Anthony Lac (Monaco)

18 March 2023
15:30 CET (UTC +1)

(1 TBP) Ukraine	38–15	Sweden
	Report

Stari plac, Split
Attendance: 250
Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

25 March 2023
14:00 EET (UTC +2)

(1 LBP) Lithuania	37–39	Croatia
	Report

Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain)

1 April 2023
14:00 EEST (UTC +3)

(1 LBP) Lithuania	15–18^[a]	Sweden
	Report

Regbio stadionas, Šiauliai
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Lukasz Jasinski (Poland)

1 April 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC +2)

Croatia	22–32	Switzerland
	Report

Gradski sportski centar, Makarska
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Killian O'Brien (Germany)

2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

Champions and advances to Promotion play-off

More information Place, Nation ...

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Czech Republic	4	4	0	0	151	41	+110	4	0	20
2	Luxembourg	4	2	0	2	56	56	0	2	0	10
3	Moldova	4	2	0	2	69	67	+2	2	0	10
4	Latvia	4	2	0	2	57	92	-35	1	0	9
5	Hungary	4	0	0	4	42	119	-77	0	1	1
Source -^[5] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[6]

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Matches

8 October 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Hungary	21–41	Czech Republic (1 TBP)
	Report

Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mike Hawkins (Denmark)

22 October 2023
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Latvia	28–0^[7]	Luxembourg
	n/a

Baldones stadions, Baldone
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

29 October 2022
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Moldova	28–0^[7]	Latvia
	n/a

Dinamo stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

12 November 2022
14:00 CET (UTC+1)

(1 TBP) Czech Republic	39–13	Moldova
	Report

Stadion Mládeže, Zlín
Attendance: 1,384^[8]
Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

26 November 2022
n/a

(1 TBP) Luxembourg	28–0^[7]	Hungary
	n/a

n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

14 April 2023
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Luxembourg	28–0^[7]	Moldova
	n/a

n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

22 April 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Czech Republic	28–0^[7]	Luxembourg
	n/a

Rugby Club Havirov Stadium, Havířov
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

29 April 2023
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Latvia	7–43	Czech Republic (1 TBP)
	Report

Daugava stadium, Liepāja
Attendance: 500
Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland)

29 April 2023
n/a

(1 TBP) Moldova	28–0^[7]	Hungary
	n/a

n/a
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

6 May 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 LBP) Hungary	21–22	Latvia
	Report

Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest
Attendance: 400
Referee: Nikola Zachariev (Czech Republic)

Conference 1 South

Champions and advances to Promotion play-off

More information Place, Nation ...

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Israel	4	3	0	1	115	62	+53	2	0	14
2	Bulgaria	4	3	0	1	113	83	+30	1	0	13
3	Cyprus	4	2	0	2	146	87	+59	2	0	10
4	Malta	4	2	0	2	101	85	+16	2	0	10
5	Slovenia	4	0	0	4	43	101	-148	0	0	0
Source -^[9] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[6]

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Matches

1 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Slovenia	7–56	Cyprus (1 TBP)
	n/a

Oval Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Dominik Jastrzebski (Poland)

15 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Malta	14–23	Bulgaria
	Report

Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 350
Referee: Lukasz Jazinski (Poland)

22 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Slovenia	10–46	Malta (1 TBP)
	Report

Oval Ljubljana, Ljubljana
Attendance: 100
Referee: Kevin Suljemani (Belgium)

5 November 2022
15:00 EET (UTC+2)

Bulgaria	34–15	Israel
	Report

National Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Valeriu Chipercean (Romania)

12 November 2022
13:00 EET (UTC+2)

(1 LBP) Cyprus	21–22	Israel
	Report

Community Stadium, Maroni
Attendance: 200
Referee: Francisco Serra (Portugal)

25 March 2023
14:00 CET (UTC+1)

(1 TBP) Malta	41–24	Cyprus
	Report

Hibernians Stadium, Paola
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Liam Wright (Netherlands)

15 April 2023
14:00 IDT (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Israel	28–0^[10]	Malta
	n/a

Yizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el
Attendance: n/a
Referee: n/a

22 April 2023
14:00 IDT (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Israel	50–7	Slovenia
	Report

Yizre'el Rugby Club, Yizre'el
Attendance: 500
Referee: Jonathan Teppler (Germany)

29 April 2023
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Bulgaria	39–19	Slovenia
	Report

National Sports Academy Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Ivan Zelic (Croatia)

13 May 2023
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Cyprus	35–17	Bulgaria
	Report

Rugby field at Makareio, Nicosia
Referee: Luis Fernandez (Spain)

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

Champions and promoted

More information Place, Nation ...

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Finland	3	3	0	0	84	32	+52	2	0	14
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	53	51	+2	0	0	8
3	Andorra	3	1	0	2	69	62	+7	1	0	5
4	Norway	3	0	0	3	19	70	-51	0	0	0
Source -^[11] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[6]

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Matches

1 October 2022
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Denmark	25–10	Andorra
	n/a

Rugby Club Speed Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Rami Aro (Sweden)

15 October 2022
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Finland	31–6	Denmark
	Report

Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 300
Referee: Boris Bovsunovsky (Ukraine)

22 October 2022
14:00 EEST (UTC+3)

(1 TBP) Finland	22–3	Norway
	Report

Myllypuron urheilupuisto, Helsinki
Attendance: 350
Referee: Norbert Matrai (Hungary)

22 April 2023
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Andorra	23–31	Finland
	Report

Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Anatolie Tipa (Moldova)

29 April 2023
16:50 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Andorra	26–6	Norway
	Report

Estadi Esportiu de Prada de Moles, Encamp
Attendance: 400
Referee: Sahar Zivan (Croatia)

13 May 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Norway	10–22	Denmark
	Report

Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger
Attendance: 100
Referee: Edwin Van Der Spek (Netherlands)

Conference 2 South

Champions and promoted
Withdrawn

More information Place, Nation ...

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	125	18	+107	3	0	15
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	2	0	1	57	71	-14	0	0	8
3	Montenegro	3	1	0	2	44	106	-62	0	1	5
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	43	74	-31	0	1	1
Source -^[12] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[6]

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Matches

1 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+3)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	25–13	Turkey
	n/a

Kamberovića Polje, Zenica
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Benjamin Loader (Austria)

8 October 2022
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Serbia	62–0	Montenegro
	Report

King Peter I Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 500
Referee: Andrei Gheorghe (Romania)

15 October 2022
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)

Turkey	6–23	Serbia (1 TBP)
	Report

Vakfıkebir İlçe Stadyumu, Trabzon
Attendance: 800
Referee: Sahar Zivan (Israel)

29 October 2022
12:00 CEST (UTC+3)

(1 LBP) Montenegro	18–20	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Report

Stadion Topolica, Bar
Attendance: 300
Referee: Diogo Miranda (Portugal)

29 April 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+3)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	12–40	Serbia (1 TBP)
	Report

Kamberovića Polje, Zenica
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mario Dragicevic (Croatia)

13 May 2023
11:00 CEST (UTC+3)

Montenegro	26–24	Turkey (1 LBP)
	Report

Stadion Topolica, Bar
Attendance: 200
Referee: Vaidotas Girdvaines Lithuania

2023 Rugby Europe Development

Conference 2 South

Champions and promoted

More information Place, Nation ...

Place	Nation	Games				Points			TBP	LBP	Table points
Place	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	TBP	LBP	Table points
1	Austria	2	2	0	0	146	10	+136	2	0	10
2	Kosovo	2	0	0	2	10	146	-136	0	0	0
Source -^[13] Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win – 4 points \| Draw – 2 points \| At least 3 more tries than opponent – 1 point \| Loss within 7 points – 1 point \| Completing a Grand Slam – 1 point^[6]

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Matches

1 April 2023
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Kosovo	7–51	Austria (1 TBP)
	Report

Hajvali Stadium, Pristina
Attendance: 300
Referee: Tomasz Stepien (Poland)

22 April 2023
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Austria	95–3	Kosovo
	Report

Sportanlage Stadlau, Vienna
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Jalibat (Switzerland)

Play-off

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

27 May 2023
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Czech Republic	64–19	Israel

RC Mountfield Říčany stadium. Říčany
Attendance: 1,000^[14]
Referee: Ethan Glass (Switzerland)

Notes

[a]
Fixture reversed due to the Swedish RFU having no stadium available

2022–23 Rugby Europe International Championships

Countries

2023 Rugby Europe Championship

Pool A

Pool B

Semi-Finals

Seventh Place Final

Fifth Place Final

Semi-Finals

Bronze Final

Cup Final

2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy

2022–23 Rugby Europe Conference

Conference 1

Conference 1 North

Conference 1 South

Conference 2

Conference 2 North

Conference 2 South

2023 Rugby Europe Development

Conference 2 South

Play-off

Conference 1 promotion to Trophy play-off

Notes

References

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